Updates

Design unveiled for State Library Victoria redevelopment

3 Apr, 2017

On 30th March 2017, the State Library Victoria in Melbourne unveiled the designs for its forthcoming $88.1 million redevelopment plan, Vision 2020. The plan will return 40% more space to public use, transforming the library to meet current and future needs. Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and local partners Architectus and…

I See Wild

31 Mar, 2017

Phillip Withers Landscape Design has created an oasis at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Slabs of bluestone rise from a patchwork of hand-carved pavers and luscious grass bordered by plants, herbs and flowers. In the background stand several natural timber poles, neighboured by arms of towering cacti. Every glimpse…

MPavilion 2016 gifted to the Melbourne Zoo

31 Mar, 2017

Naomi Milgrom AO, Founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, today announced that MPavilion 2016, designed by award-winning Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from its temporary site at the Queen Victoria Gardens to its new home at…

Art + Climate = Change sneak peek

29 Mar, 2017

CLIMARTE’s highly anticipated festival of provocative climate change related arts and ideas, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017, has now launched its website. Running from 19 April – 14 May across venues in Melbourne and regional Victoria, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 provides a platform for the discussion of the challenges, opportunities, impacts, and solutions associated with…

New public space to transform Prahran

27 Mar, 2017

The City of Stonnington has announced the construction of a landmark new public urban park and two-level underground car park creating a vibrant cultural heart for residents, traders and visitors. The visionary project will provide a legacy to the community for generations to come. At over 9,000-metres-square, the project, dubbed…

Bringing nature inside through design

24 Mar, 2017

The truth is that Australians are now spending the majority of their time indoors, so it’s more important than ever to bring nature inside. Planet Ark’s update to their Wood: Housing, Health, Humanity Report is a compelling testament to the many and varied benefits of incorporating nature into our built…

Seed to Seat furniture collaborative unveiled at Design Days Dubai

23 Mar, 2017

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has unveiled its ‘Seed to Seat’ furniture collaborative at Design Days Dubai, and is due to run until March 17. Given an open brief and asked to design ‘something to sit on’, the designers…

Watchmaker, Melbourne Design Week

20 Mar, 2017

The inaugural Melbourne Design Week is navigating the concept of Design Values. The theme has been challenged in a multi-artist exhibition in an unusual location: an old watchmaker’s shop in Collingwood. Folk Architects have thoughtfully re-designed the derelict space, the starkness of which is perfectly complimented by multiple reflective panels. Vintage…

RMIT and the NGV partner to strengthen Victoria’s design industry

20 Mar, 2017

A new partnership between the National Gallery of Victoria and RMIT will combine academic research and student work with curatorial excellence to strengthen Victoria’s design industry. As NGV Design Partner, RMIT will collaborate on the inaugural Victorian Design Program to be delivered by the Gallery, in partnership with the Victorian…