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• A ‘Current’ affair spotlighting First Nations artists

  30-07-2024 07:00 via indesignlive.com
  
  In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Australian Design Centre presents Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup and Dominic White. The exhibition will run from 2nd August to 25th September, 2024, and comprises the work of three prominent First Nations artists whose practices are deeply rooted in their cultural heritage and connection to the Australian landscape.Current examines the interplay between land, water and ancestral memory as seen through the works of the respective artists. Their mult
  
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• Locality, theatre and voyeurism as California meets Paris in Perth

  30-07-2024 05:26 via indesignlive.com
  
  In the burgeoning dining landscape of Perth, an upscale seaside brasserie has emerged that steers away from the ordinary with its distinctive blend of high-end Parisian refinement and Californian leisure. Gibney, designed by Rezen Studio, marks a departure from the traditional coastal clichés found in the area.The brief for the venue drew inspiration from a diverse array of sources: the illustriousness of California country clubs, the opulent lobbies of Parisian hotels and the maximalist
  
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• University of Sydney appoints interim head of school and dean

  30-07-2024 04:14 via architectureau.com
  
  Professor Donald McNeill has been appointed interim head of school and dean at the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, taking over from Robyn Dowling.
  
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• The Australian projects vying for 2024 WAF Special Prizes

  30-07-2024 04:12 via architectureau.com
  
  The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has revealed the first round of its 2024 Special Prize shortlist, with five Australian projects in the running for accolades.
  
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• “We will drag these systems into the light and we will make them dance”: Exhibition launch at Tin Sheds Gallery

  30-07-2024 03:14 via indesignlive.com
  
  Replica Autoprogettazione, the latest exhibition at the ever-stimulating Tin Sheds Gallery in Sydney, dives directly into some of the thorniest questions that often go unasked in contemporary design. Complexity, opacity and detachment from the design and construction process – these are some of the topics explored by an exhibition that centres replica furniture. The exhibition showcases a series of replica furniture pieces, inventively fabricated from prosaic contemporary constru
  
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• From Australia to the world with Sub-Zero & Wolf’s Kitchen Design Contest

  30-07-2024 02:32 via indesignlive.com
  Kitchens are not just the veritable centre point of a home, they are also full of gadgets and equipment that can make a kitchen accessible, seamless and highly attuned to the end user. In addition to the functional requirements, kitchens are spaces of pure design prowess. With so many requirements in one space, designers must meld both creativity and necessity.It’s this kind of approach to kitchen design that sees three outstanding projects make it to the finals of Sub-Zero & Wolf&rsqu
  
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• Murrin Bridge Preschool Community Hub by CD Studio, Supercontext, GFA2, Fake Industries and University of Technology Sydney

  30-07-2024 01:58 via architectureau.com
  
  In a remote town in central-west New South Wales, the design team and the community have overcome the tyranny of distance, working together for five years to realise their ambition for a modest but elegant and invaluable facility.
  
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• Entries open: 2025 Australian Institute of Architects’ Dulux Study Tour

  30-07-2024 01:34 via architectureau.com
  
  The Australian Institute of Architects has opened entries for its seventeenth Dulux Study Tour, a prize that connects Australia’s promising emerging architects with respected international sites and studios.
  
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