Updates

New public art commission for Sydney unveiled

5 Oct, 2019

A new large-scale public art installation addressing mental health through art and poetry has been unveiled across the streets and laneways of St Leonards in North Sydney, as part of The Big Anxiety 2019 Festival – Australia’s largest mental health festival. Created by Sydney-based artist Cameron Cripps-Kennedy, in collaboration with Western Sydney…

Environmental Film Festival Australia begins next week

4 Oct, 2019

The environment is set to take centre stage at cinemas around Melbourne next week, with the Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) announcing its 2019 program. This year marks EFFA’s biggest festival to date, with a record total of 44 feature, short, experimental and, for the first time, kids’ and youth…

Open House Bendigo Weekend 2019 program live

3 Oct, 2019

The Open House Bendigo Weekend 2019 launched at the beautifully restored 1872 Beehive Building. Set to be a program highlight, the Beehive will offer the public an exclusive sneak peek of never-before-seen restorative works prior to the full reveal in early 2020. The diverse program, boasting 27 buildings – plus…

Business of Architecture and Design one-day conference

2 Oct, 2019

The first conference dedicated to the business of architecture and design will be held on Monday 11 November at the Parliament of NSW during the Sydney Architecture Festival. Aimed at filling a gap in the conference and events market for practice leaders and decision-makers in the A&D industry, the Business…

Powerhouse Museum commissions leading Indigenous artists to explore lineage in new exhibition

2 Oct, 2019

The Powerhouse Museum has announced its new exhibition, Linear, an exploration into the significance of line and lineage within Indigenous cultural narratives and practices across science, technology, design and aesthetics. Premiering on 15 November 2019, Linear brings together unique, diverse and personal voices of 10 leading Indigenous practitioners from across Australia. Designed by the award-winning Jacob…

green Talks Bricks

1 Oct, 2019

Brickworks Building Products presented green Talks Bricks at the Brickworks Design Studio in Melbourne. James Taylor and Peter Knights (Taylor Knights Architecture & Interior Design) discuss the Brunswick House and how their practice revolves around materiality. Read the issue 61 article about this project here: greenmagazine.com.au/article/materiality/. “An unassuming home is…

MPavilion 2019 program highlights revealed

1 Oct, 2019

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today released highlights of the MPavilion 2019 program. MPavilion 2019, designed by Australia’s only Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Glenn Murcutt AO, will open to the public from 14 Nov 2019 to 22 Mar 2020. The season comprises over 400 free events, including talks, workshops, performances, kid-friendly…

Award-winning urban designers partner with local green groups to create community-led plan for Brisbane’s Victoria Park

27 Sep, 2019

Award-winning urban planning and design practice RobertsDay, together with six Brisbane community groups, has developed the only community-led design concept for the redevelopment of Victoria Park. The cooperative – called Fair Future Grounds – has conceptualised the site as an urban farm and raises awareness of the need to make…