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Energy Efficiency Expo to launch this month

14 Oct, 2019

Melbourne is set to be the go-to destination this October for organisations looking to reduce their energy costs, with the inaugural Energy Efficiency Expo. Launched by Reed Exhibitions Australia in partnership with the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), Energy Efficiency Expo’s inaugural edition will feature over 40 leading suppliers of energy…

Australian Furniture Design Award 2020 launch

14 Oct, 2019

CityLab has announced the launch of the Australian Furniture Design Award 2020. CityLab is the Competition Advisor for the Design Competition presented by NGV and Stylecraft. In response to the Melbourne Design Week theme ‘How does design shape life?’ the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award, while acknowledging the importance of…

2019 National Landscape Architecture award winners

11 Oct, 2019

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the 2019 National Landscape Architecture Awards. AILA has recognised 32 winners across 14 categories, including 13 Awards of Excellence, highlighting landscape architects that deliver above and beyond the sole purpose of the project. The awards evening also commended…

Creative Directors for 2020 Venice Biennale shortlist announced

11 Oct, 2019

Three architectural collaborations have been shortlisted to represent Australia at the Australian Pavilion in the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale. Titled In | between, – 15 degrees: Raising Albedo: Cooling Cities, and Project the shortlisted proposals were selected from submissions from around the country following expressions of interest. The International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di…

International Festival of Landscape Architecture

9 Oct, 2019

On Friday, 11 October the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) will welcome speakers and delegates from all over the world for the 2019 International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Now in its sixth year, the Festival will draw attention to the enduring importance of public spaces, focussing on The Square…

Patagonia named UN Champion of the Earth

7 Oct, 2019

On September 26, during the UN General Assembly, Patagonia was named a UN Champion of the Earth. Patagonia received the UN’s top environmental honour for a dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability at the heart of its successful business model. Since it was founded in 1973 by renowned environmentalist and entrepreneur Yvon…

WikiD shortlisted for international Beazley Designs of the Year Awards

6 Oct, 2019

A campaign to increase the representation of women in the built environment on Wikipedia has been shortlisted for the international Beazley Designs of the Year awards. WikiD: women, Wikipedia, design brings together architectural researchers from Monash University in partnership with research-based advocacy organisation Parlour: women, equity, architecture. The group has made 12 000…

New public art commission for Sydney unveiled

5 Oct, 2019

A new large-scale public art installation addressing mental health through art and poetry has been unveiled across the streets and laneways of St Leonards in North Sydney, as part of The Big Anxiety 2019 Festival – Australia’s largest mental health festival. Created by Sydney-based artist Cameron Cripps-Kennedy, in collaboration with Western Sydney…

Environmental Film Festival Australia begins next week

4 Oct, 2019

The environment is set to take centre stage at cinemas around Melbourne next week, with the Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) announcing its 2019 program. This year marks EFFA’s biggest festival to date, with a record total of 44 feature, short, experimental and, for the first time, kids’ and youth…