climate crisis

NSW architect wins funding for coastal design

Nicole Larkin has been awarded the 2025 Marten Bequest, providing two years and $50k to research coastal resilience and adaptation.

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Australian Passivhaus Association clarifies one comprehensive standard

The Australian Passivhaus Association (APA) has released a guide outlining the process for achieving the international Passivhaus Standard, providing clarity on appropriate use of the term and the legal risks of incorrect assertions.

People

Behind the Brand on the eve of Sustainable House Day with Helen Oakey

Helen Oakey is CEO of Renew and, with Sustainable House Day 2025 upon us, she talks to us about the climate crisis and what people can do at the scale of the home.

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Rethinking Plastics in Product Design: The new book aiming to guide sustainable transitions

Geoff Isaac’s book provides industrial designers and manufacturers with the knowledge needed for a transition to sustainable material choices.

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Arts precinct garden research take landscape and ecology design to new levels

Led by Hassell and The University of Melbourne’s Burnley Campus, the Melbourne Arts Precinct Plant Trials will evaluate over 1,000 plants under extreme conditions.

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Highlights from Stockholm Design Week 2025

From bio-based innovations to circular design, this year’s fair redefined the role of materials in shaping the future of interiors as sustainable materials and a thoughtful approach to the impact of design on our world took centre stage.

People

Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Australia’s only not-for-profit architectural practice, OFFICE, is supporting the residents of Victoria’s housing estates in their fight to save their homes and communities.

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Gensler forecasts the trends of 2025

Let’s find out what’s in store for design in 2025 from Gensler.

People

Climate crisis informs new graphic novel, Cabal

Andrew van der Westhuyzen, one of Australia’s pre-eminent creatives, has launched his debut book Cabal, the first in a series of illustrated science-fiction short story works.

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Newly released toolkit gives architects key strategies for climate-resilient design

Drawing on years of experience, Marra+Yeh Architects has made a new toolkit available online for everyone.

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Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Melbourne-based architects Breathe have constructed an unfinished house at the NGV that puts the question of house sizes in Australia on the agenda.

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Monumental Imaginaries: Energy transition and visual culture in the Hunter

This Tin Sheds Gallery exhibition delves into complexity and contradiction in the Hunter Region in the context of coal and climate crisis.

NSW architect wins funding for coastal design

Australian Passivhaus Association clarifies one comprehensive standard

Behind the Brand on the eve of Sustainable House Day with Helen Oakey

Rethinking Plastics in Product Design: The new book aiming to guide sustainable transitions

Arts precinct garden research take landscape and ecology design to new levels

Highlights from Stockholm Design Week 2025

Don’t demolish Flemington Estate, says OFFICE – ‘Retain, Repair, Reinvest’

Gensler forecasts the trends of 2025

Climate crisis informs new graphic novel, Cabal

Newly released toolkit gives architects key strategies for climate-resilient design

Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room

Monumental Imaginaries: Energy transition and visual culture in the Hunter

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