A self-professed “tree-hugger”, Jamie Durie is an environmental crusader with an unbridled enthusiasm for landscape architecture and sustainability. Ahead of his keynote presentation at Melbourne’s Green Cities 2018 conference, Durie divulged his philosophy and shared his forecast for the future of landscape design. What are your design values? … I…
Employers looking to boost worker productivity should consider using more of one of the world’s oldest and most sustainable materials in their office fit-outs: wood. That’s the takeaway from world-first research by strategic market research firm Pollinate and the University of Canberra. Based on a survey of 1000 indoor Australian…
The 21st Biennale of Sydney opens to the public this Friday, 16 March, presenting the work of 70 artists and artist collectives from six continents at seven locations around Sydney in a free, three-month exhibition running until 11 June 2018. This year, Australia’s pre-eminent contemporary art event celebrates its 45th…
Operating within the tradition of the readymade object, Hardiman has assembled various found objects including IKEA stools, plastic garden chairs, industrial construction goods and planters to reconfigure their design. The surfaces of the objects are covered, first with industrial grout, followed by a UV resistant rubber compound that allows for…
The DENFAIR Design Loop runs during Melbourne Design Week from 15 – 25 March. Seventeen design showrooms and studios have opened their doors to the public, presenting curated installations based on the theme ‘Celebration of Material’. We checked out a couple of stops along the route. Volker Haug Reactions presents a…
The World Science Festival Brisbane will run from 21 – 25 March 2018. This year’s program is a gripping showcase of science and arts, including stand-out events with a focus on sustainability. Extreme Cities: Building Against the Tide – 22 March Location: Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University The urban…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide funding to Woolnorth’s 168MW Musselroe wind farm for a groundbreaking trial to investigate the economic and commercial potential of wind farms providing frequency control to stabilise the grid. On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA will provide $499,120 in…
The City of Sydney will put $750,000 towards an innovative $2.25 million Ausgrid grant program to reduce demand for electricity and carbon emissions in Australia’s largest city. The program is expected to reduce emissions by about 10,000 tonnes per year – equivalent to taking 2,500 cars off Sydney’s roads. Ausgrid…
A new City Gallery exhibition looks at the relationship between the increasingly vertical development of Melbourne and other great world cities and how it impacts the quality of public life on the street. Between the Street and the Sky: A Provocation for Melbourne uses data, 3D laser-printed models and video…
Naomi Milgrom AO, founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, today announced that MPavilion 2017, designed by world-leading urban thinkers and architects Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten of OMA, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from its temporary site at the Queen Victoria Gardens to…
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