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Kengo Kuma design wins competition for new Sydney tower

3 Apr, 2018

World-renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s design submitted in partnership with Australian architecture firm Koichi Takada Architects has been named the winner in a competition to design Crown Group’s new tower for Sydney’s Waterloo. Forming part of a five-building development in Waterloo which also includes three buildings designed exclusively by Koichi…

SJB wins UDIA National Award

2 Apr, 2018

SJB has won the prestigious Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) National Award for Excellence for Cantala in the medium-density development category. The Urban Development Institute of Australia’s National Awards for Excellence celebrates Australia’s contemporary knowledge, skills and innovation in the urban development industry. The awards recognise outstanding achievements of…

Zero Net Carbon Homes program announced

1 Apr, 2018

The Victorian Government is to partner with land developers and home builders in a $2.18 million pilot program to boost the supply of zero net carbon homes in Melbourne’s growth areas. Eligible home builders must be able to demonstrate that they achieve more than 200 site starts a year and…

Dulux Colour Awards 2018 finalists announced

30 Mar, 2018

Finalists for the Dulux Colour Awards have been announced following a record-breaking 305 entries. A panel of design experts have selected 124 finalists in commercial and residential spaces. Now in its 32nd year, the iconic program continues to recognise and celebrate the exceptional use of colour by Australian and New…

Thinking Outside: an exhibition

29 Mar, 2018

In 2017, issues of housing affordability and egotistical millennial culture paraded like best-mates through the media. Spend-thrift avocado brunchers, who can afford indoor plants but not four walls trended through economic reviews, talk-back radio and Twitter feeds. Yet, an interesting trend was lurking in the background of all this: the…

Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2018 entries open

28 Mar, 2018

Sustainable Victorians, schools, community groups, councils and companies are encouraged to enter the Premier’s Sustainability Awards and share their success stories. With environmental sustainability increasingly linked to economic benefits and profitability, job creation and improved engagement with the community and customers, the awards are a way to not just celebrate…

Sydney Park wins 2018 Civic Trust Awards

27 Mar, 2018

Turf Design Studio, in collaboration with Environmental Partnership has been awarded both the Civic Trust Award and The Special Award for Sustainability at Europe’s longest running awards program for the built environment, the 59th Civic Trust Awards. The Civic Trust Awards celebrate exceptional architecture, urban design, public realm and public art…

Art installation revealed at Barangaroo

26 Mar, 2018

The Barangaroo Delivery Authority, in collaboration with the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), has unveiled a major installation designed by award-winning Vietnamese architect, Vo Trong Nghia at Exchange Place, Barangaroo. Green Ladder by Vo Trong Nghia Architects is a temporary art installation, a peaceful green space for Barangaroo…

Neometro launches Brunswick, Melbourne apartments

24 Mar, 2018

A blueprint for high-density happiness has been unveiled in Brunswick, with homebuyers now able to purchase their own stake in the concept, thanks to the launch of Neometro’s new 17 Union Street apartments at Jewell Station. With unparalleled connectivity to public transport, the 43 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are…

MIFGS 2018 highlights

22 Mar, 2018

It’s a sight to behold, watching the warm afternoon sun peeking through the trees and throwing shadows over The MIFGS Welcome Garden by Phillip Withers Landscape Design, a multi-level and multi-sensory garden that is entirely as inviting as its name would suggest. Located at the Victoria Street entrance of the…