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…

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…

Powerhouse has launched its inaugural Climate Action Plan 2022 – 2025, which sets out 12 key objectives encompassing infrastructure, programs and operations across the museum’s four sites, including the ambitious target of achieving net zero operational carbon emissions by 2025. These important commitments place the Powerhouse in a global leadership…