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• Melbourne Design Week 2026 expands design’s role

  23-03-2026 06:43 via indesignlive.com
  Running from 14th to 24th March across National Gallery of Victoria, Abbotsford Convent and venues citywide, Melbourne Design Week 2026 consolidates its position as Australia’s largest design event, with more than 400 events spanning food, fashion, technology and the built environment.Now in its tenth year, the program foregrounds design’s expanding role in shaping contemporary life. From robotics and prosthetics to hospitality and climate-responsive sportswear, this year’s edi
  
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• New reforms legislated for Victorian apartment buildings

  23-03-2026 03:40 via architectureau.com
  Effective mid-April, the new Mid-Rise Code will allow residential buildings between four and six storeys high to be deemed compliant if they meet state-wide standards, with no recourse for neighbours to appeal.
  
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• The sofa as landscape: How Groundpiece rewrote the rules

  23-03-2026 02:56 via indesignlive.com
  “When we designed it, in 2001, it felt like an idea rich in substance but with little chance of success. Too simple, too direct, non-traditional. It wasn’t even clear whether it was a sofa or not. And yet we found the experiment compelling – this encounter between art and a cushion – something extraordinary, almost paradoxical. So, we went ahead with it. A few months later – success,” Citterio reflects on the origins of Groundpiece.Launched in 2001, Groundpiec
  
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• Gosford Regional Library by Lahznimmo Architects

  23-03-2026 00:34 via architectureau.com
  A long-awaited library in Gosford creates a new civic heart for the city and reminds us how a public building can best support the evolving needs of its users.
  
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• Products in Practice: Architect Tim Clarke on his favourite family-run brick supplier

  23-03-2026 00:00 via architectureau.com
  Brick by brick – a product supplier recommendation from Melbourne-based architect, Tim Clarke.
  
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