MPavilion’s final week includes a couple of not-to-be-missed events. MRELAY, PART 4: UTOPIA The last session of the marathon conversation featuring thirty-two speakers is hosted by Michael Williams, director of the Wheeler Centre. It can often be difficult to face the reality of today’s world, where global climate change is leading…
Introducing a new level of community living, Hawke + King is a striking new residential development by the Brunswick Group. Designed by lauded architects Six Degrees and located on an elevated island site bound by a leafy park and at the juncture of Hawke, King and Curzon Streets in West Melbourne, Hawke +…
Two iconic Melbourne buildings have broken records by installing solar panels, showing that commercial and apartment property owners are embracing renewable energy. The owners of 149 apartments in the boutique Hero Building on Russell Street have installed the largest solar system ever retrofitted to a Melbourne apartment block. In an…
Renewal SA’s Tonsley redevelopment has won the 2015 World Architecture News (WAN) Award for Adaptive Reuse. Over 60 projects were entered from around the world, with Tonsley the only project from Australia in the final six. Woods Bagot Director Thomas Masullo said the win was testament to Woods Bagot’s commitment…
The Sustainable Living Festival is back for its 17th consecutive year, and looks to be bigger and better than ever. Last year the Festival attracted over 100,000 visits and even more are expected over the three-week program as enthusiasm for environmental issues continues to germinate throughout Australia. With such a…
'Life Off Grid' trailer from Jonathan Taggart on Vimeo. Could You Handle It? Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and…
Nicholas Camerer, from Fremantle, WA, has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Intergrain Urban Timber Project. Premium Australian wood care brand, Intergrain, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), launched the national design competition as a challenge to the new generation of Australian landscape and…
With two thirds of the world’s population estimated to be living in cities by 2050, the role of local governments in tackling climate change is under the spotlight this month, as global leaders act upon agreements reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris. While the aim of…
The winners of the 2015 Premier’s Design Awards, which recognise and reward designers and businesses using exemplar design for business success, were announced on Tuesday 8 December at a ceremony at Government House. The Blackmagic Studio Camera and the Food Justice Truck were both awarded overall winners of the 2015…
Western Australia’s leading design practitioners and aspiring design students have been recognised with nineteen awards at the DIA WA 2015 Design Awards held on  Thursday 3 December, 2015. Now in its thirteenth year, the Awards Program, an initiative of the Design Institute of Australia’s (‘DIA’) WA Chapter is the State’s…
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