For the first time a group of University of Sydney students are participating in the premier Venice Architecture Biennale, which is expected to draw around 200,000 international visitors from 28 May to 27 November 2016. Twelve Master of Architecture students are exhibiting speculative architectural models in Time, Space, Existence at…
In an effort to develop affordable, off-the-grid masterplanned communities in the future, leading national developer Mirvac will commence development of its first ‘House with No Bills’ in Melbourne this year. The House with No Bills is an innovative initiative forming part of Mirvac’s ambitious sustainability strategy ‘This Changes Everything’, which…
An Australian-first green energy project is slated to launch later this year in Sydney that promises to pave the way for more Australians to access solar power. The Stucco Co-operative, with the support of a City of Sydney “Environmental Performance – Innovation Grant”, is demonstrating Australia’s first photovoltaic solar electricity…
Finders Keepers design market returns to sunny Brisbane this 2nd and 3rd July. Presenting another carefully curated line-up at The Old Museum in Bowen Hills, you can head straight from the poll booths to the Finders Keepers markets to catch Australian designers on their rise to fame. Consistently presenting a…
Catalan designer Martí Guixé, acclaimed as the ‘father of food design’, will present his first major Australian exhibition Fake Food Park: Martí Guixé for Kids at NGV International from 11 June 2016. Guixé, who is renowned for his playful and experimental approach to food and its design, has previously developed…
Earlier this year The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 announced Escobedo Solíz Studio as the winner of the annual Young Architects Program (YAP) in New York. Now in its 17th edition, the Young Architects Program at MoMA and MoMA PS1 has been committed to offering emerging architectural talent…
DENFAIR has attracted a stellar cast of exhibitors for 2016 – doubling in size from last year due to the show’s careful curation. With over 300 brands exhibited at DENFAIR, the list of exhibitors is the Who’s Who of Design in Australia. Space, Cult, Living Edge, Jardan, Tait, Zuster, Great…
The Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Victorian Architecture Awards. Following presentations of all 198 entries in the program in March, 14 juries carried out an intensive schedule of site visits and have shortlisted 70 individual projects across 15 categories. Across all categories…
Sustainability expert and award-winning Italian architect Mario Cucinella is in New Zealand and Australia this month (16-24 May) to discuss his theory of Creative Empathy. Creative Empathy is a vision for sustainable building where the relationship between architecture and engineering becomes genetic, and sustainable features are no longer a fashionable accessory….
New York City’s annual citywide celebration of design kicked off this week and runs from May 3 to May 17, 2016. Now in its fourth year, NYCxDESIGN highlights New York City’s diverse design community and its contributions to the vitality and economy of the five boroughs. “NYCxDESIGN has strengthened NYC’s image as…
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