A new bank building on Auckland’s waterfront has received New Zealand’s highest architectural honour and 16 other projects, ranging from an airport terminal in Christchurch to an exhibition pavilion in Germany, and a tiny bach to a busy student hub, have won awards in the country’s premier architectural competition, the…

Advanced waste treatment systems could divert more than 95 per cent of Sydney’s household waste from landfill and convert non-recyclable waste into a useful renewable gas to power city buildings and provide heating and cooling. Rapid population growth in our cities means that by around 2021 our landfill sites will…

The official Shortlist for the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Victorian Architecture Awards has been announced this morning, with just over 100 projects spread across Melbourne and regional Victoria shortlisted for 11 categories and the prestigious Victorian Architecture Medal. This year’s Award entries have seen a high calibre of projects…

Getting a one-off item made just for you is no longer the domain of the wealthy thanks to Handkrafted, a new website that’s challenging the view that custom-made means out-of-reach. Launched earlier this year, Handkrafted connects customers with craftspeople and artisans to commission and make bespoke timber pieces just for…

Ninety-one projects have been shortlisted for this year’s NSW Architecture Awards the Australian Institute of Architects announced today. The shortlist comes from a field of almost 200 entries across the categories of Public Architecture, Urban Design, Commercial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Residential Architecture – Houses (New), Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations…

Think Brick Awards is rewarding innovative brick design with a $10,000 cash prize on offer and a chance to win a Business Class trip for two to Venice in 2016. The winner of the Horbury Hunt Residential category will walk away with the prestigious award at the richest design competition…

Entries are invited for the prestigious Australian Timber Design Awards recognising excellence in timber design and use. Now in their 15th year entry is open to architects, designers, engineers, builders and landscapers with a wide range of categories to suit all projects. Entries close on 27th June 2014. To get…

Small is beautiful … and it is also a great way to be environmentally friendly. Add the fact that this Montreal-based live/work space is a renovation and it becomes seriously green. The vibrant yellow kitchen alcove is only a few square feet in size and it’s crammed with appliances, pots,…

Once completed, a building often goes untouched over the course of decades; the energy standard to which it is designed or retrofitted is therefore crucial. At the 2014 International Passive House Conference in Aachen, Germany, which took place this weekend, experts from all over the world showed how current construction…

When Hindmarsh Shire Council in Nhill, north west Victoria required new Council facilities incorporating public services, council chambers and corporate offices, they turned to Melbourne-based architect firm, k20 Architecture to deliver a sustainable building unparalleled in the region. With ESD principles at the core of the building’s design intent, k20…