The word 'stockade' has been associated, particularly in recent years, with the Eureka Stockade conflict at Ballarat, which has overshadowed the word's other use in gold rush era Victoria, as the term for a low security prison.
Several of these stockades were opened in metropolitan Melbourne at the height of the gold rush including Pentridge (1850), Richmond (1852), Collingwood (1853) and the 'Marine Stockade' at Williamstown (1853).More....
The Australian booth at the NeoCon West 2005 design exhibition in Los Angeles has attracted praise from many of the 65,000 American interior designers, architects and retail buyers that attended. Under the one banner Australia: Design and Innovation, 24 Australian organisations showcased product samples and ideas to an appreciative audience at the exhibition. More....
From Renaissance cathedrals to Rubik’s cubes, Melbourne’s buildings have been inspired by an array of influences. Although Melbourne’s architects influence each other with their work, most noticeably it is the work of international architects that has had a strong influence on the architecture of this city. Whilst Melbourne is being touted, rightly or wrongly, as a ‘design city’, it is important to remember that our designers are influenced by international movements and trends, and often pay homage to them, either obviously.... More....