How a Melbourne builder cracked the prefab code to deliver architecturally-led homes in a fraction of the traditional time. When five terraces suddenly appeared in Stockland’s Highlands estate in Melbourne’s north, neighbours may have wondered from whence they came. The answer, according to Kincaid chief operating officer, Joel Martin, lies in a manufacturing philosophy that […]
Twelve works, three Dharug artists and one curatorial agency are transforming a Western Sydney motorway into a living testament to Aboriginal story and place. When the brief calls for public art along a motorway interchange, the expected outcome can be often decorative, something that softens the roadside concrete and signals some semblance of civic effort. […]
From sculptural furniture and glowing glassware to First Nations storytelling and radical material reuse, this year’s Melbourne Design Week 2026 (MDW) arrives with an expansive program that pushes design beyond object making and into culture, community and conversation. Across 11 days and more than 400 events, exhibitions and installations, the festival will transform galleries, warehouses, […]
New research reveals Australian workers favour ‘reused’ offices in place of demolition You’ve heard the buzzwords: renewable energy, renewable packaging, renewable products. But what of renewable real estate? A new discussion paper released by design practice FK in collaboration with research firm Ipsos, titled, ‘Adapt. Reuse. Return.’ reveals what employees value most in the workplace […]
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