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INVERT 4.0 Wolveridge Architects

10 Nov, 2022

THE BRIEF As renewables become the dominant energy source and electric vehicles the norm, how will our cities adapt? green magazine and MINI invited architects and RMIT master of architecture students to hypothetically redesign an inner urban precinct to demonstrate how architecture, renewable energy and electric cars could work together…

INVERT 4.0 MRTN Architects

10 Nov, 2022

THE BRIEF As renewables become the dominant energy source and electric vehicles the norm, how will our cities adapt? green magazine and MINI invited architects and RMIT master of architecture students to hypothetically redesign an inner urban precinct to demonstrate how architecture, renewable energy and electric cars could work together…

Bundanon Wins 2022 Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture

7 Nov, 2022

Kerstin Thompson Architects has been awarded the highest honour that can be bestowed in the public architecture category of the National Australian Architecture Awards, the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture. Bundanon, by Kerstin Thompson Architects, is fast becoming a “reference for the holy grail of Australian architecture”, the…

Tasmanian Projects Recognised in 2022 National Architecture Awards

4 Nov, 2022

Four Tasmanian projects have received nationwide acclaim at the 2022 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards, presented tonight at an event held at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Hobart’s striking new landmark, and performing arts precinct building, The Hedberg, by LIMINAL Architecture with WOHA, was awarded a National Award for Interior…

Issue 88

2 Nov, 2022

Issue 88 comes out 7 November. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In this, we explore some of the ways in which architects tune into the environmental opportunities of a project, and how they’re likely to differ dramatically depending on location and building type. But first…

alt.material presents – ‘availability’

28 Oct, 2022

‘availability’ by alt.material is an exhibition exploring new approaches to fabrication with consideration to life-cycle, future functionality and environmental footprint. Featuring works by leading & emerging designers responding to the urgency within contemporary design for radical change in how we source, make and process materials in relation to their environmental…

Australia’s Top Landscapes Celebrated at the AILA National Awards 2022

23 Oct, 2022

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) 2022 National Awards have been announced. The awards celebrated 40 exemplary projects of all scales including green infrastructure, public open spaces, play, health, education and tourism spaces, and gardens. AILA President Claire Martin says now, more than ever before, Australians understand the need…

Ovolo Launches Sustainability Initiative – Do Good, Feel Good

21 Oct, 2022

Ovolo will plant one tree for every direct booking, align sustainability development goals (SDG), commit to a 50% reduction in waste by 2030 and push vegetarian-led cuisine to reduce carbon footprint. Ovolo Hotels, the award-winning independent lifestyle hotel brand, has been lauded worldwide for its vegetarian pledge, Plant’d, a commitment…

Green Square’s Ecological Engine ‘The Drying Green’ Unveiled

20 Oct, 2022

Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore has unveiled ‘The Drying Green’ at Green Square — the world’s first ‘ecological engine’. The 6,400m2 urban park is located on Gadigal Country at the heart of Green Square’s urban regeneration zone, planned to have the highest population density in Australia. The Drying Green…