News Update 23 Nov 17

‘Diversity + Community’ Conference : 10-12 February 2017

National Gallery of Victoria : Melbourne

Drawing speakers from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and Australia, Diversity + Community is a unique opportunity to join with ground-breaking architects to explore some of the less-charted terrains of architectural practice and to consider the role of architecture as a positive force in uncertain times.

Following from the success of the Deerubbin Conferences, the Architecture Foundation Australia is presenting a major conference at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Friday 10 – Sunday 12 February 17 with a splendid array of all international speakers including -

Marina Tabassum, from Bangladesh, who has just received a 2016 Aga Khan Award for her Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka.

Níall McLoughlin, from Ireland and UK, who has just been awarded the 2016 RIBA Charles Jencks Award for ‘

an architect who has recently made a major contribution internationally to both the theory and practice of architecture’.

Ten other speakers will present a diverse selection of engaging projects from around the world –

Per Arnold Andersen, member of the editorial ‘troika’ of the provocative journal D/A in Denmark;

Meredith Bowles, Mole Architects, award winning practice and executive architect of Alain de Bouton ‘Living Architecture’ program;

Mphethi Morojele, principal of MMA Studio, leading indigenous practice in South Africa;

Diego Montero Espina, extensive small practice in Uruguay;

Erik Sommerfeld, Director of the Design and Build program at the University of Colorado;

Mette Lange from Denmark, doing work in Iceland, Iran and moveable schools in India;

Bijoy Ramachandran, partner in emerging major practice, and film maker, from Bangalore, India;

Camillo Moraes Zambrano, young practioner involved in emergency housing and projects in wild terrain, from Chile;

Piers Taylor, award winning architect, leader of AA Design and Build program and TV presenter, from England.

The culmination of the event, will be a visit by all participants with Glenn Murcutt, and collaborating architect Hakan Elevli, to the Mosque at the Australian Islamic Centre. During the conference, the exhibition ‘Architecture of Faith’, will be running at the NGV at Federation Square, featuring the story of the creation and construction of the Mosque.

Detail of the Glenn Murcutt designed mosque, nearing completion 

A closing party has been arranged at the University of Melbourne Boat Club overlooking the Yarra River .

Full information, speaker CV's, project images, and booking link to Evenbrite - 

http://www.ozetecture.org/melbourne-conference/

Architecture Student Summer School : 19 - 25 February 2017

Pittwater : north of Sydney 

Architecture Student participants on the 2016 Summer School have a 'lecture' in Kuringgai National Park

The 2017 Architecture Student Summer School to be held, for the 12

th

year, at Pittwater, north of Sydney, is now (23 Nov 16) more or less booked out, all 32 places.

Anyone senior students interested need to submit an application form now to be waitlisted.

Full information, and application form, is available on the web site at

http://www.ozetecture.org/masterclass/summer-school/

Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class : 02 - 16 July 2017

Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, 'Riversdale' : south of Sydney

Glenn Murcutt with participants on the Annual Master Class at the Boyd Education Centre overlooking the Shoalhaven River 

The 2017 Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class, which has taken place annually since 2001, will again definitely take place 02 – 16 July 2017 at the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, ‘Riversdale’, on the banks of the Shoalhaven River south of Sydney, and for the second week in a studio in Sydney.

Bookings have been solid for the 2017 event, and already 24 (at 23 Nov 16) of the 32 places available have been allocated, and a second review of applications will take place prior to Christmas.

Full information, and application form, is available on the web site at

http://www.ozetecture.org/masterclass/glenn-murcutt-master-class/