BVN has created a series of flexible, beautiful and sustainable places which have garnered four wins and a commendation at AIA ACT Awards. By rethinking our places of education and their relationship with our cities, BVN has integrated the Australian National University’s (ANU) place into Canberra’s urban fabric, highlighting the importance of public architecture and the…
As Queenslanders spend more time in parks and community spaces due to Coronavirus, the global pandemic has highlighted the importance of well-designed outdoor space that puts the needs of the users first. Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Queensland is recognising the ‘best of the best’ in landscape architecture across…
Victorian-based practice Jackson Clements Burrows Architects has been named the recipient of the Award for Sustainability Advancement at the 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards for its student accommodation project Gillies Hall. Read more about the project here. This award recognises cutting-edge sustainable design and the jury agreed that this project is…
‘For Our Country’ the Australian War Memorial’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander memorial took out the top gong at the ACT Architecture Awards winning the prestigious Canberra Medallion. Designed by artist Daniel Boyd and Edition Office Architects, the memorial commemorates the military service and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, one of Australia’s longest running visual arts membership associations, will present two new exhibitions online from 15 May to 27 June featuring emerging and mid-career artists from Canberra, the NSW South Coast and Adelaide who have openly exchanged knowledge of their respective materials and…
Research led by UNSW Sydney and University of Glasgow on the health impacts of quality green space in cities has received funding from the UKRI-NHMRC. A research project investigating how green spaces can reduce inequalities in mental health and cardiometabolic disease prevention has received $1.45 million in funding from the…
In response to the current restrictions, the Australian Institute of Architects will deliver the annual Victorian and NSW Architecture Awards ceremonies virtually via YouTube Live. The digital format allows architects, design professionals, builders and other interested parties across the nation to watch the winners be announced live and is the…
The Naomi Milgrom Foundation released MPavilion’s expanded call-out for artists, educators and designers, while announcing that instead of building a new pavilion this year, it will focus on reconnecting communities with the six MPavilions gifted to the city by the foundation. It was also announced, MPavilion 2019 designed by Australia’s only…
84 per cent of employees miss the social connection and face-to-face interaction they get from their colleagues in the office and the number one priority when returning to the workplace is collaboration. Commissioned by leading Australian architecture and interiors firm Bates Smart to understand the impact of the disruption of…
Entries are now open for the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2020 – a program of 11 categories that rewards outstanding achievements by Victorians who are leading the way in sustainable innovation and practices across all sectors within the state. Entering their 18th year, the 2020 awards will be judged by a…
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