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    News Archive for April 2014

    Quick-Step adds three new products to Largo laminate flooring range

    Quick-Step Australia was involved in the creation and development of three new products for the Largo laminate flooring range in Australia.


    30 acre oasis will grow below desert canopy in Abu Dhabi

    Architect Thomas Heatherwick has come up with a concept to shelter a microcosm of lush vegetation beneath a fractured desert surface in Abu Dhabi’s ‘Al Fayah Park’.


    LED panel replicates blue sky indoors

    A nanoparticle LED panel designed by Paolo di Trapani imitates the Earth’s atmosphere to deliver a sunny sky to your room, no matter what the weather outside.


    5-storey ANZAC digger mural overlooks dawn service in NSW

    A five storey artistic rendition of the Anzac digger will be on show for the Engadine RSL’s Anzac day dawn service in NSW.


    Henry Wilson transforms old sandstone bakery into Sydney Aesop store

    The original sandstone walls, fireplaces and hidden doorways of a former Balmain bakery have been exposed in the renovation of skincare brand Aesop’s Sydney retail space.


    London Design Museum announces ‘best designs of 2014’

    The London Design Museum’s annual ‘Designs Of The Year Awards’ have announced the 2014 category winners.


    Australian ECO House wins at global A’ Design Awards

    Australian Architect Chris Knierim was among 17 Australian award winners at the 2013 A’ Design Awards announced in Milan, Italy.


    House of mirrors by Bernd Zimmermann reflects and distorts its surroundings

    The façade of a 1950s house in south-west Germany has been transformed into a giant funhouse mirror as part of a renovation by architect Bernd Zimmermann.


    Cemintel’s 9Dots Awards offers winner all-expenses paid architecture tour of Japan and China

    The stakes have increased for this year's 9Dots Awards, with entrants standing a chance to win a $16,000 architectural study tour of Japan and China.


    1930s Australian home receives energy-efficient renovation inspired by low-tech refrigeration device

    Owner/architects, Adrian Iredale and Caroline Di Costa have transformed their 1930s Perth property into a passively cooled modern home using technology based on the Australian ‘Coolgardie Safe’ refrigeration device.


    Architecture in film — Cinecity exhibition to showcase 30 global projects [Video]

    Architecture in film will be explored throughout the 2014 Cinecity exhibitions in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne


    A suspended treehouse inside a London theatre provides a playful space for children with learning difficulties

    A timber treehouse by Hawkins/Brown has become a welcome addition to London’s Oily Cart Theatre, helping to bring theatre to audiences who might not otherwise have the chance to experience it.


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