News

Our picks from Denfair 2019

20 Jun, 2019

This year’s iteration of Denfair is based around the theme of ‘LIFE WORK’ – bringing attention to designs that address the integration of our personal and working lives. As always, we’ve taken a tour of the exhibition and have rounded up a few highlights. OAK REDefined – American Hardwood Export…

Australian Institute of Architects 2019 National Architecture Conference

20 Jun, 2019

Groundbreaking architecture leaders and boundary-testing practitioners will deliver fresh perspectives and challenge the status quo at Collective Agency, the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2019 National Architecture Conference. The conference will feature a line-up of global architects, thinkers and designers including University of Johannesburg Director of Research, Lesley Lokko; Het Nieuwe…

ACT Architecture Awards 2019 winners

19 Jun, 2019

A contemporary extension to an inner-south bungalow has won the Territory’s top architecture award at the 2019 ACT Architecture Awards tonight. Austin Maynard Architects were presented the prestigious Canberra Medallion by the Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman for the Empire house. This project also took out the…

Bicycle Architecture Biennale 2019

19 Jun, 2019

The Bicycle Architecture Biennale (BAB) is a prestigious showcase of cutting edge, visually striking and high profile building designs that are facilitating bicycle travel and transforming communities around the world. The BAB launches on Monday 17th June in Amsterdam. A total of 15 projects – from nine countries – form…

Recycled asphalt trialled in Port Coogee in WA first

18 Jun, 2019

The City of Cockburn will be the first Local Government in Western Australia to pave its roads with waste. Cecilia and Skerne Lanes in Frasers Property Australia’s masterplanned waterfront community, Port Coogee, will be sealed with 750-square-metres of Reconophalt made from 40 000 plastic bags, 900 toner cartridges, 210 kilograms…

The state’s best landscape architecture revealed at the 2019 Awards

17 Jun, 2019

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of the 2019 Victorian Awards, the annual celebration of the profession’s impact in shaping the built and natural environment throughout Victoria. By recognising the best in landscape architecture, the 2019 Victorian Awards shows the world how beauty, sustainability, creativity, nature…

Barangaroo South wins Sustainable Construction Award at ACA 2019

14 Jun, 2019

Lendlease’s Barangaroo South has won the Sustainable Construction Award at the Australian Construction Awards 2019 for its efforts to improve retailer energy efficiency with The Footprint Company, which exists to reduce the carbon footprint of property by providing simple, online life cycle tools, products and information. The Footprint Company and…

A.G.M. Expo ’19

13 Jun, 2019

A.G.M Expo ’19 is a collaborative exhibition celebrating collaboration in the Australian contemporary design industry. Hosted by Friends & Associates, the show will feature new and original work from more than sixty of the country’s most exciting established and early-career designers. A.G.M. is Friends & Associates’ annual exhibition and it…

Front / Centre at Denfair 2019

12 Jun, 2019

Denfair’s Front / Centre competition has returned for 2019, reaffirming a commendable commitment to Australian emerging design and creating accessible pathways for those who create it. We’ve selected a few standouts from this year’s finalists. Makiko Ryujin The “Shinki Burning Vessels” are concerned with the uncontrolled, transformative nature of fire….