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The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

As a UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Art, Ballarat is hosting Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway this month. Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria, tells us more.

Making a HOME in Venice

Making a HOME in Venice

Developed by an all-First Nations curatorial and creative team, the Australia Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has officially opened.

Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

The 2025 Osaka World Expo 2025 is well and truly open, with Buchan’s Pavilion representing Australia on the global stage.

Hundreds of events planned as Melbourne Design Week returns

Hundreds of events planned as Melbourne Design Week returns

Melbourne design Week is just around the corner and here’s a glimpse of what to expect!

Leading the architectural charge

Leading the architectural charge

fjcstudio leads by design and the practice’s Melbourne studio is making quite the impact on the built landscape of Victoria.

Connecting with Country – Kerrie Shepherd shares simple steps to make a start

Connecting with Country – Kerrie Shepherd shares simple steps to make a start

Kerrie Shepherd is a Kamilaroi woman and Principal of Connecting with Country at Aboriginal-owned urban design company Yerrabingin, drawing on extensive lived experience with First Nations communities.

Giving form to yarning: Stories Indesign with Venice Architecture Biennale team

Giving form to yarning: Stories Indesign with Venice Architecture Biennale team

Dr Michael Mossman and Jack Gillmer-Lilley, two of the Creative Directors for the 2025 Australia Pavilion, join us for an in-person podcast to discuss their project, HOME, and Indigenising the built environment.

CK Architecture design for connection

CK Architecture design for connection

Aunty Agnes Shea High School acknowledges historical connections to Country while providing a framework for future generations to engage with First Nations knowledge and traditions.

Hassell’s vision for Australia’s newest city in over a century starts with workplace design

Hassell’s vision for Australia’s newest city in over a century starts with workplace design

In Western Sydney, Hassell’s First Building for Bradfield City Centre aims to be regenerative, adaptable and connected to First Nations culture.

What does designing with Country mean today?

What does designing with Country mean today?

Yerrabingin CEO Christian Hampson on how the concept is maturing and the overlap with fundamental design principles, as well as some pitfalls to avoid.

Architectus’ Ruah Centre for Women and Children marks an Australian first

Architectus’ Ruah Centre for Women and Children marks an Australian first

Architectus has delivered Perth’s new Ruah Centre for Women and Children (RCWC), the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Australia for women and children affected by family and domestic violence.

CONTEXT’s community park features First Nations art

CONTEXT’s community park features First Nations art

A vacant plot in the heart of Wolli Creek in Bayside in South Sydney has been transformed by CONTEXT into a vibrant community park.