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Vivid LIVE goes Co2-neutral for second year running

18 May, 2016

The Sydney Opera House announced today that the annual contemporary music takeover, Vivid LIVE, will be carbon neutral for the second year running as part of the Opera House’s commitment to reducing environmental impact across the board, from day-to-day building operations to the world-class art performed on Sydney’s most famous…

Timber Vision Awards

17 May, 2016

For the seventh consecutive year, the annual Intergrain Timber Vision Awards is running again and entries are now open. Following the success of previous years, the Awards program is designed to celebrate the innovative use of timber in Architecture and Design, and to award high calibre projects that have used…

A house with no bills

15 May, 2016

In an effort to develop affordable, off-the-grid masterplanned communities in the future, leading national developer Mirvac will commence development of its first ‘House with No Bills’ in Melbourne this year. The House with No Bills is an innovative initiative forming part of Mirvac’s ambitious sustainability strategy ‘This Changes Everything’, which…

Students take on green design challenge

14 May, 2016

An Australian-first green energy project is slated to launch later this year in Sydney that promises to pave the way for more Australians to access solar power. The Stucco Co-operative, with the support of a City of Sydney “Environmental Performance – Innovation Grant”, is demonstrating Australia’s first photovoltaic solar electricity…

The Finders Keepers Markets are heading to Brisbane

13 May, 2016

Finders Keepers design market returns to sunny Brisbane this 2nd and 3rd July. Presenting another carefully curated line-up at The Old Museum in Bowen Hills, you can head straight from the poll booths to the Finders Keepers markets to catch Australian designers on their rise to fame. Consistently presenting a…

Fake Food Park: Martí Guixé for Kids

12 May, 2016

Catalan designer Martí Guixé, acclaimed as the ‘father of food design’, will present his first major Australian exhibition Fake Food Park: Martí Guixé for Kids at NGV International from 11 June 2016.  Guixé, who is renowned for his playful and experimental approach to food and its design, has previously developed…

MoMA – Young Architects Program

11 May, 2016

Earlier this year The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announced Escobedo Solíz Studio as the winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. Now in its 17th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 has been committed to offering emerging architectural talent…

DENFAIR

10 May, 2016

DENFAIR has attracted a stellar cast of exhibitors for 2016 – doubling in size from last year due to the show’s careful curation. With over 300 brands exhibited at DENFAIR, the list of exhibitors is the Who’s Who of Design in Australia. Space, Cult, Living Edge, Jardan, Tait, Zuster, Great…

2016 Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist Announced

9 May, 2016

The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Victorian Architecture Awards. Following presentations of all 198 entries in the program in March, 14 juries carried out an intensive schedule of site visits and have shortlisted 70 individual projects across 15 categories. Across all categories…