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Issue 89

31 Dec, 2022

Issue 89 comes out 5 January. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Inside, we profile Vue de Monde Executive Chef Hugh Allen, who was dicing onions at Neil Perry’s Rockpool when, at the same age, most of us were still passing notes in class and daydreaming…

NGV Presents the Inaugural Indigenous Fashion Commission

20 Dec, 2022

In a brand-new initiative, the NGV will present the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Commission, celebrating extraordinary fashion and design in Australia by commissioning a designer to produce an ambitious new work for the NGV Collection. Debuting at the NGV Gala in December 2022, the Commission celebrates the innovation, diversity and creativity…

23rd Australian Timber Design Awards Winners Announced

18 Dec, 2022

The Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners for 2022 have been announced, with H&E Architects receiving first prize for their outstanding project – Waterfront Tavern. The Waterfront Tavern is the centrepiece in an artificial harbour within the expansive and master planned Shell Cover development south of Wollongong. It acts as…

Visionary Design for Powerhouse Ultimo Revealed

14 Dec, 2022

Powerhouse Ultimo is set to undergo a transformation that will celebrate the best of its past with innovative museum exhibition and educational spaces, following the announcement of the winning architectural design for its renewal. The concept designed by Australian team Architectus, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects, Tyrrell Studio, Youssofzay + Hart,…

Melbourne-first Miyawaki Forest set for Fishermans Bend

14 Dec, 2022

In a Melbourne-first, plans are in the works to permanently close Johnson Street in South Melbourne for a new public park that includes a Miyawaki Forest – a global phenomenon not seen before in an Australian urban park. The proposed urban forest will sit within a new 3,000m2 park, bringing…

New Green Space to Transform Melbourne’s Iconic Arts Precinct

10 Dec, 2022

The City of Melbourne will transform an underutilised section of road in the heart of Melbourne’s iconic Arts Precinct into a lush green space for locals and visitors to enjoy. The Dodds Street Linear Park will become a Southbank attraction, and contribute to Council’s efforts to turn the densely populated…

Melbourne Revegetation Plan Calls for On-Street Parking to Go Undercover

6 Dec, 2022

New research reveals up to half of Melbourne’s on-street parking spaces could be converted into hectares of new green space, without a net loss of parking for the public. The RMIT-led research, published in npj Urban Sustainability, mapped parking across the City of Melbourne and found up to half of street parking spaces could be moved within a 200 metre walk…

New Era Begins With Art Gallery of New South Wales Expansion

1 Dec, 2022

An exciting new era in the cultural life of Australia begins this Saturday 3 December, as the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ new building opens with over 15,000 people already registered to visit over the opening weekend. The new standalone building – designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA –…