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Aussie bush receives lifeline from US philanthropists following summer bushfires

20 Aug, 2020

Environmental not-for-profit Bush Heritage Australia says an AUD$2.4 million donation from US NGOs Earth Alliance and Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) will prove critical to furthering bushfire recovery efforts and restoring damaged ecosystems following Australia’s Black Summer bushfires. Bush Heritage was one of three Australian organisations, alongside Aussie Ark and WIRES…

Alt. material presents Instagram exhibition featuring 22 Australian designers

19 Aug, 2020

Following the cancelled alt.material exhibition ‘ductility’ earlier this year and as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Studio Edwards is launching alt.material 4 with the aim to bring people together during these difficult and uncertain times. An effort to make ‘design thinking’ relevant and essential. Promoting how design might participate…

Stilt Studios launches tiny house from recycled Tetra Pak packages

19 Aug, 2020

Prefab housing builder, Stilt Studios has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a building made from materials including recycled Tetra Pak packages. Tiny Tetra House is already under construction in Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia. Alexis Dornier, co-founder and chief designer at Stilt Studios explains of the project: “… We believe we have…

Registrations now open for Fringe Furniture 34

19 Aug, 2020

Registrations are now open for Melbourne Fringe Festival’s experimental playground Fringe Furniture 34. The standout exhibition of emerging and market-ready design has provided a platform for designers to exhibit their work over three decades, making it one of the longest running design events in Australia. This year’s exhibition sees the…

SCCI Fashion & Architecture Hub 2020

17 Aug, 2020

The Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI) launches its sixth iteration of its 10-day hub from 9-18 October 2020 presenting its two core topics of fashion and architecture together in a hybrid format for the first time. In accordance with travel restrictions, the line-up of international VIP speakers from…

Beer & Algae: Brewing A Greener Future

15 Aug, 2020

This National Science Week (15 – 23 August), Young Henrys and the University of Technology Sydney’s Deep Green Biotech Hub have joined forces to host a virtual Science In Focus event; Beer & Algae: Brewing A Greener Future. The online event will be free to the public and live streamed…

Sydney Park wins international award

14 Aug, 2020

As governments work to create safer public spaces in a COVID-19-affected world, a much celebrated and frequented Sydney Park has been recognised in the world’s most extensive architecture awards program for its contribution to the community and environment. Announcing this year’s 2020 Architizer A+ Awards winners in New York, Architizer…

Kaunitz Yeung Architecture unveil Aboriginal health clinic

14 Aug, 2020

Sydney-based Kaunitz Yeung Architecture has announced the official opening of the Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Services (PAMS) Newman clinic, the first Aboriginal health clinic in the remote town of Newman, located 1200-kilometres north of Perth. The project has been completed on time and within budget, despite the challenges of COVID-19. The…

Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert presents collaborative exhibition, Anthologia

13 Aug, 2020

Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert is excited to present the first collaborative exhibition Anthologia between Queensland ceramist Sarah Rayner and jeweller Sophie Carnell. Sophie Carnell is a jeweller/maker working out of Bruny Island, Tasmania. Both Carnell and Rayner explore relationships to landscape, place, and interconnections with the environment. Working separately and together…

Seafarers Rest: a new park for Melbourne

10 Aug, 2020

The City of Melbourne has unveiled the design of Seafarers Rest, a new park on the north bank of the Yarra River in Docklands designed by OCULUS in collaboration with the City for developer Riverlee. Future Melbourne Committee members met on 2 June and unanimously endorsed the project for Stage 2 community engagement….