On Saturday, 28 March at 8:30 pm local time, Earth Hour, an Australian-grown initiative and now one of the largest global grassroots movements for the environment, will bring people together for one hour to #SwitchOff lights in a symbolic call for more action on climate change. Set to be the…

Leading integrated property developer, Mirvac, will provide Altona North Primary School with garden and cooking facility improvements, to assist the school in their aim to be part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation’s nationwide, groundbreaking program by 2022. Altona North Primary School aims to introduce students in years three…

The National Gallery of Victoria has opened its State collection and programming virtually to offer the public access to the NGV Collection during the temporary closure of the Gallery. Virtual tours, online collection galleries, eBooks and activities for children will be available via the NGV website and social media channels…

A burgeoning question in the planning, design and construction industries is how do we accommodate increasing numbers of Melbournians without compromising on liveability, affordability and sustainability? Well, Moreland City Council has devised a solution. The Design Excellence Scorecard establishes a benchmark for design excellence of medium and high-density development in…

Head On Photo Festival, Australia’s leading annual international photography event, has today announced that it will go ahead as a predominantly online event from 1–17 May, accompanied by a diverse program of webinars and events. Recipients of the Head On Photo Awards, including categories for Portrait, Landscape and Student, will…

DESIGN Canberra 2020 is calling for leading architecture, design and craft initiatives to be part of the annual three-week festival, that takes over the nation’s capital from 9 until 29 November, celebrating Canberra as a global city of design and a living design laboratory. Now in its seventh year, the…

Neil Stonell, Managing Partner of Grimshaw’s Melbourne studio, announced today Grimshaw’s involvement in Melbourne Design Week 2020 comprising the exhibition Evolution: The Work of Grimshaw Architects which features fifty years of significant projects from Australia and the world and The Learning City, a keynote presentation by Andrew Cortese, Managing Partner…

An artist, furniture designer and architecture practice are coming together to create an immersive experience titled ‘DAYDREAM’ for Melbourne Design Week 2020. Yan Huang, Danielle Storm and Technē Architecture + Interior Design are bringing their diverse expertise together as they create a pop-up sensory installation that entwines nature with design….

Melbourne Design Week 2020 will be held from 12 – 22 March. Now that the action-packed program is soon upon us, we’ve selected a few environmentally-minded events from the schedule that aren’t to be missed. FRANCIS KÉRÉ: ARCHITECTURE SHAPES LIFE | TUE 17 MAR, 6.30–7.30PM Presented by NGV with Architecture…