Three second year QUT architecture students have designed demonstration green hydrogen powered houses for TAFE Queensland, one of which may be built on its Eagle Farm campus. The house would serve as an open display for Queenslanders interested in fully green and smart homes, as well as for crucial training…
Issue 93 comes out 7 September. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In issue 93 we look at five homes that carefully consider – and celebrate – their modest size. But up first, we profile Cone 11’s partners in work and in life, Ilona Topolcsanyi and…
As inaugural Director of the Small Homes Service, Robin Boyd worked to democratise design by offering low-cost, high-quality architectural documentation for housing, which you could purchase for a modest £5. The initiative was an unprecedented collaboration, bringing together the unlikely partners of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (RVIA), Myer…
A refuge for wildlife and the community, the Sunshine Coast Ecological Park is set to transform 65 hectares of farmland into a place of ecological wonder for generations to discover and enjoy. Sunshine Coast Council has endorsed the Hassell-led master plan for Sunshine Coast Ecological Park. The design establishes the…
MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design is a new national award for Australian designer makers celebrating innovation in contemporary craft and design. Launched in April 2023, it is an initiative of Australian Design Centre in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The MAKE Award is the richest non-acquisitive prize…
Nature Festival, returning to South Australia from October 1 – 15, unveils another program of stunning breadth, boasting over 300 events across the state. Promising an extraordinary two weeks, the festival will feature immersive dinners, creative workshops, captivating talks, family adventures, Aboriginal culture, art, music, and dance. “As a whole,…
Blackheath Creative Hub has landed Claudia Takada of ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects’ Sydney studio the 2023 Buildner Office Design Competition for a ‘slow’ office connecting creatives, community and nature. “How might the post-pandemic working-from-home office actually connect us – with nature, community and our own innate creativity?” “How might that look, feel,…
Sydney Contemporary, in partnership with MA Financial Group, has announced the highly anticipated programs for Talk Contemporary and Create Contemporary, presented at Carriageworks, Australia’s largest multi-arts centre, from 7 – 10 September 2023. With one month to go until the launch of Sydney Contemporary, the fair has unveiled Talk Contemporary’s…
The DIA (Design Institute of Australia)—Australia’s peak national body spearheading the design industry—has released the shortlist for its sought after Designers Australia Awards 2023. An overwhelming Shortlist of 86 entries was revealed across the three cross-disciplinary categories—Place, Use, and Interact. “Organised by the DIA, designers for designers, the Designers Australia…
Desart, the peak body for Central Australian Aboriginal Art Centres, has announced the full program for Desert Mob 2023 at Araluen Arts Centre in Mparntwe/Alice Springs from Thursday 7 September – Sunday 22 October, 2023. This year’s Desert Mob exhibition features a record number of contemporary works, with an opening…
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