Australia’s premier open building event, Sydney Open returns on 2 and 3 November offering visitors a glimpse into an unprecedented number of the city’s most important and architecturally inspiring buildings usually off-limits to the general public. Across two days, over 80 buildings and spaces can be accessed through the Sydney…
As part of the centenary celebrations for acclaimed Australian architect Robin Boyd (1919–1971), Heide Museum of Modern Art is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy bespoke Boyd furniture at an auction on 27 October supported by Nelson Alexander. Produced exclusively for Heide’s current exhibition Robin Boyd: Design Legend, the distinctive…
MINI LIVING – INVERT 3.0 will bring together architects and RMIT architecture students to explore the potential of our laneways. In the lead-up to the exhibition, we’ve asked participating architects to give us a tour of their favourite Melbourne laneway. Watch the video and read the transcript of Amy Bracks…
A panel discussion covering the challenges and opportunities for sustainable, zero waste and closed loop product and packaging design, with three leaders in the field. Featuring The Design Files’ Lucy Feagins, in conversation with: Abigail Forsyth KeepCup Abigail Forsyth is the co-founder of KeepCup, the world’s first barista-standard re-usable coffee…
A spectacular exercise in cross laminated timber (CLT) and stone for the home of James Fitzpatrick, of fitzpatrick+partners in Sydney’s Castlecrag, was the overall winner of the prestigious Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) held in Melbourne. Already the subject of considerable acclaim, The Seed House is an exemplary project that…
The 13th Sydney Architecture Festival will be a week-long festival running from 11-17 November 2019 under the creative direction of Dr Barnaby Bennett. This year’s theme is Making. Housing. Affordable. The Festival will feature a series of engaging seminars, exhibitions, film screenings, tours and events speakers across a range of…
Monash University has won the Built Environment category in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards for their residential development, Gillies Hall, named in honour of Monash alumnus – political satirist, actor and director Dr Max Gillies AM. Gillies Hall is a new six-level, 150-bed accommodation complex on the university’s Peninsula…
Canberra will once again prove itself as an innovative and globally recognised city of design, as DESIGN Canberra takes over the nation’s capital for three weeks from 4 – 24th November 2019. Now in its sixth year, the festival is a constantly evolving platform to showcase the city’s thriving design…
green magazine and MINI announce the third iteration of their architecture-led collaborations: MINI LIVING – INVERT 3.0. Continuing to challenge notions of how and where we live, this year’s exhibition will explore the potential of laneways. Faced with the pressure of a steadily increasing population, laneways offer opportunities for adaptive…
MINI LIVING – INVERT 3.0 will bring together architects and RMIT architecture students to explore the potential of our laneways. In the lead-up to the exhibition, we’ve asked participating architects to give us a tour of their favourite Melbourne laneway. Watch the video and read the transcript of Emlyn Olaver…
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