In a year that has seen Australians interact more with their immediate built environment than ever before, projects that go above and beyond, enlivening their surroundings, have received the nation’s top architectural honours. The 2020 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Award recipients, announced via a live-streamed event tonight, epitomise the power…
Walkers Journal is a digital and print publication that will produce engaging articles for people who are passionate about nature, exploration, food and architecture. It will feature walks along coasts, through mountains and in cities. Walkers Journal will showcase some of the country’s iconic walks as well as some of…
DESIGN Canberra returns for its seventh year from 9-29 November 2020 with the annual three-week festival taking over the nation’s capital and celebrating Canberra as a global city of design and a living design laboratory. In 2020, DESIGN Canberra presents more than 200 events, exhibitions, talks, tours, activations, markets, collaborations,…
How does design anticipate change that can’t always be foreseen? This question is framed anew by the ‘unprecedented’ times we find ourselves living in. As scores of workers have transitioned to working from home (and the acronym WFH is cemented in public lexicon) the flexibility of our homes to meet…
The world’s first dedicated coral conservation facility will be located at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia. The Living Coral Biobank aims to secure the long-term future and biodiversity of corals worldwide which are under severe threat due to climate change. Designed by…
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:Â Sonic art as ecological practice, 2Â 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…
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…
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…
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…
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