Earthship Biotecture.. a revolutionary alternative to Sustainable Housing and Land Development and one is being built at CERES in Melbourne. The team is needing some help in the following areas: 1. Experienced planner / building code authority; 2. Film / documentary producers; 3. Communication Manager
Posted in Agriculture, Architecture, Built Environment, Call Out, Melbourne+VIC | Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »
September 12, 2010 9:00 am
Find out directly from home owners who’ve put sustainable living into practice, about reducing waste around your home, saving water, natural home heating and cooling and more.
Sustainable House Day gives people the chance to get a real-life look inside houses that have been designed, built or fitted out with sustainability in mind and talk to owners, receiving unbiased advice.
Posted in Architecture, Built Environment, Calendar, Demonstration | Monday, August 30th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »
This Australia-wide design competition invites creative, street-savvy designers to design a cutting edge public bike rack that can be seen as a beautiful item of street art as well as a long-lasting, easy-to-use, functional device.
The winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000 and their bike rack will be manufactured and installed.
Submissions Due: 18 October 2010
Posted in Built Environment, Call Out, Competition, Product design | Thursday, August 19th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »
August 20, 2010 to August 21, 2010
The symposium draws together international and Australian architects and landscape architects who have demonstrated commitment to a social agenda and have made significant contribution to the public realm. Image by Phooey
Posted in Architecture, Built Environment, Calendar, Conference, Melbourne+VIC | Thursday, August 19th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | 1 Comment »
August 30, 2010 to September 1, 2010
What impact will the debate over sustainable population for Australia have on our existing cities? The conference will examine how our new cities are conceived and our existing ones are adapted, re-designed and managed.
Posted in Architecture, Built Environment, Calendar, Canberra+ACT, Conference | Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »
The Bulle[n]tin is the Urban Village Melbourne newsletter, published fortnightly covering creative projects associated with UVM. #22 is available now (download) and features Bindarri’s Climate redesign
Here you can find an archive of the contents page from each Bulle[n]tin. For full copies of Bulle[n]tins or to request a subscription please contact UVM: info@urbanvillagemelbourne.net
Posted in Architecture, Built Environment, Launch, Melbourne+VIC, Multiple Disciplinary | Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »