Updates

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…

Open House Bendigo Weekend 2019 program live

3 Oct, 2019

The Open House Bendigo Weekend 2019 launched at the beautifully restored 1872 Beehive Building. Set to be a program highlight, the Beehive will offer the public an exclusive sneak peek of never-before-seen restorative works prior to the full reveal in early 2020. The diverse program, boasting 27 buildings – plus…

Business of Architecture and Design one-day conference

2 Oct, 2019

The first conference dedicated to the business of architecture and design will be held on Monday 11 November at the Parliament of NSW during the Sydney Architecture Festival. Aimed at filling a gap in the conference and events market for practice leaders and decision-makers in the A&D industry, the Business…

Powerhouse Museum commissions leading Indigenous artists to explore lineage in new exhibition

2 Oct, 2019

The Powerhouse Museum has announced its new exhibition, Linear, an exploration into the significance of line and lineage within Indigenous cultural narratives and practices across science, technology, design and aesthetics. Premiering on 15 November 2019, Linear brings together unique, diverse and personal voices of 10 leading Indigenous practitioners from across Australia. Designed by the award-winning Jacob…

green Talks Bricks

1 Oct, 2019

Brickworks Building Products presented green Talks Bricks at the Brickworks Design Studio in Melbourne. James Taylor and Peter Knights (Taylor Knights Architecture & Interior Design) discuss the Brunswick House and how their practice revolves around materiality. Read the issue 61 article about this project here: greenmagazine.com.au/article/materiality/. “An unassuming home is…