Updates

Game-Changing Sustainable Solutions Announced for Wege Prize ’22

23 Feb, 2022

Design competition Wege Prize has announced its semifinalists for 2022, with teams of students from 17 countries including Zimbabwe, the Philippines, India, and Canada offering powerful ideas for a circular economy. Addressing everything from hunger and climate change to social  equity and pollution, the solutions advanced by 15 teams of…

Parramatta Light Rail Lays First Green Track

8 Feb, 2022

Work on the NSW Government’s $2.4 billion Stage 1 Parramatta Light Rail continues, with Australia’s longest stretch of green track currently being laid along the line. Minister for Transport and Minister for Veterans David Elliott said the unique green track had been rolled out alongside Robin Thomas Reserve, bringing the…

Submissions Open for Worldwide Inclusive Exhibition

27 Jan, 2022

Sharefolder Fantasy is a new exhibition by Australian designer Dale Hardiman and American artist and designer Mark Dineen. This project will be presented at Australia’s largest design fair, Melbourne Design Week. They are asking anyone and everyone worldwide to participate by simply making a vase and sharing a photo of…

Bangladesh hospital wins RIBA International Prize 2021

26 Jan, 2022

A remote community hospital, set in the water-laden landscape of the Bengal in south-west Bangladesh, designed by Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA, has won the RIBA International Prize 2021, architecture’s highest global accolade for design excellence and social impact. The sustainable and low-cost hospital delivers essential healthcare services to the local communities of…