Updates

Considered Aesthetics: An Autumn Showcase

17 Mar, 2017

Two small, Melbourne-based businesses, One Fine Print and Anaca Studio have teamed up to present a refreshing retail concept, Considered Aesthetics: An Autumn Showcase, running in Fitzroy throughout April to June. ‘Considered Aesthetics’ is a temporary retail showcase of finely-crafted furniture, earthy artisanal objects, and intriguing photo-graphic artworks, designed and made…

Creating the Contemporary Chair: The Gordon Moffatt Gift

15 Mar, 2017

Thirty-five provocative and eye-catching contemporary chairs, from a stool coated in Chilean volcanic rock to a hanging seat shaped like a killer whale, are being displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria exhibition Creating the Contemporary Chair: The Gordon Moffatt Gift. All recently acquired by the NGV through the support of…

Winners of 2017 Newcastle Architecture Awards announced

14 Mar, 2017

The complex alteration of a modest four-unit, beachside structure by Genton Architecture has taken top honours at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2017 Newcastle Architecture Awards. The high number of entries in the 2017 Awards program along with the quality of the projects reinforces the strength of the Newcastle architectural…

Architecture students learn lessons from Yarrabah

10 Mar, 2017

The Indigenous community of Yarrabah, situated about 50 kilometres south-east of Cairns, was the focus of a design studio undertaken by University of Sydney architecture students who were given a unique opportunity to work with the local community on an affordable housing project. Known as the Burri Gummin (‘one fire’)…

Latrobe Regional Gallery undergoes major refurbishment

8 Mar, 2017

Funding of $770,000 from the State Government and a contribution from Latrobe City Council of $310,000 will see the Latrobe Regional Gallery transformed into a thriving arts and cultural centre capable of attracting international exhibitions and boosting tourism to Latrobe City. The major renovations will began early this year, with…

MINI to unveil visionary concept at the Salone del Mobile 2017

6 Mar, 2017

MINI has teamed up with New York architects SO-IL to unveil the installation, MINI LIVING – Breathe, at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan. MINI LIVING – Breathe is a forward-looking interpretation of resource-conscious urban living within a minimal physical footprint. The installation calls into question conventional living concepts…

Art + Climate = Change returns in 2017

3 Mar, 2017

CLIMARTE has announced the return of ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017, a festival of provocative climate change related arts and ideas. Following on from the successful 2015 inaugural event, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2017 will take place across Melbourne and regional Victoria from 19 April until 14 May. Through its curated exhibitions and events, including the highly…

Issue 54

1 Mar, 2017

Inside issue 54, Drew Heath’s House of Gardens, OOF! Architecture’s project on a 48-square-metre wedge of land, the reworking of a Beaumaris beauty by Austin Design Associates and Leed certified ‘Compass House’ in Ontario, Canada. Also landscapers, Pepo, tackle a narrow, long block and we admire the studio and garden…

More than 60 artists announced for NGV Triennial

1 Mar, 2017

An unprecedented and large-scale global exhibition of art, design and architecture will be showcased in the inaugural NGV Triennial opening on 15 December 2017. Featuring more than 60 artists from over 30 countries and free and exclusive to Melbourne, the NGV Triennial will include major presentations from international and Australian…

Solar Feed-in Tariffs double in Victoria

28 Feb, 2017

Victorian solar households will finally receive fair compensation for the power they provide to the grid thanks to ground-breaking changes announced today. Solar households are set to receive a minimum feed-in tariff rate of 11.3 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the current five cents for selling excess electricity back…