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Prestigious design awards name Victoria’s best landscapes

Prestigious design awards name Victoria’s best landscapes

A regional mall, residential garden, school yard and train station were all among the projects honoured at this year’s Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ (AILA) Victorian Awards.

Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

Ballarat’s UNESCO Creative City status drives craft renaissance and economic growth

With events such as Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway, the city of Ballarat is centring design and craft for an economic reawakening.

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.

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.

Jasmax expands into Victoria with Canvas Projects union

Jasmax expands into Victoria with Canvas Projects union

Jasmax merges with Melbourne’s Canvas Projects to expand in Australia, following its 2022 Sydney launch and targeting Victoria’s public sector.

Art and learning take centre stage in new addition to Tarrawarra Museum of Art

Art and learning take centre stage in new addition to Tarrawarra Museum of Art

Victoria’s art scene is humming with the opening of the new Eva and Marc Besen Centre designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA).

New LIFE for Clonard College

New LIFE for Clonard College

Its beauty is in its form and function and The Oak Centre sits proud in the landscape of Clonard College.

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

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.

Well-heeled wine-tasting at Giant Steps by Fiona Lynch Office

Well-heeled wine-tasting at Giant Steps by Fiona Lynch Office

Eccentricity and refinement blend at Giant Steps Wines’ new Tasting Room – a picture-perfect place for guests to wine down.

A winery, a castle and some new architecture. What more could you need?

A winery, a castle and some new architecture. What more could you need?

The reimagining of All Saints Estate by Technē includes new architecture and sensitive interiors for a multifaceted hospitality offering at the regional winery.

Towards a regenerative landscape architecture with Phillip Withers

Towards a regenerative landscape architecture with Phillip Withers

With a recent book on natural Australian gardens, we spoke with the Victorian landscape designer on what it means to take a truly holistic approach to the environment.