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Museum of Brisbane is collecting ceramics with a new artist-driven clay exhibition

Museum of Brisbane is collecting ceramics with a new artist-driven clay exhibition

Celebrating 60 years of clay-making in Brisbane, Clay: Collected Ceramics is more than just an exhibition of pots. It will be the museum’s largest artist-sourced display to date, bringing together a wide range of artists.

Climate change is right now, and architect James Davidson is ready

Climate change is right now, and architect James Davidson is ready

Architect James Davidson of JDA Co. wants to move the dial faster on making homes safer, insurance cheaper and enabling communities to rebuild better when natural disaster strikes.

All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout

All roads lead to Barcaldine with the arrival of The Globe Lookout

The Globe Lookout is the newest tourist attraction in the Outback Queensland town of Barcaldine, joining the award-winning Tree of Knowledge (2009) and The Globe Hotel (2016). It’s all part of the master-planning that has cemented Barcaldine’s position as a regional tourist destination.

Buchan and the University of Queensland combine for Indigenous scholarship

Buchan and the University of Queensland combine for Indigenous scholarship

A new architecture scholarship will support an Indigenous student through their degree and prepare them for a career in design thanks to a partnership between a global architecture practice and a major Australian university.

Let there be (well designed) light!

Let there be (well designed) light!

Responding to a request to update the lighting for St Mary’s Church in Warwick, two hours south west of Brisbane, Gillard Group CEO Jenni Gillard put the church at the heart of the community.

Terminal architecture: Arkhefield’s advanced design for Brisbane cruise passengers

Terminal architecture: Arkhefield’s advanced design for Brisbane cruise passengers

Designed by Arkhefield and with all of the security considerations of an international airport, only on water, Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is the most advanced in Australasia.

Buchan “brings a little bit of Times Square to Ipswich CBD”

Buchan “brings a little bit of Times Square to Ipswich CBD”

Buchan’s Nicholas Street Precinct redevelopment for Ipswich City Council is bringing light to the heart of the CBD, enticing people of all ages back.

The Ghost Net Collective: Mermer Waiskeder (Stories of the Moving Tide)

The Ghost Net Collective: Mermer Waiskeder (Stories of the Moving Tide)

Threading together Country and cultures across Australia, this artist collective has produced a series of memorable sculptures to sit by Sydney Harbour.

Hassell comment: How inclusive, universal design improves wellbeing in healthcare facilities

Hassell comment: How inclusive, universal design improves wellbeing in healthcare facilities

How do we design healthcare facilities where everyone feels included? The answer is to give people a choice.

Destination Great Dane: The great Danish design aficionado opens in Brisbane

Destination Great Dane: The great Danish design aficionado opens in Brisbane

Great Dane joins the Queensland set with the opening of its new retail destination in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Here are all the highlights from its welcoming soiree.

Raising the barre: Conrad Gargett’s Queensland Ballet

Raising the barre: Conrad Gargett’s Queensland Ballet

A new home for the Queensland Ballet is not only aesthetically beautiful but filled with every amenity to help support and encourage the dancers and the dance.

Winning Queensland architecture: Editor’s snapshot

Winning Queensland architecture: Editor’s snapshot

The winners of the Queensland Architecture Awards have been announced, giving us a pretty impressive snapshot of Queensland’s architectural flair.