Established during the golden age of post-war Modernism, Marimekko is the Finnish textile and fashion company that achieved international fame in the 1960s and 1970s with its bold screen prints and pop art style graphics. A large-scale exhibition highlighting the history and relevance of the Marimekko brand will open at…
Nightingale Housing has won the Built Environment category in this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards for development of apartment block Nightingale 1.0 in Melbourne’s Brunswick. Home to 20 apartments, Nightingale 1.0 by Breathe Architecture is the first Australian project to use the Nightingale model and will be completed in December….
Issue 58 is on the stands on November 6, subscribe here to receive over the next week. The houses in this issue, as always, have been designed for the owners’ particular needs and their environment. In Sydney, Welsh and Major Architects retained the front few rooms of a timber cottage and at…
The Dulux Study Tour, now in it’s tenth consecutive year, is a coveted program that inspires and fosters Australia’s next generation of emerging architectural talent. The Dulux Study Tour has countlessly been described as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity. During the Tour, recipients are immersed in architecture in every sense, from…
From a shortlist of thirty-three entries, three projects were awarded and another nine commended in the 2017 Australian Urban Design Awards, the nation’s premier awards for excellence and innovation in urban design. The awards were presented at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, on 25 October 2017. The Australian Urban…
More than 30 female indigenous leaders from remote Australia and the Pacific Islands will pitch their unique business ideas to global giants including Google and Qantas at a special event at the State Library of Queensland on 2 November. Part of a mentoring initiative set up by The Nature Conservancy…
Sustainability and urban transformation to improve people’s lives is the focus of this week’s Future Cities National Forum, held at the University of Melbourne. Hosted by the University’s CRC for Low Carbon Living and the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL), the forum will explore four ‘reinventing the city’ movements: greening, smarting,…
The Big Design Market always delivers an exceptional line up of the most unique curated offerings of ethical and independent designer gifts in an inspiring shopping experience all under one roof. Highlights for 2017 include a carefully curated assembly of the best local creative talent, as well as indigenous artists from…
The TarraWarra Museum of Art is set to stage an exhibition of the works of Rosemary Laing, one of Australia’s most significant and internationally renowned photo-based artists, 2 December 2017 – 11 February 2018. Focusing on the theme of land and landscape in Laing’s oeuvre, the Rosemary Laing exhibition includes…
The highly anticipated Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden has officially opened in Centennial Parklands today. The Garden is designed to be an outdoor learning experience for children aged 2-12, of all abilities and backgrounds. It is made up of dry creek beds, an Artesian water play area, bamboo forest,…
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