As the beekeeping season comes to a close, you’re invited to view new sculptural works and enjoy the last of the 20/21 season honey harvest. The new works, entitled: What it is to be broken. What It Is To Mend is a collaboration between Mud Australia and Honey Fingers. Many things changed…
In its first event with Melbourne Knowledge Week, Cumulus Inc. is partnering with Ozharvest to present a round plate lunch that will examine sustainability and future food systems. From chefs and venue owners, to growers and consumers, everyone has a role to play in creating a better food future. OzHarvest…
Not every household has a garden but each one has a street verge and researchers from The University of Western Australia have uncovered the growing popularity of street verge gardening under way in metropolitan Perth. The findings, published on the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub website, found households gained…
The heritage retention works at Melbourne’s famous Goods Shed No.5 are complete following a careful six-month process, leading the way for bringing historic buildings in line with the circular economy in an approach which keeps products and materials in use. The works involved individual components of the shed being cautiously…
Ceramica Maxima is a flamboyant showcase of colour, shape, form, pattern and texture as explored by nine contemporary Australian ceramic artists through the painted and glazed surfaces of their pottery. Heavily decorated, haphazardly glazed and layered with colour, the artworks in this exhibition celebrate a painterly aesthetic and underscore the unusual…
SHELTER, the Australian-based global streaming service dedicated to home, design and architecture, is thrilled to announce the April 5 world-wide premiere of new Shelter Original series Architecture on the Edge, a 6 x 15 minute series revealing six unique buildings that showcase the modern architecture movement in Chile, produced by…
American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) present Discovered, a new project to support and promote the work of 20 next generation designers from 16 countries, in partnership with The Design Museum and Wallpaper* Selected from Wallpaper’s annual Graduate Directories and through AHEC’s own network, the designers have worked alongside design mentors…
The Think Brick Awards, Australia’s richest design awards, has announced its jury members for 2021 with internationally recognised and highly acclaimed industry leaders. Think Brick Australia CEO, Elizabeth McIntyre, said: “I am absolutely thrilled to announce the Jury for the Think Brick Awards 2021. It is a major drawcard for…
The Tasmanian Architecture Awards recognise architectural excellence in categories such as public architecture, residential, commercial, urban design, and sustainability. These awards are part of a national program run by the Australian Institute of Architects. This year there are 27 Tasmanian entries vying for awards across 10 categories. Additional prizes and…
Groundbreaking housing that mixes the old with the new while putting an innovative spin on conventional urban design has taken out Lake Macquarie City Council’s inaugural dWELL competition. The blueprint submitted by Newcastle architecture firm Curious Practice calls for key elements of ageing housing stock set for demolition to be…
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