Canberran companies have shone at The Banksia Foundation’s 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards, with timber recycling and design studio Thor’s Hammer and ANU Sustainable Farms initiative announced as finalists, and clean tech start-up MCi Carbon winning the Circular Transition Award. The National Banksia Sustainability Awards recognise innovation and leadership through…
A diverse and interactive garden in the heart of Melbourne this autumn will represent innovative horticulture research, landscape and floral design improving the liveability of our cityscapes. Covering 36 square metres, the innovative garden ‘woody meadows and flowery swards’ will be on display at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden…
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will deliver one of its largest and most ambitious public program series ever presented as part of the large-scale, gallery-wide exhibition, Melbourne Now. Community Hall is a FREE public program series inspired by the rich history of Australian community halls, and the important role…
Keeping it fresh since 1993: Craft marks the 30th anniversary of the career-making awards and exhibition – showcasing the next wave of talent in contemporary craft and design.  An annual fixture on the Craft calendar, Fresh! showcases the energy, skill and innovation of some of the best graduating students from…
The finalists for the 37th annual Dulux Colour Awards have been announced by this year’s esteemed judging panel. The five design industry professionals from Australia and New Zealand narrowed down this year’s record number of entries to 113 finalists across commercial and residential and public spaces. Renowned as the pinnacle…
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation has announced that it has awarded Pritzker Prize-winner Tadao Ando with the commission for MPavilion 10, located in the heart of Melbourne’s city centre. Over the past decade, MPavilion has worked with the world’s most significant architectural thinkers to create a space for engagement with urgent…
The NGV and MECCA have announced London-based designer Bethan Laura Wood as the recipient of the 2023 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, a major series inviting internationally renowned female designers and architects to create a significant new work for the NGV Collection. Wood is the second recipient of the annual, five-year commission…
A new Reconciliation Garden at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Herston campus showcases the power of collaborative design. Landscape architects from Arcadia’s Brisbane studio headed up the masterplan, design documentation and construction administration for the project, in close collaboration with UQ-appointed Multhana Property Services (an Indigenous-owned property services company) and…
Ross Gardam has created a digital space for exhibiting the expanding portfolio of furniture and lighting by the Australian brand. The Pavilion enables people to transport themselves to a spatial experience that defies time and place. It showcases an array of original ideas that question convention with meticulously crafted concepts that…
Issue 90 comes out 6 March. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In this issue we profile the work of Studio Edwards, an innovative and highly collaborative architecture practice. Then, we look at five multi-residential housing examples, from a co-housing model created by a group of…
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