Updates

SHELTER announces November content

28 Oct, 2020

SHELTER is the new home of inspiring design and architecture content. The global streaming service’s content encompasses everything from stories of design, to a deep dive into sustainability, history, and real-life aspirational stories. It offers audiences a range of fascinating ‘must-watch’ options from feature-length films to television series; short series;…

SITE & SOUND: Sonic art as ecological practice

28 Oct, 2020

SITE & SOUND: Sonic art as ecological practice, 2 December 2020 – 11 April 2021* is an exhibition that invites audiences to consider the importance of deep listening as a means towards a better understanding of the urgent and complex environmental issues facing our planet. Whether it bethe roar of bushfires; the…

Open House Hobart is back for 2020

27 Oct, 2020

Tasmania’s most popular architecture and design event, Open House Hobart (OHH), launches the program for the weekend of November 14 and 15, 2020. Open House Hobart will be launching its eighth program through a livestreamed event from the Dorney House at Fort Nelson, on Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. The…

Emergence of food gardens prompts turning vacant properties into urban farms

20 Oct, 2020

Recent growing fears of food shortages and empty supermarket shelves have spurred the emergence of fruit and vegetable gardens on residential properties, and independent ‘urban farms’ for local communities at apartment blocks and on suburban land pockets. Restaurant food gardens are also proving to be popular. Subsequently, award-winning urban design…

Dhuwarr: a celebration of Gamilaroi grasses, grains and placemaking

16 Oct, 2020

Stories from Gamilaraay Country are the protagonists of Dhuwarr: a celebration of Gamilaroi grasses, grains and placemaking. The installation shares an insight into techniques, flora and environments including those involved in the complex task of bread-making. Through found artefacts, the act of grinding grains with water to make bread can be…

MANRAGS transforms into UPPAREL

14 Oct, 2020

MANRAGS has cemented its authority in the fashion textiles industry by preventing one million textiles from ending up in landfill. A leader in the global circular fashion concept, MANRAGS created a textile diversion program in the midst of a global pandemic. Breaking down the barriers of traditional fashion by tackling…

JamFactory presents Generate 2020 showcase

14 Oct, 2020

Generate 2020 – the tenth and final curated exhibition of work by the final cohort of artists and designers completing the two-year JamFactory Associate program. Since 2010, Generate has been an annual showcase of outstanding work and new ideas. This exhibition celebrates JamFactory’s role in nurturing emerging talent and is a launch pad for…

Vision for new public square at Tech Central

14 Oct, 2020

A major new public square at Sydney’s Central station is one step closer, with the City of Sydney releasing its vision for a high-tech, green and people-friendly precinct. Following Council endorsement of the initial design concepts, the City will now work with the NSW Government, including Transport for NSW as…

MPavilion 2020 program highlights revealed

14 Oct, 2020

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has released highlights of the MPavilion 2020 program – Australia’s leading architecture and design event. Dynamic in approach and optimistic in spirit, the season responds to the challenges of a year beset by a pandemic with a more significant investment in artists, performers, and collaborators. The…

AILA announces 2020 National Landscape Architecture Awards winners

14 Oct, 2020

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has revealed the winners of the 2020 National Landscape Architecture Awards in its first ever virtual awards program. AILA recognised 46 winners across 15 categories for exceptional practice, validating talent, commitment, and design excellence. Among the total winners, 13 Awards of Excellence were…