Victoria’s top designs and architecture firms will be honoured for their advanced contribution to the state’s industry at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2014 Victorian Architecture Awards Presentation to be held on 20 June 2014. Winners will be recognised for excellence in design and architecture for buildings in Melbourne and…

A major landscaping project at RMIT University’s Bundoora campus is offering students, staff and the wider community a vibrant artistic journey, with sculptures and sound art bringing the pedestrian walkway to life. The $7 million Bundoora Spine project has created a lively meandering pathway connecting Plenty Road to buildings in…

The traditional school library is becoming more digitalized and the all mighty physical book becoming more and more scarce. The St Monica`s College Library fit-out new extension consists of two parts: 1. A renovation to the existing school library and 2. A new reading lounge & deck extension. The project…

Construction of up to 10 major new buildings at Green Square could be underway by Christmas as the first new town centre in the City of Sydney in more than a century takes shape. Mixed-use privately-owned developments ranging from three to 28 stories will form a major part of the…

An asset to both the local and global design community, HY William Chan from the University of Sydney is a most outstanding recipient of the 2014 Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture. The Bachelor of Design in Architecture graduate’s contributions to the architecture industry, the broader community and interdisciplinary…

An inimitable duo respected for their uniquely Australian architecture has been selected as the 2014 recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour, the Gold Medal. Phil Harris and Adrian Welke, co-founders of Troppo, were honoured at the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards presentation ceremony in Hobart on Thursday…

The Frank Fenner Building at the Australian National University (ANU) has become the first building in the ACT to achieve both 6 Star Green Star Office Design and As Built v3 ratings from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Leading property and construction company Hindmarsh completed the building in…

  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…