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Melbourne architects Baracco+Wright (Louise Wright and Mauro Baracco) and collaborating artist Linda Tegg hope to make “a powerful sociological statement” with their exhibition, Repair, at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. On entering the Pavilion, visitors will find over 10,000 native Australian grassland plants arranged inside and outside of the Pavilion’s granite structure. This field of …

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A once-in-a-generation transformation of Melbourne’s arts precinct will deliver Australia’s biggest contemporary art gallery, along with new public spaces, improved theatres and thousands of local jobs, according to Victorian premier Daniel Andrews. The new art gallery, NGV Contemporary, will be a world-leading, standalone gallery with a focus on contemporary art and design. It will also …

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As the trend toward a ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘natural’ aesthetic continues, Australian designers and specifiers are making increasing use of timber in decorative and architectural applications. In their new whitepaper, Optimising fire resistance in timber for interior applications, passive fire protection experts BOSS Fire & Safety take a closer look at interior timber and explore how …

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Queensland’s innovation hub in Brisbane, The Precinct, will soon get a multimillion dollar upgrade to meet the increasing demand for floor space. The upcoming Queensland Government budget is expected to allocate more than $11 million to the startup hub in Fortitude Valley as part of its innovation spend, including $7 million for the proposed expansion. …

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The Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project has received two additional honours: the Good Design Award Best in Class in the Architectural Design and Urban Design category and the 202020 Vision Green Design Award. The project, which recently won the Civic Trust Award and The Special Award for Sustainability at Europe’s longest running awards program for …

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South Bank Corporation has won silver at the 2018 Melbourne Design Awards for Jem, a high-tech interactive sculpture that lights up the heart of the Flowstate parklands with millions of LEDs. Set in South Bank’s newest urban renewal development, Flowstate, Jem was commissioned to deliver a never-before-seen interactive digital experience that would bring strangers together …

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Victorian architect Clare Cousins was inaugurated as the 79th national president of the Australian Institute of Architects in Melbourne, taking the reins from Richard Kirk and vowing to continue to champion key Institute policies including affordable housing and sustainability. “I am passionate about the transformational role architects play in the life of our cities and …

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Former torpedo factory and submarine base HMAS Platypus will officially open to the public this weekend, after being off limits for more than 150 years. The completion of stage one of Sub Base Platypus includes a new walk and playground. The new foreshore walk runs along the old submarine wharf, including a new overwater walkway …

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The City of Sydney’s new $32 million Green Square community and cultural precinct, which is built on the former South Sydney Hospital site on Joynton Avenue in Zetland, features a creative centre, community shed, childcare centre, park and public artwork. Describing Green Square as one of the most dynamic neighbourhoods in the country, lord mayor …

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A super slender 60-storey residential tower has been proposed as a way to revitalise Melbourne’s science hub. Dubbed ‘Magic’, the tower “will push building technology to the limit and reinforce Melbourne’s leadership in science and liveability”, according to the Royal Society of Victoria, who have proposed the new tower. “Magic, at 1 Victoria Street, will …

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