Queensland artist Archie Moore and Curator of Contemporary Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Ellie Buttrose, have been selected as the artist and curator for Australia’s representation at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte) in 2024. QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said…

Fresh from attending the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Lisbon last month, Fender Katsalidis partner Nicky Drobis returned to Australia with some unique insights into the ideas set to shape the design industries in Australia and around the globe in 2023. We sat down with her to discuss them. The…

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…

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…