Western Australia’s leading design practitioners and aspiring design students have been recognised with nineteen awards at the DIA WA 2015 Design Awards held on Thursday 3 December, 2015. Now in its thirteenth year, the Awards Program, an initiative of the Design Institute of Australia’s (‘DIA’) WA Chapter is the State’s…
Melbourne’s first interactive playground where children can compose music using sculptural bells and gongs integrated into a playground environment has been revealed at Point Park, Yarra’s Edge, just moments from Melbourne’s CBD. Mirvac’s Harmony Garden features 16 gongs, 19 instrumental bells and three percussion drums that combine to create an…
Renowned for his cross-disciplinary and culturally responsive approach to design, London-based Martino Gamper came to major acclaim with 100 Chairs in 100 Days. In this project Gamper collected disused chairs from London alleyways and friends’ homes and reassembled them — one per day — into poetic and often humorous forms….
The National Gallery of Victoria confirmed today that Ai Weiwei, artist, activist and one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists, will travel to Melbourne for the opening of the NGV’s major world-first exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, which has been developed by the NGV in collaboration with The…
In an Australian first, some of Melbourne’s most iconic businesses, universities, cultural institutions and Councils have united to drive new investment in renewable energy. Led by the City of Melbourne, the consortium includes the University of Melbourne, RMIT, National Australia Bank, NEXTDC, the City of Port Phillip, Moreland City Council,…
Leading environmental design consultancy Atelier Ten celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, marking a landmark in its journey from a small London-based studio to an international thought-leader with a portfolio that includes some of the world’s most celebrated high-performance buildings Established in London in 1990 by a group of progressive engineers, Atelier Ten…
Winner at IDEA 2015 and recipient of a high commendation at the Eat Drink Design awards 2015, DesignOffice’s Pop Down Bar in American ash has been repurposed to highlight the environmental impact of American hardwood use. The Pop Down Bar was unveiled in 2014 as the launch venue for the…
The Big Design Market is back again on 4, 5 and 6 December bringing together the best of independent Australian and international design for 3 huge days at Melbourne’s iconic Royal Exhibition Building. A wonderland for Christmas shoppers with over 230 stallholders, it’s the ultimate destination for those who value…
With a lovely brief to reflect the philosophies of the surrounding development as well as the products used in the salon, Craig Tan Architects was asked to include “a connection to nature, sustainability and the use of organic ingredients and natural materials” in their recent project. The Roji Salon is entered…
A Manhattan transport hub, a ballet school in St Petersburg and an olive oil factory in Uruguay were all winners at the recent World Architecture Festival Awards. In the Culture Completed Buildings category, Soma City Home for All in Japan, by Klein Dytham Architecture, was victorious. This pro bono project is an…
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