Updates

Dulux’s Colour Forecast paints a picture of 2018

4 Sep, 2017

The desire to achieve balance across every aspect of our lives has inspired the quartet of colour palettes unveiled in Dulux’s 2018 Colour Forecast – the company’s annual exploration of the cultural trends set to influence Australia’s design choices in the coming year. Conceptualised by Creative Director Bree Leech and…

Designing The Future Street

2 Sep, 2017

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), the Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IOTAA) and the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) have announced their collaboration to build the street of the future in Sydney’s CBD. The installation – The Future Street – is to be part of AILA’s…

MINI Profiles: Austin Maynard Architects

31 Aug, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI…

Three Australian designs shortlisted for the INDEX: Award

31 Aug, 2017

Three Australian design teams are in the running for the world’s largest sustainable design prize – the INDEX: Award worth €500,000. Since its establishment in 2005, the Danish INDEX: Award continues to flourish. The Award’s contemporary interpretation of design –solutions that seek to solve real societal challenges will be celebrated…

MINI Profiles: Architecture Architecture

29 Aug, 2017

In October green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is presenting MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. In the lead-up we’ve decided to showcase all the wonderful architects involved in the exhibition through our MINI Profiles…

Sydney Architecture Festival launches 2017 program

28 Aug, 2017

The 2017 Sydney Architecture Festival heads west for its 11th annual edition, presented over the long weekend from Friday 29 September until Monday 2 October, with talks, tours and exhibitions delving into our city’s architectural highlights. This year, the Festival focuses on building Sydney’s future heritage in Western Sydney with…

Melbourne commits to fight War on Waste

27 Aug, 2017

The City of Melbourne has thrown its support behind the War on Waste, with a $50,000 fund to help retail and hospitality businesses reduce their impact on the environment. In response to the environmental issues highlighted in the ABC’s War on Waste TV series, Council has endorsed a motion to…

The Museum of Everything heads to Hobart

26 Aug, 2017

From June 2017 to April 2018 Mona will play host to an astonishing exhibition of art objects selected and curated by The Museum of Everything – the world’s first wandering institution for the untrained, unintentional, undiscovered and unclassifiable artists of modern times. James Brett, Founder, The Museum of Everything said,…

NSW government launches Better Placed

26 Aug, 2017

The Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed the launch of the design policy Better Placed by NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts this morning. “New South Wales needs to continue to become a better place to live in’, the Institute’s NSW Chapter President Andrew Nimmo said. The new policy will help…

Issue 57

25 Aug, 2017

Issue 57 is on the stands on September 7, subscribe here to receive over the next week. Inside our “small” issue we’ve sought out homes that demonstrate how we can have everything we need in a house contained to a site far removed from the traditional quarter-acre block. Our cover house demonstrates perfectly…