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Children’s play centre opens in Alexandria

29 Nov, 2016

An innovative new children’s play space opened in Sydney’s Alexandria on Wednesday 23 November 2016. The first of its kind in Australia, Nubo, meaning cloud, is a highly designed space that helps children and families play, explore, connect, grow and learn together. Celebrating the innocence of childhood, Nubo brings play…

More open space and recreation for Sydneysiders

28 Nov, 2016

The City of Sydney’s $400 million plan to increase open space for a growing population was formally adopted by Council on Monday following widespread support from Sydneysiders, workers and visitors. The City received more than 110 responses to the open space, sport and recreation needs study on exhibition in May,…

Inspired student visions for Sydney architecture

23 Nov, 2016

Students from the University of Sydney unveil their big architectural visions for a series of landmark cultural buildings and public spaces in Sydney and regional NSW in a final graduation exhibition that opens on 24 November. It is recognised as one of the most influential student architecture shows of the…

The Palimpsest

21 Nov, 2016

Last week Off the Grid, Australia’s first solar powered, zero-waste music and arts festival unveiled The Palimpsest, a second stage for their inaugural conference program, and another reason for Melbournians to celebrate the power of the sun. The Palimpsest will present some of Australia’s leading environmentalists, architects, activists, entrepreneurs and…

Messing with modernism

17 Nov, 2016

Damon Moon, Creative Director of JamFactory’s Ceramics studio, presents new works reflecting his interests in the history of modernism and ceramic making in a global context. In this exhibition, Moon concentrates on ceramic processes through history, identifying and contextualising the varied approaches to making. He looks at the period of…

Bates Smart will design new Australian embassy

15 Nov, 2016

Australian company Bates Smart has been selected to design the new Australian Embassy in Washington DC. The new Embassy design will promote an enduring vision of a contemporary and innovative Australia, paying tribute to the Australian landscape. The design includes an expansive glass atrium in the centre of the building,…

STREETS 2.0

14 Nov, 2016

A collaboration between the Smart Cities Council of Australia New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has produced STREETS 2.0, an event taking place at the Museum of Sydney on Tuesday 6th December 2016 Many cities have up to 30 per cent of their land area consumed by…

David Hockney at the NGV

10 Nov, 2016

Today, in a rare Australian appearance, Britain’s greatest living artist David Hockney unveiled his world-premiere exhibition David Hockney: Current at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.  The exhibition features more than 1200 works from the past decade of his career, including world-premiere new works embracing new technologies, such as the…

New design competition for missing middle housing

7 Nov, 2016

Architects and building designers are being called upon to showcase their visions for the future of housing in NSW through a design competition. The Missing Middle Design Competition is seeking high quality, innovative design solutions for low-rise medium density housing. The competition has a prize pool of $50,000 and seeks entries…

Invention trumps fashion at National Architecture Awards

3 Nov, 2016

The winners of the acclaimed Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 National Architecture Awards were revealed at a ceremony in Sydney on Thursday 3 November. The expert jury bestowed honours on 40 projects from all around the country that showcase architectural practice at its peak, with several projects receiving multiple recognitions. The…