French design company Alki have designed their first bioplastic chair: “The Kuskoa Bi”. The Alki workshop is in a valley at the foot of the Pyrenees in France and their proximity to untouched mountains and forests keeps them conscious of the impact they have on the environment. They have always…
Contemporary Australian artist Shona Wilson has built her 25 year practice around a daily engagement with nature. Using found natural materials to create sculptural assemblages, she invites the viewer to marvel and wonder at the myriad details found within nature. Shona’s latest exhibition at Mossgreen Gallery is a project titled,…
Garage Sale Trail has been announced as a finalist in the Community category for this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards for their national grass roots waste education program which together with 20 Victorian Councils, including Ararat Rural City Council, Bayside City Council, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Greater Geelong, City…
From Sydney to Brisbane to Perth, school communities across Australia will re-imagine their local parks and green spaces in the hope of leaving a green legacy for future generations. Launching Today (Oct 14), My Park Rules, a national competition created in collaboration with 202020 Vision and Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) will encourage school…
An inner-city wetland stream and a collection of disaster resilient social parks in Wellington, and activity precincts for an industrial area in Sydney have been selected as the top three proposals for landscape architecture design competition, This Public Space. University student groups across Australia and New Zealand developed innovative design and programming strategies…
The Australian Institute of Architects’ latest Droga Architect in Residence has arrived in Australia to commence the three-month residency. Nick Wood, Founder and Director of How About Studio, will present a range of talks, lectures and workshops around the country in addition to a research project focusing on the role…
The Finalists in the Banksia Sustainability Awards were announced this week at an event entitled “Seeing The Future In The Present”. This year Banksia is recognising fifty seven finalists across fourteen different categories for their innovation, problem solving, leadership and extraordinary sustainability achievements. The Banksia Sustainability Awards, now in their 27th…
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre’s (NNC) annual fundraiser event is back again for 2015. Newtown Festival boasts the vibrant creative, conscientious and inclusive community of Newtown, and will showcase a range of eco initiatives that reflect this originality and diversity. This year they welcome Environmental Enterprises, their newest community partner, to ensure that all…
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, today announced that Australia and New Zealand are the first markets worldwide to receive the Enphase® Home Energy Solution, an integrated solution combining solar generation, energy control, and energy storage. The award-winning Enphase technology is an advanced energy solution that…
The Master of Disaster, Design and Development (MoDDD), is an innovative new degree from RMIT University’s School of Architecture and Design that will enable students to work internationally in the disaster and development fields. Developed in partnership with the International Federation of the Red Cross and UN-Habitat, MoDDD will explore…
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