Victoria’s leading architects have been honoured by the 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards, with education and public architecture projects dominating in multiple categories demonstrating their significance to the public realm. Across 14 categories, a total of 66 awards were given including named awards, architecture awards and commendations from the 108 shortlisted…
The North Fitzroy Library and Community Hub has become the first mixed-use public building to receive a six-star Green Star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia – representing another string to the bow of this dynamic, community-oriented Melbourne project. “The North Fitzroy community are an educated community that wanted…
An international cast of influential architects, urbanists and academics will present at the 2018 Housing Futures conference at Sydney’s Eternity Playhouse on 27 July. Australia’s cities are being stretched, prodded, rearranged and transformed by the forces of rapid urbanisation, densification and technological and economic change. The Housing Futures conference will…
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the 2018 Queensland Landscape Architecture Awards. The awards acknowledged 28 winners over 14 categories, celebrating leading projects of all sizes across regional and metropolitan Queensland. AILA Queensland Awards Jury Chair Amalie Wright said the awards showcase the far-reaching…
Heide Museum of Modern Art presents the first major exhibition dedicated to the iconic work of two of Australia’s most important and influential designers. Opening 30 June 2018, Design for Life explores the career of Grant Featherston, arguably Australia’s most significant modernist designer, and his partnership with Mary Featherston, who…
The Think Brick Awards, Australia’s richest design awards, has announced its jury members for 2018 with a line up of leading industry experts and influencers. This year’s awards, which will be announced at a gala dinner on 23 August 2018, will be judged by a jury looking for a unique…
The 11th annual Open House Melbourne Weekend 2018 Program was launched at Melbourne’s major new art museum – and Open House Weekend participant – Buxton Contemporary this morning. The program launch celebrates Open House Melbourne’s month of architecture, with an expanded program of events in July including major new exhibition…
Are you ready to get your hands dirty? That’s the question Planet Ark is asking Australians as they gear up for their annual Schools and National Tree Days. Since 1996 over 24 million trees have been planted by almost four million people, and the events are a great way for…
The former brickworks site in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will be transformed into one of Australia’s most sustainable communities after Frasers Property Australia’s ambitious masterplan for the development – including 700 homes and plans for the world’s most sustainable shopping centre – received the green light. Burwood Brickworks will inject new…
Archier’s recently-completed project, Caroma on Collins, started off with a deceivingly straightforward brief: “[to] make physical the values and history of Caroma.” Translating these naturally ethereal yet crucial concepts into bricks and mortar was never going to be easy, but Archier clearly wasn’t daunted by the challenge. Caroma on Collins was…
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