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NSW’s Best Landscapes Bolster Sustainability in Cities & Regions

9 Jun, 2023

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the 2023 NSW State Awards at an event held in Sydney. The jury, made up of renowned landscape architects, honoured 39 winners for their dedication to nature, ecology and consultation with the community, including with First Nations People….

Sneak Peek of Open House Melbourne, Collective City

1 Jun, 2023

The Open House Melbourne (OHM) Weekend returns in 2023 on Saturday 29 + Sunday 30 July with an exciting new program of events addressing the theme, Collective City. As Melbourne expands to reach projected population of 8 million by 2050, Collective City seeks to explore how we might reinvent, re-purpose…

Greater Brisbane Regional Architecture Awards Celebrate Winning Designs

26 May, 2023

The Australian Institute of Architects’ Regional Architecture Awards have honoured winning Greater Brisbane projects across educational, commercial, residential, heritage, interior and urban categories. The awards also highlighted the true winners – the students, business owners and residential homeowners who are now the beneficiaries of these diverse designs. Craft’d Grounds by…

Reconciliation by Design: McGregor Coxall + Yulendj Weelam Lab Partnership

26 May, 2023

As part of McGregor Coxall’s commitment to First Nations reconciliation, they have announced a three-year design research partnership between McGregor Coxall and RMIT’s Yulendj Weelam Design Research Lab from the School of Architecture and Urban Design. This collaboration will explore how academics, Indigenous knowledge holders and design practitioners can work…

Andrews Government Pledges To End Native Forest Logging

23 May, 2023

Daniel Andrews government has made a decision to bring forward the transition out of native forest logging, from 2030 to January 2024. Conservationists and forest campaigners from across the state are celebrating the news, after long, and hard fought campaigns, some spanning nearly four decades. Only months after the announcement…

Australia’s Most Influential Design Show Is Coming to Melbourne

20 May, 2023

From 15-17 June, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will for the first time host two of Australia’s premier design events – Design Show Australia and ArchiBuild Expo – under one roof.  This will be the first Design Show in Melbourne (with the original event being hosted in Sydney last…

Simone LeAmon’s Melbourne Design Fair Highlights

18 May, 2023

Simone LeAmon, curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at National Gallery of Victoria, provides her tips for what to see at the Melbourne Design Fair. Studio Tops brings together a technical knowledge of glass, steel, and leatherwork to create sculptural and architectural furniture, lighting and objects. Founded by Melbourne artist and…

Winners Announced for the 2023 Dulux Colour Awards

14 May, 2023

This year’s Dulux Colour Awards winners uniquely demonstrate the capacity for colour to transform our built environment through innovative design, ambitious scope and masterful execution. Chosen from 113 finalists across Australia and New Zealand, the winning projects were applauded for their exceptional use of colour across a vast range of…