The Powerhouse Museum has today welcomed the NSW Government’s $480-$500 million transformative investment into one of Australia’s most revered and loved museums, Powerhouse Ultimo. The renewal will see Powerhouse Ultimo focus on design and fashion, presenting exhibitions that feature the museum’s significant collections, international exclusive exhibitions and programs that support…

The winners of the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards from a shortlist of 117 entries across 14 categories are being announced tonight via a special online broadcast. Chair of Juries, Rosemary Burne, said all winning projects demonstrate responses to the wider issues of our time, such as…

DESIGN Canberra’s annual photography competition has announced its theme for 2021, encouraging professional and amateur photographers to take photos which take a closer look at Canberra’s iconic design and architecture from the 1970s. The 2021 photo competition invites individuals to submit digital photographs that celebrate the visionary and experimental design…

Tonight, the winners of The Circle Awards have been announced. These awards are the results of hours of meticulous judging from Australia’s leading voices within the circular economy. After reviewing nearly 200 entries, an assortment of winners have been chosen by the expert panel as the best organisations, businesses, or…

Shelter in Place is a new major exhibition coming to the City of Boroondara’s Town Hall Gallery on Saturday 10 July – Saturday 25 September. This group exhibition examines the relationship between humans and architecture, focusing on the ways our built environment is used to foster ideas of home, shelter…

Tourism projects have dominated at the 2021 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. Held on Saturday 5 June, the winners of Tasmania’s most prestigious architecture awards were announced via a YouTube live stream. Winner of both the Alan C Walker Award for Public Architecture and the COLORBOND Award for Steel Architecture, and one…

Winners of the 2021 NSW Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture Awards were announced on Wednesday, June 9, with lessons for even the smallest home garden. Design enthusiast Tim Ross revealed the most outstanding projects in the state across 16 categories including Urban Design, Infrastructure, Play Spaces, Health and Education Landscape,…

An interactive installation Wanna Dance for Sydney Solstice announced today by City People and Studio Chris Fox invites the people of Sydney to dance in one of the city’s distinctive urban laneways. An innovative collaboration between some of Sydney’s leading designers, prop-makers, sound artists, choreographers and dancers, Wanna Dance is made for…

The City Renewal Authority is trialling new urban furniture in Latin America Plaza and Civic Square designed to help keep our city cool and provide shade over the warmer months. The Authority has commissioned two design agencies – Brindabella Constructions and Formswell – to design, fabricate, and install two structures…

Groundswell today announce their World Environment Day initiative, a fundraising drive aiming to raise $1 million to fund climate action in Australia. Anna Rose, Groundswell Co-Founder said: “Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that when we listen to experts and scientific evidence, we can take action early…