The NZI Centre in Auckland has achieved 5.5 stars out of 6 under the NABERSNZ energy rating scheme – a half star improvement on its previous rating. It is the first building in Auckland to attain the ‘market leading’ score. The prominent five-storey NZI Centre on Fanshawe Street was developed…

Beth Wilson, Director, Wilson Architects, and the landscape architect responsible for some of Brisbane’s best- loved and most memorable landscapes, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Australian Institute of Architect’s Queensland Chapter. Chapter President, Richard Kirk said, “This is the first time a landscape architect has received this…

​Artists around Australia and the globe are invited to showcase their up-cycling skills and creativity as part of an Australian ­first exhibition to celebrate the launch of acclaimed sustainability book Retrash and Earth Day​’​s 45th anniversary. The exhibition is being curated by Retrash author Nathan Devine, supported by Etsy, the…

A raft of new design initiatives, including the creation of the Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture was revealed today by the National Gallery of Victoria. The department, the first of its kind for an art gallery in Australia, will spearhead the gallery’s vision to become a leading international hub…

Curtin University has been awarded Australia’s first 5 Star Green Star – Communities rating by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Western Australia’s largest university received the rating for its Master Plan, which will see its Bentley Campus developed into a ‘city of innovation’. Green Star – Communities is…

Small is Beautiful is a documentary following four people as they build their own tiny houses in pursuit of a mortgage free lifestyle, discovering that living tiny is about so much more than just the house. It is a revealing look into the tiny house movement, a grass roots response to…

In one of the most important milestones in the 139 year history of Royal Park, the site of the former Royal Children’s Hospital was today returned to parkland with the opening of a $5.5 million redevelopment by the City of Melbourne and the Victorian Government. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, Lord…

Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) is calling on the state’s best building designers to celebrate a significant milestone for the industry and enter its 20th BDAV Building Design Awards. The annual BDAV Building Design Awards, presented by Australia’s largest industry association representing design professionals, recognise and showcase creativity and…

Decor + Design is pleased to announce applications are now open for VIVID 2015, Australia’s longest running design competition and innovation showcase for new and emerging furniture designers. Professional designers in business less than five years and current students of design are invited to submit their new furniture or lighting…

Aktivhaus, or B10 for short, is a ‘triple zero’ home that generates twice as much electric power from sustainable energy sources as it consumes making it the first functional ‘Active House’ in the world. In addition to generating enough power to run its own building services, it also uses the recouped energy to power two…