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A New Urban Village for Jewell Station

29 Jul, 2016

A New Urban Village built on the idea that well-designed apartments support wellbeing and social connectivity in the community has arrived at Jewell Station in Melbourne’s inner north. It’s been two years since Neometro, Melbourne’s most design focused and socially led development groups were appointed to transform the parcel of…

Introducing the Featherston 2016 collection

28 Jul, 2016

Last night a who’s who of top Australian design professionals were treated to the first glimpse of the stunning new Featherston 2016 collection that has been revised and relaunched for savvy 21st century collectors and discerning consumers. Legends of Australian design drawing from art, architecture, fashion, furniture, publishing and retail,…

Urban forest to grow for National Tree Day

27 Jul, 2016

Volunteers can help expand Sydney’s green, cool canopy for National Tree Day by planting over 2,000 native seedlings at Jubilee Park in Glebe on Sunday 31 July. This year is Planet Ark’s 21st National Tree Day event and hundreds of Sydney-siders are expected to join the free event to restore…

Period home transformed into airtight, six-star energy rated property

27 Jul, 2016

Extensive renovations by Technē Architecture + Interior Design have transformed a Melbourne period home into a four-bedroom property with exemplary airtightness. Titled the Albert Park House, the renovation includes significant upgrades to the original double fronted Victorian home, which has been artfully integrated into a modern extension. Technē has designed…

Bijoy Jain’s MPavilion revealed

26 Jul, 2016

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today released the MPavilion 2016 design by renowned Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai. Exploring ideas around handmade architecture and the craft of building at its most basic, bamboo, earth, stone and rope will be used to create a pavilion that is elemental and sensorial. Jain describes this process…

Michael Brand in conversation with SANAA architects

20 Jul, 2016

The director of the Art Gallery of NSW, Dr Michael Brand, will be joined by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa from the multiple award-winning Tokyo-based architectural firm SANAA on July 27, to discuss the ideas and creative vision informing the design for the Gallery’s new building — the Sydney Modern…

Bijoy Jain: Architecture and Lore

18 Jul, 2016

The word ‘lore’ refers to a body of traditional knowledge, typically passed on by word of mouth. So, how does the concept of lore relate to architecture? At a Melbourne School of Design lecture on July 26, celebrated Indian architect, Bijoy Jain, will discuss how the concept of lore is…

Australian projects impress at 2016 International Architecture Awards

16 Jul, 2016

Australian projects have been awarded at The Chicago Athenaeum Museum 2016 International Architecture Awards after 370 projects were shortlisted. The winning entries from Australian architects included the Walumba Elders Centre by Iredale Pedersen Hook. The centre came about when the firm was tasked with rebuilding community facility buildings and the old Walumba Aged Care…

Dessert Studies with Lightly

14 Jul, 2016

Pierre Roelofs and Cindy-Lee Davies of Lightly are collaborating on the latest iteration of “Dessert Studies”, a series of inspired dining experiences in Melbourne, for three nights in July. The project is all about starting conversations, inspiring creativity and having a bit of fun. For the past seven years, Roelofs…

A new architecture and design bookshop has opened in Melbourne

13 Jul, 2016

It’s taken them a month longer than they expected by the guys behind Uro Publications have finally opened their new specialty bookshop focusing on all things design and built environment. “Established in 2009, Uro began life as a specialist publisher of architecture and design books. In 2016, in the face…