Updates

Assembly Apartments announced as category winner at AIA Victoria

30 Jul, 2017

Assembly Apartments has taken out the 2017 Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Multiple Housing)  at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Victorian Chapter. Woods Bagot Principal Peter Miglis said a strong partnership with developer Cbus Property enabled the project’s success. “The journey of this unique project was made possible with the support of…

Spoon carving workshop with Carol Russell

29 Jul, 2017

As a woodcrafter of tableware, Carol Russell has been moved by the characteristics of the hydrowood timber salvaged from the cold depths of Lake Pieman. Tasmanian-born, she is conscious of the history between the forests and the Hydro Electric Commission. The battle for control of the region of the Pieman…

MPavilion extended for two more seasons

27 Jul, 2017

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation’s annual MPavilion architecture commission has received an extension for a further two seasons. The announcement comes amid excitement in the lead-up to the unveiling of the fourth MPavilion (designed by Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten of OMA), and is the result of a unanimous decision by…

Dulux DIAlogue on Tour winners announced

26 Jul, 2017

Dulux, the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) have announced the winners of their design tour scholarship, the Dulux DIAlogue Tour. Now in its second year, Dulux DIAlogue on Tour is an inspirational expedition, exclusive to DIA and DINZ members across Australia and New Zealand,…

Winners announced for the 2017 Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards

24 Jul, 2017

Thirteen projects have received awards at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards, announced Friday 21 July in Melbourne. A civic focus came through loud and clear with the jury complementing all the entries that included and promoted community interaction, specifically noting the contributions to the future…

Table Cape cliff-top resort in Tasmania approved

22 Jul, 2017

Approval has been granted for a hotel that will be sunk into a cliff face on the north-west coast of Tasmania. The proposed design is by Sydney-based firm Silvester Fuller, in collaboration with landscape architects Aspect Studios. The $90-million development will include 26 deluxe rooms, 16 premium suites, eight villa suites, a…

INVERT 2017

21 Jul, 2017

Green magazine, in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, is excited to present MINI LIVING – INVERT, an exhibition and series of talks analysing the importance of sustainable, small-scale architecture. From 4-8 October, MINI and green will be taking over a small space in Melbourne’s CBD. Green magazine…

The Droga Architect in Residence has been announced

19 Jul, 2017

The Australian Institute of Architects Foundation has announced German architect Martin Ostermann as the next Droga Architect in Residence. Ostermann will be joined on the residency by designer Lena Kleinheinz, co-founder and director of their Berlin-based practice, Magma Architecture. Magma Architecture have earned international recognition for their innovative and award-winning…

Melbourne’s first green laneway announced

17 Jul, 2017

The City of Melbourne has unveiled the revamped Coromandel Place: the first of four laneways to be upgraded as part of the $1.8 million Green Your Laneway pilot program. “The residents and business owners in Coromandel Place supported this rejuvenation to help entice people to this hidden part of the…

New plan for Southbank unveiled

14 Jul, 2017

The City of Melbourne has unveiled artist’s impressions of its $35 million plan to create new public open space in Melbourne’s most densely populated suburb. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle AC unveiled the plans to create 2.5 hectares of new public open space on Southbank Boulevard and Dodds Street as part…