Energy Efficient and sustainable Glass Facades are now a reality. With a low U-value of 0.8 you can’t go past the new glass façade by Paarhammer, released at this year’s Designbuild. Constructed from timber, double and triple glazing and aluminium cladding, curtain walls have come a long way. Door,…

Global design company Bolon is proud to announce the launch of their new collection ‘Silence’. With the design team working directly with the machines and processes of the factory floor, the collection offers unique characteristics born out of some unexpected and diverse sources. Bolon’s Creative Director Marie Eklund explains –…

Her Excellency the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, has today officially opened Victoria’s new home of architecture at 41 Exhibition Street. Developed by the Australian Institute of Architects, 41X is a 22-storey Five Star Green Star strata-titled commercial tower that accommodates the Institute’s Melbourne…

Warringah Council is announcing the official opening of a new space for the promotion of creativity on the northern beaches. The Warringah Creative Space, at Abbott Road, Curl Curl will be used for exhibitions, artists in residence and other creative activities. It will be opened with a curated exhibition, Certain…

The roofs, walls and facades of buildings across Melbourne will be turning all shades of green with the launch this week of Victoria’s first Growing Green Guide. The guide gives building owners, planners, designers, developers and home owners vital information so they can integrate green infrastructure on their buildings and…

Brisbane development the Botanica Residences has achieved the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s highest sustainability credentials, a six-leaf rating in the UDIA’s Enviro Certification Program. Designed by architects ROTHELOWMAN WHITE and developed by ARIA, the South Brisbane development is the largest of its kind certified under the UDIA sustainability rating…

The rolling green roof of Surry Hills’ Prince Alfred Park Pool has been shortlisted for outstanding design in green infrastructure at this year’s National Nursery and Garden Infrastructure Awards. The 2,000-square-metre roof is part of the City of Sydney’s award-winning transformation of Prince Alfred Park and pool – a project…

Apartment dwelling Fitzroy residents will be the first Melburnians to benefit from an innovative urban garden project set to transform Melbourne’s inner city into lush community spaces that feed and nurture locals. Melbourne developer Neometro has donated the first pocket of land to be developed by 3000acres, an initiative that…

TerraCycle has partnered with major brands Colgate and Natures Organics to recycle their “unrecyclable” post-consumer waste, and with Nespresso to expand their recycling program. Australians can now send in their previously difficult-to-recycle waste to TerraCycle to be recycled into sustainable consumer products and materials. “This is just the beginning and…

DuncanMeerding has won the Green Award for Best Sustainable Design at ‘TheEdge’, a national competition for emerging designers as part of Sydney Decoration and Design 2014. Meerding’s design ‘Stump’, embraces the cracks often found in salvaged timber and has created a unique light which can be used in an indoor or outdoor…