The Lendlease Art Advisory Panel unveiled the largest permanent public artwork to date at Barangaroo, created by respected German artist Sabine Hornig. Titled Shadows, the large-scale photographic installation, inspired by the native flora of Sydney, articulates a 170-metre walkway connecting Barangaroo South’s three International Towers. Commissioned by Lendlease in 2017…

MPavilion an initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced its January program of free events highlighting off-the-grid living and kid-friendly holiday workshops. Inspired by MPavilion 2019 architect Glenn Murcutt AO, internationally renowned for his environmentally responsible designs, MPavilion’s January programming responds to the theme ‘Unplugged: Energy Without Electricity’. Featured…

By joining the business world’s biggest ever collective push for climate action 20 years ahead of the Paris agreement, ClarkeHopkinsClarke and WOWOWA are making their public pledge alongside global brands including Patagonia, Intrepid Travel, The Body Shop and Danone. Today’s Net Zero 2030 announcement commits more than 500 B Corps…

NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin announced that the architectural partnership of Moreau Kusunoki and Genton has been selected to design the new Powerhouse, following an international architectural competition that commenced in January 2019. Minister Harwin was joined in Parramatta for the announcement by Member for Parramatta and Minister…

Australian travel and landscape photographer Lisa Michele Burns (The Wandering Lens) has launched The Photographic Forecast, a 49-piece art collection that captures the patterns, textures, tones and features of some of the most at-risk natural landscapes around the world. Burns, who travelled far and wide to produce the launch collection,…

In 2020, Australia’s leading annual international design event, Melbourne Design Week, presents its largest program to date, with more than 300 events over 11 days. Programmed around the theme ‘How Can Design Shape Life?’, the festival comprises 85 exhibitions, 94 talks, 15 films, 22 tours and 16 workshops celebrating the best of local, national…

After four years of research and development, Stacked Farm, the country’s first end-to-end automated indoor vertical farm, is about to deliver leafy greens and herbs to national wholesalers including Sumo Salad, QSR and Morco Fresh – supplying fresh produce to casinos, inflight airline catering and retail outlets. Vertical farming is…

Slate House is set to become one of bayside’s first carbon neutral property developments in operations, brought to the market by Lucent – the developer which helped to pave the way for environmentally sustainable housing in Melbourne’s inner-north. With the popularity of sustainable living in areas such as Brunswick East…

The Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners for 2019 have been announced at The Crown in Melbourne in October where fitzpatrick + partners claimed first prize for their stunning Castlecrag home aptly named The Seed House. The Seed House blends in seamlessly with the surrounding bushland typical of Castlecrag, floating…