Updates

Open Gardens Victoria

30 Sep, 2015

Last weekend Open Gardens Victoria welcomed Spring and the people of Victoria to its first event at Musk Cottage on the Mornington Peninsula. Rick Eckersley and his design team from Eckersley Garden Architecture have designed and developed one of Australia’s most outstanding gardens, a true expression of modern living in…

Welcome Shelter

30 Sep, 2015

North of Gisborne on New Zealand’s East Coast is the Longbush Ecosanctuary, over the last 15 years Jeremy and Dame Anne Salmond have overseen a rapid restoration of the 120 hectares with removal of invasive pests and weeds and the planting of hundreds of thousands of native trees. Their latest project for the sanctuary is the Welcome…

COLORBOND® steel lends environmental credentials to sustainable home

30 Sep, 2015

Roofing and wall cladding made from colours in the COLORBOND® steel colour palette has played a vital role in the custom design and construction of a sustainable residential property. Straddling picturesque Brisbane Forest Park in the western Brisbane suburb of Brookfield, a recently completed residence built to sustainable design principles…

Melbourne School of Design wins at Timber Design Awards

29 Sep, 2015

A superb example of adventurous design and the use of timber in contemporary architecture, the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne was awarded the WoodSolutions Overall Winners’ prize. The project was a collaborative design between Melbourne’s John Wardle Architects and NADAAA (Boston). The winners of another 22…

AWS talk aluminium frames and thermal efficiency

28 Sep, 2015

Windows and doors are incredibly dynamic elements to a home. They need to contribute to keeping a home cool in summer, warm in winter, provide security, fresh air and natural light -whilst demonstrating a sense of finesse. Windows react thermally via direct and indirect sunlight. When sunlight hits a window,…

Adelaide Festival of Architecture and Design 2015

28 Sep, 2015

Less than 12 months after the success of Adelaide’s first Festival of Architecture and Design (FAD) last year, the Festival has launched its program of over 40 events held from Thursday 8th until Tuesday 13th October. The Festival proudly supported by major sponsor Architectural Window Systems (AWS) will deliver a…

2015 Sydney Architecture Festival Tours

25 Sep, 2015

The 2015 Sydney Architecture Festival (SAF), presented from 2 until 5 October, has announced details of three specially curated SAF Tours being held on Sunday 4 October. From Circular Quay’s commercial and urban developments to new public spaces and skyline icons in Sydney’s CBD, the tours will explore the reasons for…

Garage Sale Trail 2015

24 Sep, 2015

No garage is safe with over 400,000 Australians expected to hit the streets for the fifth annual Garage Sale Trail on Saturday October 24. One big day of garage sales around the country, Garage Sale Trail is a fun and social way to promote reuse, reduce waste to landfill, meet…

Kennedy Nolan’s Warehouse conversion

21 Sep, 2015

Carlton Warehouse Carlton warehouse designed by Kennedy Nolan Architects is a unique, private house built on a site bound by the walls of a former industrial building with a garden on two sides in inner city Carlton. From the outside, it gives a sense of creativity, the unknown and wonder….

2015 National Architecture Awards shortlist revealed

17 Sep, 2015

The 2015 jury for the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards has revealed their shortlist for the November awards. Led by Immediate Past President and Jury Chair, David Karotkin, the jury selected 73 entries (59 projects) to progress to the final stage of the awards program. The shortlist was…