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MPavilion 2015 reveals forest canopy design by Amanda Levete

15 Jul, 2015

The renders for MPavilion 2015 designed by AL_A, the studio of award-winning British architect Amanda Levete, were revealed on Monday. Featuring the latest technology in nautical engineering the MPavilion creates the sensation of a forest canopy in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens. It was also announced that Martin Roth, Director of…

Applications Open for the 2015 Premier’s Design Awards

15 Jul, 2015

Entries for the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards are now open. The Awards recognise and reward designers and businesses using exemplar design effectively and sustainably for business success. Celebrating the best in local design, the Awards aim to help businesses and the community understand the role that design plays in…

AFDA winner – innovative use of LED technology

13 Jul, 2015

Stylecraft and JamFactory are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2015 Australian Furniture Design Award is Sydney-based designer Seaton Mckeon. Seaton Mckeon studied Industrial Design at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He has worked across product design, experience design, way finding, transportation, and urban design…

2015 WA Architecture Awards

8 Jul, 2015

State Government Hospital Wins Top Prize at 2015 WA Architecture Awards The Fiona Stanley Hospital has taken out the highest overall honour, the George Temple Poole Award, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ WA Architecture Awards. Honouring excellence in the design and construction industry, the Awards were held on Friday…

2015 SA Architecture Awards

6 Jul, 2015

Adelaide’s public spaces have dominated at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 SA Architecture Awards announced on Friday 3 July at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. One of the state’s most coveted honours, the Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture, went to the Adelaide Oval Redevelopment by Cox Architecture, Walter Brooke…

2015 NSW Architecture Award winners

4 Jul, 2015

The 2015 winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Architecture Awards have been announced at Sydney Town Hall tonight. From a cliff-hugging home to one of the country’s largest medical research facilities the awarded projects represent NSW’s best new architecture across 12 categories. The state’s most prestigious honour, the…

Adaptive reuse projects dominate 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards

29 Jun, 2015

Projects involving the adaptive reuse of heritage and other older buildings are the big winners at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, announced in the Huon Valley on Saturday night. Two residential adaptations of historical sites dominated the Heritage and Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)…

2015 Victorian Architecture Award Winners

28 Jun, 2015

Melbourne, Australia – Victoria’s top architecture firms came together to recognise the state’s best, at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Victorian Architecture Awards Friday night June 26th. Named Awards, Awards and Commendations were awarded in 12 categories representing a range of architecture from residential to public design, in addition…

Designs inspired by nature win at the Queensland Architecture Awards

27 Jun, 2015

The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Queensland State Architecture Awards have been announced in Brisbane tonight. The jury has awarded 52 accolades to 43 projects across all categories, with the educational category in its debut year recording an excellent outcome with seven projects honoured. See below for…

Vivid 2015

26 Jun, 2015

Over 90 talented designers have been selected to exhibit their work at Melbourne’s premier design event, VIVID (Vibrant Vision in Design). Australia’s longest running design competition is instrumental in unearthing the next generation of design talent, and will return to Decor + Design at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre…