A Space Age airport, cutting-edge medical centre, cubist coastal cabana and a locally designed high school to be constructed in Uganda are among 19 outstanding projects competing in this year’s coveted Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Country Division Awards. Spanning seven categories from heritage, commercial and residential works to visionary…

Cbus Property and Charter Hall’s internationally lauded building, 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, has become the first building in Victoria to achieve a 6-star NABERS energy rating. Designed by award-winning architects Bates Smart, engineered by Umow Lai and managed by Knight Frank, it is one of just two commercial office buildings…

Announced at Think Brick Australia’s Gala Dinner at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Friday, 5 August, twenty-five outstanding projects from across Australia have been recognised in the 2016 Think Brick Awards, Australia’s richest design awards. This year marks a decade of the Think Brick Awards, a program that celebrates excellence in the use…

North Melbourne Football Club’s Arden Street headquarters and a local recreation centre are now powered by solar thanks to an investment by the City of Melbourne and the Kangaroos. Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Environment Portfolio, Cr Arron Wood, said a 100kW solar system has been installed on the…

The American Hardwood Export Council has collaborated with Alison Brooks Architects, Arup and the London Design Festival to present a cross-laminated tulipwood structure on the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground of the Chelsea College of Arts from 17 September until 12 October. Brooks has designed ‘The Smile’, an urban installation that…

A small playground in east Redfern has received a major accolade for its unique design and use of open space in a dense urban area. Chelsea Street Playground took top honours in the Parks and Open Space category of the 2016 Australian Institute for Landscape Architects NSW awards. Including ideas from locals and…

It’s the brand that has literally shaped a nation – from huge sporting arenas to the Australian backyard.  Today it’s difficult to imagine an Australian city, town or rural property without seeing COLORBOND® steel somewhere.  The iconic BlueScope brand is marking an incredible 50 years since its inception in 1966,…