The team behind SPUD in the UK have recently developed some exciting collaborations between artists, designers and the community to deliver two engaging projects. With a brief to design a temporary place to live and work while studying the ‘littoral’- the watery edge of the Beaulieu River in Exbury, artist Stephen Turner (the…
WOMADelaide has released the full program of speakers , discussion topics and workshops for the 2016 Planet Talks, presented in partnership with the University of South Australia. Hosted as part of the WOMADelaide festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park on March 11 – 14, The Planet Talks returns to the picturesque setting of Speakers’…
Find out how GECA is working to collaborate and drive the uptake of sustainable products and services, hear the latest key insights from Anna Scott’s research into sustainable production and consumption in Australia, and learn more about the impacts of the new Sustainable Procurement standard ISO 20400. A guided Barangaroo South…
Designed and made in Melbourne, the 100th Chair for the 100 Chairs in 100 Days: Martino Gamper exhibition at RMIT University Design Hub has been revealed. Renowned for his cross-disciplinary and culturally responsive approach to design, London-based Martino Gamper first came to international acclaim with 100 Chairs in 100 Days….
Two influential Spanish architects have joined the speaker line-up for the 2016 National Architecture Conference, How Soon is Now, taking place in Adelaide, 28-30 April. Co-creative Directors Cameron Bruhn, Sam Spurr and Ben Hewett, have named ‘guerrilla architect’ Santiago Cirugeda of Seville and self-sufficiency advocate Vicente Guallart from Barcelona as…
“Imagine a building designed and constructed to function as elegantly and efficiently as a flower: a building informed by its bioregion’s characteristics, that generates all of its own energy with renewable resources, captures and treats all of its water, is toxic free and beautiful.” – The Living Future Institute of…
An ultra-efficient display home on Victoria’s Bass Coast has set a new benchmark in affordable living, costing only $500 a year to run or 15 per cent of the power and water bills needed to run an average Victorian home. The double-story, four-bedroom house – the first of 220 homes…
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today announced the commission for the third annual MPavilion has been awarded to acclaimed Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai. The announcement comes as MPavilion 2015 closed on Sunday 7 February having welcomed more than 76,000 visitors attending 419 free events hosted over four months within the temporary architecture pavilion…
Some of the world’s most exciting chefs and culinary thinkers will meet at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday 3 April for the inaugural MAD SYD, a day of talks and ideas exploring the future of food. Confirmed speakers include noma’s René Redzepi, Momofuku’s David Chang, Osteria Francescana’s Massimo Bottura,…
To illustrate the sustainability of American hardwoods, a new campaign: Grown in Seconds, has been launched by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to show how swiftly wood used for a variety of projects regrows naturally in America’s forests. Supported by environmental consultants ThinkStep (www.thinkstep.com) AHEC aims to promote a better…
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