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Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Award winners

5 May, 2015

Winners have been announced in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards tonight in Cairns.  The jury awarded Regional Commendations to five projects (see list below) which will now progress to the coveted Queensland State Architecture Awards to be announced in Brisbane on 26 June….

Entries open for Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2015

4 May, 2015

Victorians who have shown leadership in sustainability and a commitment to improving the environment are encouraged to enter the 2015 Premier’s Sustainability Awards and share their work.   Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan said the awards were a great way of acknowledging and rewarding individuals and companies that have made…

15 years of Workshopped

30 Apr, 2015

WORKSHOPPED, just might be the longest continuously running annual exhibition of emerging Australian design. For the past 15 years the WORKSHOPPED exhibitions have provided a platform for Australian designers to reach national and international manufacturer, retailer and consumer audiences.  To date WORKSHOPPED has presented the work of over 350 Australian…

Harvest curated by green magazine at DEN

27 Apr, 2015

DEN is a new event tailor made for the furniture, furnishing and design industry and its innovators to work, connect and inspire. The three-day event will offer a fine selection of the best in contemporary furniture & design, lighting, textile & soft furnishings, home product design and home-wares. With a strong focus on local,…

Six-star building for five-star health and science opens at UTS

27 Apr, 2015

Six prized stars for sustainable design have been awarded to the third major building in the University of Technology Sydney’s billion-dollar City Campus Master Plan by the Green Building Council of Australia. The new Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Health Building features advanced health and science labs, learning…

Creative team selected for 2016 Venice Biennale

27 Apr, 2015

One of Australia’s great cultural symbols will form the foundation of the Australian Exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale with the successful proposal announced at events in Sydney and Melbourne tonight.  The Pool by Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet was chosen by the Australian Institute of Architects’ Venice Biennale…

Ecoliv’s modular design

27 Apr, 2015

AWS Designer Notes, Interview with Ashley Beaumont from Ecoliv about award winning modular home designs featuring Vantage aluminium windows and doors. For more information visit: AWS Ecoliv

nanoHouse at designBUILD

22 Apr, 2015

The tiny house movement will be taking up residency at this year’s DesignBUILD – in the form of the nanoHouse – when the trade event returns to Sydney Olympic Park’s Showground for three days from Tuesday April 28. The nanoHouse was produced by DesignBUILD exhibitor Wood. Naturally Better. (WNB) in…

David Trubridge wins two international Red Dot awards

17 Apr, 2015

Snowflake and Nikau lights designed by David Trubridge, have each won at the 2015 Red Dot design awards in Europe. The kitset versions are recent additions to the already award winning collection of lighting that his company designs and manufactures in Hawke’ s Bay, New Zealand. “We are very proud…

Sustainable Architecture and bike tours

17 Apr, 2015

The first of its kind in Australia, ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE includes over 25 curated exhibitions in galleries around Melbourne and regional Victoria, with a series of tours running as part of the festival to complement and showcase various elements of the program. For one day only on Sunday 3 May, leading Melbourne-based…