Four CBD laneways have undergone a green makeover as part of the $1.8 million Green Your Laneway pilot program. The pilot laneways include Coromandel Place, Guildford Lane, Meyers Place and Katherine Place, which have been transformed using a mixture of planter boxes, vertical gardens, climbing plants, trees and street art….
Our cover is a shot of Breathe Architecture’s recently-completed Nightingale 1, a 20-apartment development in Brunswick and the newest addition to the Nightingale family. Like its siblings, this project challenges our preconceptions of multi-residential developments. In this issue, we take a look inside Nightingale 1 and other groundbreaking multi-residential projects…
Local and international design innovators will gather in Melbourne for a series of exhibitions, talks, studio tours and industry-led events, celebrating the second annual Melbourne Design Week from 15 – 25 March 2018. An initiative of the Victorian Government’s Creative State strategy, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria,…
Romeciti has taken a novel approach to ensuring all its projects are steeped in nature. The Sydney sustainable real estate developer has purchased two nurseries – North Rocks Greenery and Camden Nursery – to give them the tools to deliver the mature green landscapes they promise buyers of their urban…
In case you weren’t already aware, housing affordability has become a global issue, and one of the worst places to buy or rent is London. Thankfully, when times are tough there always seem to be people willing to help out – enter Lowe Guardians. Company founder Tim Lowe created Lowe Guardians…
Presented at venues across Queensland from 10 to 23 March, the 2018 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum explores the opportunities and challenges of the Asian century through a range of free and ticketed events. The exhibitions, symposia, lectures and workshops will engage anyone interested in architecture and design, including educators, professionals,…
Cross laminated timber (CLT) has many virtues that endear the material to architects and developers. An engineered timber building panel product, its strength, durability and convenience in construction have encouraged development of entirely timber buildings; several leading examples of which are found in Australia. Projects like International House in Sydney…
When most of us think of shopping centres, sustainability is probably not the first thing that springs to mind. Frasers Property Australia is boldly tackling this preconception with its Burwood Brickworks development. Expected to have in excess of 12700-square-metres of retail space, this project has set out to prove that…
In March 2018, the sixth Lorne Sculpture Biennale (LSB) hosts its inaugural conference, Creating Utopia, a three-day exploratory journey investigating the 2018 LSB theme Landfall, with speakers from across Australia and overseas reflecting powerfully upon the intersections of art, culture and the natural environment. Two keynote and 10 invited speakers…
Students at the German International School Sydney (GISS) commenced Term 1 in very unique and innovative container classrooms which were opened by the NSW Education Minister, the Hon. Robert Stokes, MP, on Wednesday 31st January – the first day of school for GISS students. The German International School Sydney’s container…
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