AWARD, Australia’s pre-eminent creative industries body, has announced changes to its 2011 awards programme. AWARD, the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association, counts some of the finest creative minds from Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia amongst its members. It is a non-political, non-profit organisation that aims to set standards of creative excellence, to promote creativity [...]

Comrad Couture (2009), ACMI: Berlin on Film 2010 The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, in association with the Goethe-Institut, presents - Berlin on Film Thursday 4 November – Monday 8 November 2010 To coincide with the Berlin Dayz cultural festival and the twentieth anniversary of the reunification of Germany, the Australian Centre for the Moving [...]

Design Capital State of Design Festival to explore the future of Victoria’s built environment, mobility systems and digital strategy The 2010 State of Design Festival’s business program, Design Capital, will focus on how three interrelated areas – the built environment, mobility systems and digital strategies, are helping businesses address the big issues they face in [...]

Become a subscriber to Lost & Found, an online insider’s guide to Melbourne, and you have the chance to enjoy up to four nights free accommodation at the bespoke Lost & Found hotel room in Melbourne’s CBD. Located in the top corner of the Little Collins Hotel, the hotel room will bring the Lost & [...]

The Light in Winter launched with the unveiling of Solar Equation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer 4 June to 4 July, nightly from sunset to midnight in the Main Square, FREE (Fridays and Saturdays extended hours) Solar Equation, The Light in Winter, by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer The Light in Winter program was launched on 4th June with the [...]

The fifth State of Design Festival is set to Change By Design this year, with new look website and a host of events across Victoria. Held 14 – 25 July, the 2010 Festival presents a broad program of exciting, revealing and informative events under the theme Change by Design. This year’s Festival boasts four major [...]

Semi-Permanent & Dosh Wallets, Sydney, 2010 Semi-Permanent and Dosh Wallets launch search to find the next generation Dosh designer. 12th March 2010: Semi-Permanent, Australia’s leading design festival, has partnered with forward thinking wallet brand, Dosh, to find the next generation Dosh designer. The competition is calling for artists to submit a piece of work which [...]

Semi-Permanent announces second raft of speakers for Sydney conference Semi-Permanent, Australia’s award winning design festival*, is pleased to announce additional speakers to its already awe-inspiring line up. Award winning filmmaker David Michôd, San Francisco based design community Fecal Face and Australia’s own frankie magazine, join this year’s event on the 19 and 20 March. Other [...]

Semi-Permanent, Sydney, 2010 March 2010 sees Australia’s design community come together for the 8th year for Semi-Permanent in Sydney. With a week-long celebration of all things aesthetic, Semi-Permanent goes above and beyond, bringing together the design community across a number of conferences, workshops, exhibitions and after parties. Not to be outdone by last year’s roll [...]

MAD Architects: Tai Chung Convention Centre Tai Chung, Taiwan, Type: Office, Hotel, Retail, Exhibition, Convention Halls, Site Area: 70,318 sqm, Building Area: 216,161 sqm, Building Height: 39m-85m, Structure: Vertical Circulation, Enclosure System, Skin: Pleated Skin System with Double Photvoltaic Glass, MAD Architects “Beijing based MAD Architects has recently completed the design for the Taichung Convention [...]

World’s Longest Solar Footbridge built in Brisbane Image via Treehugger.com; Rendering courtesy of Eco Friend The world’s largest solar-powered footbridge has opened in Brisbane.The new Kurilpa Bridge which connects South Brisbane with the city center is expected to be used by 36,000 people weekly. “The structure is 1,500 feet long and clad with 84 solar [...]

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium – Cox Architects Cox Architects and Planners, Gollings Photography, Major Projects Victoria, Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust “The Victorian Government’s $267.5 million Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (MRS) will have a capacity over 30,000 and feature a cutting edge ‘bio-frame’ roof design providing extensive seat coverage and excellent spectator sight lines. When complete, the MRS [...]

View Article Held in a former glass factory in Sydney, Cloud Formation: a forecast of dream shapes featured multimedia work by artists Morgan Veness (Japan), Haruka Kokubu (Japan) and Malou Dunkley (Australia), architects German Perez Tavio (Spain) and Didier Ryan (UK) and designers Patrick Santamaria, Sam Painter and Billy Ryan (Australia).

Kate McCurdy View Gallery | Print & File [Members] | Return to DG magazine 131 Held in a former glass factory in Sydney, Cloud Formation: a forecast of dream shapes featured multimedia work by artists Morgan Veness (Japan), Haruka Kokubu (Japan) and Malou Dunkley (Australia), architects German Perez Tavio (Spain) and Didier Ryan (UK) and [...]

View Article | Visit Website The 3rd annual Possible Worlds Film Festival, held in Sydney November 27 – December 2, aims to introduce and familiarise Australian audiences with the rich diversity, vibrant talent and the accessible nature of Canadian film. Much of the program of films selected for the festival will be screened in Australia [...]