Abbotsford Convent will present We Are Exploding, a major new exhibition by award-winning artist Emily Parsons-Lord, from 14 to 23 November 2025 in the Magdalen Laundry. Exploring air as both material and metaphor, We Are Exploding will invite audiences to experience the climate crisis through sight, sound and sensation. Across…
Slow Lane – part of the Nightjar Festival Series – invites audiences to slow down and rethink how we live, build and connect. Hosted by Tim Ross (The Australian Dream?), the event brings together Australia’s leading voices in housing, design, sustainability and community. Explore tiny houses, hear from architects and…
The 43 projects representing Australia’s best new architecture have been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects 2025 National Architecture Awards. These residential, community, and commercial buildings represent the very pinnacle of contemporary design, and importantly, are true innovators addressing our most urgent societal challenges. The 30 award-winning (and 15…
A record 34 buildings (33 homes and one commercial office) will welcome guests for scheduled tours during this year’s International Passivhaus Open Days (IPOD) running over 7-9th November. As the popularity for this global sustainable building standard grows – with applications for Passivhaus Certification in Australia growing by more than…
Heide Museum of Modern Art has announced Song of the Earth, a major exhibition of works by John Nixon (1949–2020), one of Australia’s most influential and experimental abstract artists. On view from 26 November 2025 to 9 March 2026, this extensive survey is the first to span Nixon’s fifty-year career….
Over one weekend in November, ceramic artists and studios nationwide will open their doors for this year’s Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS) event. Held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November, close to 170 studios will share their love of clay through demonstrations, conversation and work for sale. Follow an…
Swinburne University of Technology researchers are developing cutting-edge 3D printing technology that could help tackle Australia’s housing crisis by building homes from earth, plant fibres and other natural materials. Led by Dr Mohamed Gomaa from Swinburne’s School of Engineering, the team is pioneering a novel 3D printing system that allows natural fibrous-earth…
The BMW Group has strengthened its global commitment to sustainability and circularity by establishing a new recycling program for its electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Australia. The company has collaborated with prominent Australian battery recycler EcoBatt to recycle high voltage lithium-ion EV batteries that have been recovered from customers’ vehicles…
Issue 106 comes out November 3rd. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photo by Justin Alexander – @justinalexanderphoto In this issue, we profile After, founded by Yesha Patel to divert textile waste from landfill through transparent recycling and creative reuse, scaling from households to manufacturers…
For 25 years, Living Edge has championed authentic design, building a legacy grounded in craft, innovation, and timeless vision. To celebrate this milestone, Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles and Ray Eames and Director of the Eames Office visited Australia, he reflects on his family’s extraordinary contribution to modern design in…
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