This year’s South Australian Architecture Awards, run by the Australian Institute of Architects, has seen a strong field of educational projects flex their collective design muscle across a range of categories. Chief among these is the Adelaide Botanic High School by Cox Architecture and DesignInc which this year won the Dr…
The preservation of a 2000-year-old Chinese forest for a hotel celebrating Chinese culture, a sustainable open-air university building shielded by a ‘verandah’ in the tropics of Singapore, and a tiny thoughtful chapel in Venice are among the projects awarded in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2019 International Chapter Architecture Awards….
Winners of the 2019 Victorian Architecture Awards have been announced, honouring the state’s leading architecture, with public projects dominating across multiple categories. Across 14 categories, 66 awards were given including named awards, architecture awards and commendations from 89 shortlisted projects and 248 entries. The winners were announced at a dinner…
Melbourne is our city and it’s set to open once again for the 12th annual Open House Melbourne 2019 Weekend on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July. The full Weekend program of over 200 tours and events is now live online here. The program was launched last night at The…
Melbourne-based interdisciplinary design firm ODO has been appointed to design the interiors of Australia’s first 1 Hotel, fusing the firm’s expertise in sustainable design and advanced design methodology to create a hotel experience that will continue to put Melbourne at the forefront of travel experiences. Situated on the northern bank…
Koskela, one of Australia’s leading furniture, design and lifestyle brands, will present Ngalya, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Koskela’s social impact projects working with Australia’s First Nation Peoples. Koskela will present an exhibition including a new collection of lighting designs in collaboration with six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland State Architecture Awards have been announced at the annual awards night on Friday 14 June. Following an extensive Regional Architecture Awards program, 62 unique projects were shortlisted for state honours, some in multiple categories. The highlight from this year’s judging was…
For the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP)’s annual ‘In dialogue’, two Indigenous artists – one Australian and the other Canadian – communicate their histories of European colonisation. James Tylor (Possum) explores Australian cultural representations through his multi-cultural heritage, which comprises Nunga (Kaurna), Māori (Te Arawa) and European (English, Scottish, Irish,…
A comedian with a passion for design, an architect duo who have led a movement of architect-designed social housing and community-focused projects, and a sustainability research centre fuelling innovation have been honoured with National Prizes from the Australian Institute of Architects at the 2019 National Architecture Conference. Los Angeles-based Australian…
Smart homes with eye scanners, pop up shelters in unused buildings and affordable ownership models are some of the innovative ideas shortlisted for the City of Sydney’s housing challenge. Jurors selected seven entries for new ideas for alternative housing models to increase affordable housing supply across the city and reduce…
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