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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
The 9th MPavilion by female-led architecture practice all(zone), Bangkok, opens with an ingenious canopy for Melbourne. Today, MPavilion, an initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, has unveiled the ninth MPavilion designed by all(zone), an internationally acclaimed architecture practice founded by Rachaporn Choochuey, based in Bangkok. Designed and delivered by a…
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…
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 –…
IKEA Australia is aiming to help customers live more sustainably and as a result, potentially make savings on their household expenses, with the launch of its Australian-first Sustainable Living Shop. The Sustainable Living Shop is a new shop within a shop format rolling out across all 10 IKEA stores nationwide…
The 2022 NGV Architecture Commission: Temple of Boom, an evocative reimagining of The Parthenon, has been unveiled in the NGV Garden. A global architectural icon, The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, an Ancient Greek temple, is an apex symbol of Western civilisation, democracy and perfection. Temple of Boom celebrates these interpretations, while…
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