Image above by Peter Clarke. The Buildings Appeal Board has come down with a ruling for the Lacrosse Tower in Docklands, Melbourne – requiring the high-risk balcony cladding to be removed. In November 2014, a fire tore up the north-eastern side of the building, sparked by a cigarette disposed of in a plastic container on […]
A new international publishing prize has been developed by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, in a major new initiative for the gallery’s annual Melbourne Art Book Fair. The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, and will award $15,000 AUD for the […]
Healthy eating has reached new heights at Preach CafĆ© in Bondi Beach. De Simone Design, who carried out the branding, signage and interior design, has taken the healthy lifestyle mantra from the menu all the way through to the fitout. Preach cafĆ© aims to help its customers practice what they preach when it comes to […]
A historically significant wall is to be restored as part of Lendlease’s 6.1 acre Melbourne Quarter development. Constructed in 1890 by Victorian Railways, the 174 metre bluestone retaining wall on Flinders Street marks the site of Batman’s Hill and John Batman’s first home, constituting an important slice of Melbourne’s history. Before World War II, the […]