The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards 2016 have been announced, celebrating the very best of the state’s green spaces and recognising the leadership of the landscape architects consistently raising the standards for shaping and stewardship of the spaces we inhabit. 14 awards were given across…

A groundbreaking start-up company from Byron Bay in NSW, Flow Hive, has been awarded the most prestigious award for design and innovation in Australia, winning the 2016 Good Design Award of the Year. “Winning Australia’s Good Design Award of the Year came as a thrilling surprise because the entries are…

Australian architects working on projects abroad have been celebrated at the Australian Institute of Architects’ International Chapter Architecture Awards. National President Ken Maher announced the seven awards and one commendation at an event in London on Thursday June 9, chosen from a field of 16 entries across five categories. In…

Entries are closing soon for the annual Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, giving architects, landscape architects, interior designers and design professionals only a few more weeks to submit their latest timber projects. In its seventh consecutive year, the Awards program celebrates the innovative use of timber in Architecture and Design, and…

In an Australian first, Casey Grammar in Melbourne’s south-east has installed a state-of-the-art advanced vertical wicking garden, boasting ultra low-maintenance and water use, which is expected to produce around 350kg of vegetables per annum for the school. The 38m2 square Biofilta vegetable garden is watered by the rainfall runoff from…

The challenge was to envisage what the world’s most sustainable retail centre looks like and three of the most imaginative ideas included a centre designed as a “lush river valley”, one using “Passive House” principles with “outdoor working pods”, and a pre-fabricated construction model to minimise waste for potential re-purposing…

New generations of designers are joining forces to face global challenges through new program, Time for impact, which was announced during the Venice Biennale on May 26, 2016. An innovative program, a design issue, a conscious act of rewriting the great challenges that architecture has to actively take on today….

202020 Vision has announced the launch of The Directory of Good Design to recognise excellence and innovation in urban green space and design around the country. The Directory showcases best-practice green space design solutions in turning ordinary urban spaces into vibrant and interesting areas, through the integration of design principles…

The benefits of small footprint living underpin the design philosophy of new Clifton Hill development 122 Roseneath St. The development, scheduled for completion in late 2017, showcases a new way of thinking about multi-residential developments, one that is true to its context and respectful to existing residents within the neighbourhood….