When most of us think of shopping centres, sustainability is probably not the first thing that springs to mind. Frasers Property Australia is boldly tackling this preconception with its Burwood Brickworks development. Expected to have in excess of 12700-square-metres of retail space, this project has set out to prove that…
In March 2018, the sixth Lorne Sculpture Biennale (LSB) hosts its inaugural conference, Creating Utopia, a three-day exploratory journey investigating the 2018 LSB theme Landfall, with speakers from across Australia and overseas reflecting powerfully upon the intersections of art, culture and the natural environment. Two keynote and 10 invited speakers…
Students at the German International School Sydney (GISS) commenced Term 1 in very unique and innovative container classrooms which were opened by the NSW Education Minister, the Hon. Robert Stokes, MP, on Wednesday 31st January – the first day of school for GISS students. The German International School Sydney’s container…
Celebrating its 60th year, Australia’s prestigious Good Design Awards will showcase the best of Australian and international design with an awards ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday 17 May 2018 and a free public exhibition charting the award winners over the last 60 years at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger…
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today announced the commission for the fifth annual MPavilion has been awarded to internationally renowned Spanish-based architect and educator Carme Pinós of Estudio Carme Pinós. MPavilion 2018 will be the first public commission by a Spanish female architect in Australia. The announcement comes as MPavilion 2017,…
Artbank will launch its new Collingwood premises by opening its doors to all on Saturday 24 March, offering the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and view one of the largest collections of contemporary Australian art in the world. The Artbank Open House is designed to promote the accessibility of the Artbank…
Work on the City of Sydney’s highly anticipated new aquatic centre in Green Square – the largest to be built in Sydney in nearly 20 years – will soon get underway. The City has signed a contract with Sydney-based construction company CPB Contractors for construction of the Gunyama Park Aquatic…
“How can renewable energy be integrated into public spaces in ways that educate, inspire, and are responsive to the history, culture and nature of place?” – LAGI2018 Carbon Arts has worked with the Land Art Generator Initiative in 2018 to bring their popular international design competition to Melbourne. On 10…
Held from 17 March until 2 April, the 2018 Lorne Sculpture Biennale (LSB) celebrates the best in contemporary Australian and international sculpture in a free, vibrant festival that enriches and transforms the stunning Lorne foreshore and surrounds on the Great Ocean Road. Over three weekends, Victoria’s most prestigious sculpture festival,…
The future of retail and hospitality will touch down in Burwood, Victoria from late 2019 when Frasers Property Australia opens what is destined to be the most sustainable shopping centre in the world. With the aim of achieving the Living Building Challenge accreditation – Burwood Brickworks will put sustainability at…
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