The Sydney Opera House was today awarded a 4 Star Green Star – Performance rating by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), putting the national icon among a select few World Heritage buildings that have achieved green certification globally. The announcement was made jointly by NSW Deputy Premier and…

Winners of the sixth annual Intergrain Timber Vision Awards were announced at the Annual Awards Breakfast in Melbourne today, revealing a new vision for Australia’s building and landscaping industry. From an imaginative children’s playground and waterfront library to a tiny cabin perched atop rugged Victorian cliffs, a diverse and awe-inspiring…

Announced at a gala presentation at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne on Thursday 13 August, twenty-six exemplary projects from across Australia have been recognized in the 2015 Think Brick Awards, Australia’s richest design awards. Now in its ninth year, the Think Brick Awards celebrates design excellence in the use of…

Forty-six buildings, ranging from house alterations to a police station and from traffic interchanges to an art gallery, have been shortlisted in the awards programme that decides New Zealand’s top buildings. The finalists in the New Zealand Architecture Awards are located around the country, from Rawhiti in the Bay of…

Sydney Living Museums presents Superhouse: architecture and interiors beyond the everyday, an exhibition by Karen McCartney, showcasing stunning examples of local and international residential architecture and interiors at the Museum of Sydney from 29 August 2015. Featuring breathtaking photography by Richard Powers, Superhouse highlights some of the world’s most extraordinary homes…

Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) recognised the state’s best building design projects at the 20th BDAV Building Design Awards. Presented by Australia’s largest industry association representing building designers, the Awards showcased creativity and excellence across a wide range of categories including; residential design, interior design, heritage conservation, energy efficient…

WORKSHOPPED is the name of arguably Australia’s longest continuously running annual exhibition showcasing emerging Australian design talent. For the past 15 years, the annual WORKSHOPPED exhibitions have provided a platform for Australian designers to reach national and international audiences including manufacturers, retailers, fellow designers and consumers at large. To date,…

The VIVID 2015 Winners have been announced at the VIVID Awards Ceremony at Decor + Design in Melbourne. VIVID is a leading design competition renowned for unearthing the next generation of design talent. Winners have been announced across market-ready and prototype furniture and lighting design categories, and receive an Award…

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…

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…