The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced funding for a feasibility study that could allow the third of Australians who rent, live in apartments or live in low income housing to access the benefits of rooftop solar. On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA is providing $240 000 to…
Melbourne Art Foundation unveiled details of the Melbourne Art Week 2018 program which cumulates in the return of Melbourne Art Fair, 2-5 August 2018 (Vernissage 1 August 2018) and the Visual Arts Awards on 4 August 2018. Over 50 Victorian cultural organisations, institutions, art spaces, satellite fairs and galleries will…
An infinitely flexible and genuinely experimental project, Space & Time by Russell & George, has been presented with the 2018 Premier Award at the Australian Interior Design Awards (AIDA). Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards’ entries echo the same premium standard of the program…
Victoria has reasserted its world-leading design hub credentials, as demonstrated by the shortlist for the 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards released today. The awards program, run by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects, has shortlisted a total of 108 projects in 14 categories from a record number of…
Australia’s contribution to the world’s most influential collection of architecture and contemporary art has been revealed in Italy today at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Over 200 leading names in architecture and design gathered at the official opening of the Australian Pavilion to take in a tour of vast greenery…
City residents are invited to celebrate the launch of the City of Sydney’s new $32 million Green Square community and cultural precinct, which promises to invigorate the heart of this growing neighbourhood. Two years after work began on its construction, locals will next weekend be able to explore the finished…
The Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project has received two additional honours: the Good Design Award Best in Class in the Architectural Design and Urban Design category and the 202020 Vision Green Design Award. The project recently won the Civic Trust Award and The Special Award for Sustainability at Europe’s longest…
Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project has been awarded the 202020 Vision Green Design Award at the Good Design Awards Ceremony held in Sydney on Thursday, 17 May 2018. Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership designed the city’s largest water harvesting system, and was the recipient of the prestigious stand-alone award,…
Fab 25 Table Lamp, designed by ISM Objects, has received a prestigious Good Design Award for Product Design, recognising its outstanding design and innovation. “We work hard to design and manufacture innovative and sustainable contemporary lighting and it is an honour to receive this award alongside the high calibre of…
Greening Australia has announced the results from a key phase of its Reef Aid program, with a trial to reduce sediment flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef resulting in a 97 per cent improvement in water quality at the site – a property three hours south of Townsville. Known as…
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