Famous MIT professor Noam Chomsky was in Sydney last week to accept Australia’s only international peace prize and talk at a sold-out Q&A event as part of Ideas at the House. The talk is now available to watch online, and there are plenty more events featuring some of the world’s greatest minds coming up. More »
If you’ve been in Sydney’s Circular Quay after dark over the past couple of weeks, you would have noticed the spectacular lightshow that’s transformed Customs House and the Opera House from architectural icons to digital canvases as part of the Vivid Sydney festival. But what actually goes into creating a show like that? We spoke to Peter Milne from The Electric Canvas, the company that created the light production. More »
Maybe you don’t get over to Reykjavik very often, but the old Viking homestead is a crazy mix of old and modern architecture. Joining the skyline will be the Icelandic Opera House, an icy glass fortress that changes colours throughout the day. Designed by a man whose middle name is Thor, the transparent cube and enclosed 820-seat theatre are situated upon a hill known for its magical elf population. What now? Elves, you say?
