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…

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…

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…

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….

Sydney’s streets and suburbs are going to become bloomin’ beautiful as an initiative from Landsberg Garden Design provides free planting plans for verges to everyone across the city through their ‘Bloomin’ Verges’ program. Particularly in this time of working from home and lock-downs, Bloomin’ Verges encourages everyone to get outdoors…

A new technology that promises to enhance the advanced manufacturing sector in Australia has been developed by the pioneers of ‘microrecycling science’ at UNSW’s Sustainable Materials and Research (SMaRT) Centre. The novel ‘material microsurgery’ technique developed by Professor Veena Sahajwalla and her team can extract valuable materials and elements from…

As governments work to create safer public spaces in a COVID-19-affected world; two much-celebrated Sydney projects have been shortlisted in the world’s most extensive architecture awards program – being recognised internationally for their contribution to the community and environment. Among a select cohort of international projects declared finalists in the 2020 Architizer A+ Awards last…