In partnership with VicHealth, NGV’s inaugural Victorian Design Challenge invites designers to form multi-disciplinary teams with professionals from other sectors to apply design in targeting a real world problem. This year, the NGV is partnering with VicHealth to set the theme of Challenge: How might we increase the resilience of…

The Australian National Botanic Gardens has unveiled an extraordinary new two-storey treehouse in the heart of the capital. Unlike many other public artworks in Canberra, this is one you’re not only allowed to climb, but you’re encouraged to do so. The Paperbark Treehouse took three months to build and is the…

HIP V. HYPE is making its foray into bayside Melbourne with town residences designed in collaboration with Fieldwork Architects. The team will introduce premium low-impact living in four residences situated along the Elwood Canal at 90 Ruskin Street. Commencing construction early in the new year, the three-level, four bedroom residences…

With predictions that the Australian population may double in the present century and that both Melbourne and Sydney will have around eight million people by 2050, how we manage the development of our cities will be crucial. Every two years, experts in urban research from the Australian Cities Research Network…

After seeing the horizontally positioned boards of solid American tulipwood flowing around the stage in the Performance Theatre at Freshwater Senior Campus, you might correctly assume that this was not the creation of a standard acoustic paneling company. The design was conceived and created by young furniture designer Ben Percy…

According to the UN, native bees and butterflies are facing dire threats from habitat loss and pesticide use – up to 37 per cent of species globally have declined, and 9 per cent face extinction. 12-19 November 2017 is Pollinator Week in Australia and in recognition of the importance of…