Melbourne Design Week 2020 will be held from 12 – 22 March. Now that the action-packed program is soon upon us, we’ve selected a few environmentally-minded events from the schedule that aren’t to be missed. FRANCIS KÉRÉ: ARCHITECTURE SHAPES LIFE | TUE 17 MAR, 6.30–7.30PM Presented by NGV with Architecture…
For inspiration on everything from baking and making preserves to permaculture and beekeeping, home gardeners, fresh produce lovers and curious minds can explore the Backyard Harvest program as part of FUSE festival from 13 – 29 March. Chat with Darebin’s fabulous home wine makers, sample the results of years of…
The Living Edge Melbourne showroom has officially opened at 650 Church Street, where its accessible, central location caters for commercial designers and architects as well as Melbourne’s design enthusiasts. Designed by Bates Smart, this carefully crafted environment encapsulates the immersive retail and commercial philosophy and distinctive visual identity of Living…
ISPT is building on its reputation for delivering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) excellence in 2020, announcing that it now has the highest number of six-star IE certified buildings under NABERS and one of the highest average IE ratings in Australia. Delivering the most comfortable and healthy environments for its customers to…
The Asia Pacific Architecture Festival (APAF) has announced its return to Brisbane from 7 to 20 March 2020. APAF is a collaboration between founding partners Architecture Media and State Library of Queensland. The festival will deliver an exciting program of exhibitions, installations, symposia, lectures and workshops that promote and celebrate…
Australian Design Centre and WORKSHOPPED are calling for applications for WORKSHOPPED20 by 1 May, the 20th anniversary edition of the design industry’s much-anticipated annual program of furniture, lighting and object design. WORKSHOPPED20 is open to all Australian industrial, furniture, lighting and object designers, emerging and established. They are looking for the very best in…
In the face of the climate crisis, the necessity for architects to create projects that positively impact the environment is undeniable. Monash University’s student accommodation complex in Frankston, Gillies Hall, sets its own benchmark in sustainability by being the largest passive house-certified building in the Southern Hemisphere and the first…
A contemporary ‘subtropical design’ characterised by Brisbane’s culture of outdoor living is at the heart of a $200 million mixed-use development proposed for the CBD’s Quay Street precinct. The project, proposed for 57 Coronation Drive, was designed by the Brisbane studio of national architecture firm Rothelowman and is expected to…
An architect-designed sound pavilion will become home to the time-honoured Indigenous practice of deep listening, for SEASONS in Blak Box, from Friday 6 March to Sunday 5 April at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne. During the immersive 50-minute experience, audiences of up to 30 people will listen to music,…
Joost Bakker presents Zach Bush live in Australia for a life changing talk: #breatheyourbiome. “Zach Bush is one of the most inspiring people in the world. He has the unique ability to unravel today’s many complex health and environmental issues. Linking the destruction of our environment to the destruction of…
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