Nearly 40 per cent of large businesses and 21 percent of SMEs are unhappy with their current energy contracts, with costly rates, inflexibility, and a lack of options to better control their energy usage their chief causes for complaint. Sixty-two per cent of businesses overall would be willing to switch over…

The Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland Architecture Awards have been announced via a virtual presentation. The jury, made up of renowned architects and design industry leaders from across the state, awarded more than 41 projects across 13 categories including residential, commercial, sustainable architecture and urban design. Jury Chair and Director…

The LafargeHolcim Awards are the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design. The Next Generation category recognises the visionary concepts and bold ideas of young professionals and students. Due to the high quality of the entries in the competition region of Asia Pacific, the jury selected not four, but five…

SHELTER is the new home of inspiring design and architecture content. The global streaming service’s content encompasses everything from stories of design, to a deep dive into sustainability, history, and real-life aspirational stories. It offers audiences a range of fascinating ‘must-watch’ options from feature length films to television series; short…

The Powerhouse Museum has today welcomed the NSW Government’s $480-$500 million transformative investment into one of Australia’s most revered and loved museums, Powerhouse Ultimo. The renewal will see Powerhouse Ultimo focus on design and fashion, presenting exhibitions that feature the museum’s significant collections, international exclusive exhibitions and programs that support…

The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards from a shortlist of 117 entries across 14 categories are being announced tonight via a special online broadcast. Chair of Juries, Rosemary Burne, said all winning projects demonstrate responses to the wider issues of our time, such as…

DESIGN Canberra’s annual photography competition has announced its theme for 2021, encouraging professional and amateur photographers to take photos which take a closer look at Canberra’s iconic design and architecture from the 1970s. The 2021 photo competition invites individuals to submit digital photographs that celebrate the visionary and experimental design…

Tonight, the winners of The Circle Awards have been announced. These awards are the results of hours of meticulous judging from Australia’s leading voices within the circular economy. After reviewing nearly 200 entries, an assortment of winners have been chosen by the expert panel as the best organisations, businesses, or…

Shelter in Place is a new major exhibition coming to the City of Boroondara’s Town Hall Gallery on Saturday 10 July – Saturday 25 September. This group exhibition examines the relationship between humans and architecture, focusing on the ways our built environment is used to foster ideas of home, shelter…

Tourism projects have dominated at the 2021 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. Held on Saturday 5 June, the winners of Tasmania’s most prestigious architecture awards were announced via a YouTube live stream. Winner of both the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture and the COLORBOND Award for Steel Architecture, and one…