Do you have a Student Architect at your firm?

THEY CAN WIN A COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION TO THE NEXUS STUDENT ARCHITECTURE CONGRESS!   Today, Architectural Window Systems has launched a competition for a lucky Architecture student to win a complimentary registration to the 2013 Nexus Student Architecture Congress. Simply follow @SpecifyAWS on Twitter and … Continue reading

Clubs + Hotels Australia 2013 Starts Tomorrow!

Clubs + Hotels Australia 2013 is Victoria’s largest dedicated platform for those in the gaming and hospitality industries.   It returns to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre this year from 30 April – 1 May, and we invite you to attend … Continue reading

WUJIN LOTUS CENTRE BY STUDIO505

This amazing design comes from Melbourne based architectural firm Studio505. Studio505 is certainly starting to make some noise here in Australia, and overseas with projects under their belt such as The Wintergarden Facade in Brisbane and Pixel  in Melbourne, and now … Continue reading

The Dulux Colour Awards 2013 – What a night!

Atherton Gardens HUB Development by McCabe Architects and Bird de la Coeur Architects Winner of the Grand Prix 2013 Dulux Colour Award
Atherton Gardens HUB Development by McCabe Architects and Bird de la Coeur Architects Winner of the Grand Prix 2013 Dulux Colour Award

There was nothing Dulux hadn’t thought of in the organisation of this years Dulux Colour Awards. Held on Wednesday night at Luminare in South Melbourne, upon entry guests were greeted warmly by the Dulux dog. Once upstairs, champagne and wine … Continue reading

Latest trends in architecture on show now in Sydney!

UTS Great Hall and Balcony Room – entry in the Public and Interior Architecture categories of this year’s NSW Architecture Awards
Architect: DRAW
Image: Brett Boardman
UTS Great Hall and Balcony Room – entry in the Public and Interior Architecture categories of this year’s NSW Architecture Awards Architect: DRAW Image: Brett Boardman

The latest architectural trends from across the state, including house designs through to innovative public projects, will be on show at the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter this week.   On Friday 22 March and Saturday 23 March, many … Continue reading

Announcing Furnitex 2013: Australia’s premier design hub

FURNITEX, Australia’s largest furniture and furnishings Trade Fair, and the co-located DECORATION + DESIGN, will return to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 18 – 21 July 2013.   Featuring hundreds of exhibitors, FURNITEX is the event for the Australian furniture … Continue reading

The Urban Coffee Farm – Melbourne

As part of the 2013 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Hassell has designed The Urban Coffee Farm. Located in Southbank Melbourne, the installation has more than 120 coffee plants and is where you can find the ‘Brew Bar’. The installation … Continue reading

Magnetic steel block installation – OBU by elisabeth lemercier

'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier

all images courtesy bona lemercier
'OBU ' (original bipolar units), 2012 by elisabeth lemercier all images courtesy bona lemercier

Elisabeth Lemercier: no scale, no function, nor proportion Cneia, Chateau, France on now through to the 19th may, 2013 The ‘OBU’ (original bipolar units) are a series of shimmering polychromatic steel blocks arranged in various iterations through magnetic force – … Continue reading

Two months to go until Clubs + Hotels Australia 2013! Four reasons not to miss it!

Clubs + Hotels Australia 2013 is Victoria’s largest dedicated platform for those in the gaming and hospitality industries. It returns to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre this year from 30 April – 1 May, and we have the four top reasons … Continue reading

Fun couplings, art and design

Want to plan something special for a special friend of special proportions? Start with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) to see the first major exhibition in Australia  by celebrated artist Anish Kapoor, as part of the Sydney International Art Series. Kapoor has created some … Continue reading