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…

A deep-dive new podcast series that explores the role of architects, explains the perfect client, and asks how theory is applied to contemporary design has been released to inform and inspire both architects and the public. The Australian Institute of Architects’ Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) collaborated with Open…

The future of retail and hospitality, Frasers Property Australia’s Burwood Brickworks shopping centre, is now open in Burwood East, Victoria. To mark the occasion an official ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on the ground floor, launching three days of family fun, retailer offers and live entertainment. The official proceedings…

Andrew Whalley, Grimshaw Chairman, laid out an ambitious approach to the firm’s environmental strategy in his opening address at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. His lecture, titled ‘Zero,’ outlined Grimshaw’s commitment to an ambitious start of the new decade in which all of Grimshaw’s international operations and studios will…

The Design Tasmania Awards were founded in 2006 to recognise and promote excellence in design and innovation. They aim to promote emerging, established and professional designers in Tasmania, both nationally and internationally. The 2019 awards celebrate the richness of the design profession as well as the insight and perseverance of…

Contemporary artist Yhonnie Scarce and Melbourne architecture studio Edition Office’s iteration of the National Gallery of Victoria Architecture Commission, In Absence, has opened to the public. The project is an architectural installation that invites audiences to better understand the long histories of Indigenous construction, design, industry and agriculture prior to the arrival…

The Powerhouse has launched the Willoughby Bequest 2020 Commissioning Program. Six artists who work across glass and ceramics have been commissioned to create a new work for the Powerhouse Museum’s collection. The selected artists are: Scott Chaseling and Tim Edwards who work with blown-glass; ceramicist Steve Harrison; ceramic artist and the inaugural winner of The Design Files’…

An extension to Victoria’s Parliament House, a typeface designed to help learning and a fashion label driven by sustainability are among the winners of the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. The Parliament of Victoria’s new Members’ Annexe in Melbourne scooped the architecture category and was named overall Design of the…

Inviting a conversation about the environment, colonisation, sustainability, industrialisation, geology and ecology, Maroondah City Council is excited to present the 2019 R & M McGivern Prize. Shortlisted works are set to exhibit across two venues in the Ringwood arts precinct, ArtSpace at Realm and Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery this 23…

The City of Melbourne is using plastic previously destined for landfill – such as car bumper bars – to resurface five iconic city streets. Lord Mayor Sally Capp said five prominent Melbourne streets would be paved with asphalt made from recycled plastics. “The paving on these historically significant streets will…