Entries are now open for the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 – a program of 11 categories that rewards outstanding achievements by Victorians who are leading the way in sustainable innovation and practices across all sectors within the state. Entering their 18th year, the 2020 awards will be judged by a…

Like many organisations in the creative industries, Open House Melbourne is making dramatic adjustments to the Open House Melbourne Weekend announced for Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July in addition to July programming. The 2020 program will not open the physical doors to the city’s most significant buildings, but instead…

What if urban design prioritised pedestrian infrastructure and focused on a connection to nature? JPE Design Studio’s speculative design for Britannia roundabout explores a shift in thinking; reimagining what our city could look like in 2050 if modes of transport changed and urban connectivity took priority. This well-known location in…

An Australian-first online tool will help architects and developers create more sustainable communities by introducing a consistent and simple way to assess a building’s environmental impact. Environment portfolio Chair Councillor Cathy Oke said the City of Melbourne’s voluntary Green Factor Tool would help developers measure the green credentials of their…

For the first time ever, the public is invited to vote for their favourite ‘Life in 2020’ in the NSW Architecture Awards, a program presented by the Australian Institute of Architects. The prestigious awards recognise the best architecture projects across the state, from homes to offices and beyond. The NSW…

MPavilion has announced MERGE – a unique collaboration between MPavilion, Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Music Week. In response to COVID-19 and with a mission to support emerging musicians MPavilion will commission five Melbourne artists to perform an existing musical work as part of Open House Melbourne in July 2020 and to create a new…

The City of Melbourne is calling on innovators, entrepreneurs, students and the community to help reduce waste as part of the 2020 Open Innovation Competition. The competition theme, ‘Waste and the Circular Economy’, sets a challenge to help eliminate as much waste as possible from within the City of Melbourne….

As governments work to create safe community spaces in a COVID-19 world, a public project transforming a derelict brewery site in Sydney’s CBD into one of the city’s most successful precincts has been recognised internationally. Central Park Public Domain by Australian-based landscape architects and urbanists Turf Design Studio, in collaboration with Jeppe…

Can one think of Melbourne without thinking of coffee? It’s far from breaking news that Melburnians can’t get enough of the stuff. What is perhaps less known, however, is how a humble cup of coffee can change the world. Citizen, a pop-up café created for Melbourne Design Week 2020, set…

Spaced Apart is an online design, art, photography and sound symposium initiated by Melbourne creative practice U-P. The symposium aims to bring us closer together while we are spaced apart. Spaced Apart speaks to the importance of maintaining social connection and solidarity in the face of crises, and the importance…