Updates

Cubomania

21 Oct, 2014

The centerpiece of this newly renovated house, lovingly designed and imagined by the Phooey team, Peter Ho and Emma Young, for a young family in inner Melbourne, is undeniably the three- storey volume that houses a bespoke spiral staircase and a uniquely crafted chandelier, set against the backdrop of a…

Landscape architects celebrated at national awards

21 Oct, 2014

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) National Awards has recognised the strength of the country’s burgeoning landscape architecture industry, with Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL) emerging as the big winner. The AILA National Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions in design, planning, urban design, land management, research and…

Melbourne Architecture Annual

16 Oct, 2014

The Australian Institute of Architects, in partnership with Federation Square, presents a week-long celebration of Melbourne and its built environment from 27 October. Melbourne Architecture Annual (MAA) features a host of free and ticketed events located around Federation Square and inner Melbourne designed for children, adults, architecture aficionados and locals…

Ecoliv Yarraville Project

9 Oct, 2014

The Yarraville Project comprises of two crane lifted modules which have extended the living area to an existing inner suburban home. Within two weeks of delivery this home was completely operational for its new owners to move in. Ecoliv Buildings factory built modules feature a 7 star thermal performance rating…

The inaugural MPavilion unveiled

9 Oct, 2014

Located in the heart of Melbourne’s art and culture precinct, this inaugural pavilion is more than just an exhibition. The pop up structure marks the first year of MPavillion, a four-year project funded primarily by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and backed by City of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government. Each…

Get intimate with Brisbane’s top design firms

7 Oct, 2014

Come Back To My Place is a unique event series peering behind the closed doors of the design firms shaping Brisbane’s urban landscape. Presented this month as part of the Forecast Festival of Landscape Architecture, the series invites the general public and festival-goers to eight free discussion-based events at intimate…

The Commons apartments take out top gong at Premier’s Design Awards

2 Oct, 2014

Good Design Australia announced the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards at a gala event in Melbourne last night. The overall Award went to Victorian architectural firm Breathe Architecture and developer Small Giants for their work on The Commons apartments. The Commons was selected as the overall winner for its innovative…

Cathedrals of Culture

30 Sep, 2014

“Cathedrals of Culture must rank as one of the most fervent hymns to architecture ever sung, proudly throwing down the gauntlet of high culture to that part of the intelligentsia who attend the movies. Clever, coy, precious, stirring, it’s a film of many moods.” – The Hollywood Reporter The Australian…