The City Renewal Authority is trialling new urban furniture in Latin America Plaza and Civic Square designed to help keep our city cool and provide shade over the warmer months. The Authority has commissioned two design agencies – Brindabella Constructions and Formswell – to design, fabricate, and install two structures…

Groundswell today announce their World Environment Day initiative, a fundraising drive aiming to raise $1 million to fund climate action in Australia. Anna Rose, Groundswell Co-Founder said: “Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that when we listen to experts and scientific evidence, we can take action early…

The Tasmanian Chapter President, Craig Rosevear, will officially open the 2021 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Launceston Exhibition on Friday, June 4 at Brickworks Design Centre. The exhibition displays the 21 projects entered in the 2021 awards program. The projects are entered across ten categories and constitute a total of 27 individual…

Sixty-five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander finalists from across Australia have been selected from a total of 248 entries in the 2021 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA), presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in partnership with Telstra. Telstra…

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Today, the Design Institute of Australia (DIA)—Australia’s peak national body spearheading the design industry released the shortlist for its inaugural Designers Australia 2021 Awards. An impressive shortlist of 74 entries was announced across the three cross-disciplinary categories—Place, Use, and Interact. The unique awards, a first for the industry identify Australia’s best designers and…

The Australian exhibition for the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale will be launched and exhibited locally for the first time since Australia opened its pavilion in Venice in 1988. Running from 20 May – 21 November 2021, Inbetween, curated by Jefa Greenaway and Tristan Wong, presents a collection of architectural projects and…

A gleaming six-metre high monument inspired by shell fishing hooks handcrafted and used by local Aboriginal women for generations will soon take pride of place high on the lawns overlooking Sydney harbour. Installation of the public artwork, bara, (the Gadigal word for shell hook) by Waanyi artist Judy Watson is…

DP IMMERSIVE today announce their inclusion in the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale with the Virtual Reality (VR) work Shifting Homes by Australian artists Daniel Stricker and Vincent Heimann. The work is one of 10 Australian participants selected for the 2021 Venice Biennale confirmed to represent Australia and the Pacific, curated by Tristan…

The Australian Institute of Architects is today recognising the outstanding efforts of both architectural practitioners and advocates for the profession with the awarding of its 2021 National Prizes. The Institute’s most prestigious honour, the Gold Medal, is awarded this year to the ‘Renaissance man’, Donald (Don) Watson. The jury described Watson,…