The City of Melbourne will invest $1 million to establish two new waste and resource recovery hubs in the CBD to help businesses reduce waste and limit the number of bins in our laneways. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the 2020-2021 draft Annual Plan and Budget includes $24 million on…

Following updated guidelines from the Victorian Government, Heide Museum of Modern Art today announces a reopening date of Tuesday 30 June 2020, after its temporary closure due to COVID-19 restrictions. The museum is implementing the physical distancing, capacity limits and increased hygiene measures outlined in the Government’s phased roadmap to…

BVN has created a series of flexible, beautiful and sustainable places which have garnered four wins and a commendation at AIA ACT Awards. By rethinking our places of education and their relationship with our cities, BVN has integrated the Australian National University’s (ANU) place into Canberra’s urban fabric, highlighting the importance of public architecture and the…

As Queenslanders spend more time in parks and community spaces due to Coronavirus, the global pandemic has highlighted the importance of well-designed outdoor space that puts the needs of the users first. Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Queensland is recognising the ‘best of the best’ in landscape architecture across…

‘For Our Country’ the Australian War Memorial’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander memorial took out the top gong at the ACT Architecture Awards winning the prestigious Canberra Medallion. Designed by artist Daniel Boyd and Edition Office Architects, the memorial commemorates the military service and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Research led by UNSW Sydney and University of Glasgow on the health impacts of quality green space in cities has received funding from the UKRI-NHMRC. A research project investigating how green spaces can reduce inequalities in mental health and cardiometabolic disease prevention has received $1.45 million in funding from the…

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation released MPavilion’s expanded call-out for artists, educators and designers, while announcing that instead of building a new pavilion this year, it will focus on reconnecting communities with the six MPavilions gifted to the city by the foundation. It was also announced, MPavilion 2019 designed by Australia’s only…

84 per cent of employees miss the social connection and face-to-face interaction they get from their colleagues in the office and the number one priority when returning to the workplace is collaboration. Commissioned by leading Australian architecture and interiors firm Bates Smart to understand the impact of the disruption of…

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…