The Creative Directors for the 2015 National Architecture Conference – Risk have revealed the complete line-up of international and local speakers ahead of early bird closing on 26 March. Curated by Hamish Lyon, Andrew Mackenzie and Donald Bates, the three day festival takes place in Melbourne 14-16 May and features…
Axor Starck V: Classic Glass Cuts Grace Revolutionary Design  Mixer with a fine finish: the revolutionary washbasin mixer Axor Starck V is now also available with a classic touch. From September on, the design brand of the mixer and shower specialist Hansgrohe SE will offer two new versions of the…
The NZI Centre in Auckland has achieved 5.5 stars out of 6 under the NABERSNZ energy rating scheme – a half star improvement on its previous rating. It is the first building in Auckland to attain the ‘market leading’ score. The prominent five-storey NZI Centre on Fanshawe Street was developed…
Beth Wilson, Director, Wilson Architects, and the landscape architect responsible for some of Brisbane’s best- loved and most memorable landscapes, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Australian Institute of Architect’s Queensland Chapter. Chapter President, Richard Kirk said, “This is the first time a landscape architect has received this…
At NGV International six monumental rock columns entwined with native flora will reach skywards in Federation Court from Friday 27 March, 2015. Informed by Federation Court’s bluestone architecture and its former history as an outdoor sculpture garden, Rock Melt is a major new commission by Sydney-based artist Jamie North. Constructed…
Architecture for Collective Impact Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen of NORD Architects will share an architect residency based in Sydney, awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects Foundation. NORD’s work represents a contemporary Scandinavian approach with numerous prize-winning projects, and will present only one joint lecture. Hear them…
​Artists around Australia and the globe are invited to showcase their up-cycling skills and creativity as part of an Australian Âfirst exhibition to celebrate the launch of acclaimed sustainability book Retrash and Earth Day​’​s 45th anniversary. The exhibition is being curated by Retrash author Nathan Devine, supported by Etsy, the…
The City of Melbourne’s Creative Spaces program has established a new studio at Carlton Connect Initiative’s (CCI) LAB-14. The studio positions artists amongst researchers and organisations addressing issues of sustainability and resilience. Melbourne artists Debbie Symons and Jasmine Targett are the first Artists-in-Residence at the new Creative Spaces: Carlton Connect…
A raft of new design initiatives, including the creation of the Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture was revealed today by the National Gallery of Victoria. The department, the first of its kind for an art gallery in Australia, will spearhead the gallery’s vision to become a leading international hub…
Buiksloterham, a district in the North of Amsterdam, is being developed by public and private parties into a neighbourhood with high circular ambitions. The area – currently a post-industrial zone with large brownfields – will be developed with an addition of 3,500 new homes and 200,000 m2 of office space…
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