The Think Brick Awards have announced their jury members for 2017 with a line-up of local and international architecture industry experts, who will judge this year’s category winners and finalists to be announced on 10 August. The 2017 Think Brick Awards jury panel includes Ben Green, Director of Tzannes; Cameron…

Greater Shepparton City Council has announced the winner of the new Shepparton Art Museum architectural competition is Denton Corker Marshall. The architectural competition for a new SAM (Shepparton Art Museum) and building jury recommendation was endorsed at the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 18 April following a comprehensive design competition…

In another record-breaking year, 286 entries have been reviewed for the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards, narrowing the field down to 89 finalists across Australia and New Zealand. Now in its 31st year, the iconic program is set to once again recognise Australian and New Zealand’s diversely creative and outstanding use…

Take a moment and think of your neighbourhood park. You’ve probably spent many pleasant hours there, and you are surely not alone. Public places like your park provide locals with a venue to connect with each other, host gatherings and celebrations, sports events and markets. Public spaces promote and facilitate…

Architect Russell Acton believes in timber. He believes in it so much that he designed the tallest contemporary mass wood building in the world, the Brock Commons Tallwood House. At 18-stories-high, the Canadian student residence has won the title previously held by Melbourne’s own Forte building in the Docklands. Last…

Entries are now open for the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Last year’s winners included residents of an apartment complex (38 Westbury Street) in East St Kilda who worked together to convert their rooftop into a green upstairs ‘backyard’ to save on energy, water and costs through a project called…