Murcutt Master Class 17
Glenn Murcutt Master Class 17
‘This could be the last time, maybe the last time, I don’t know’
….. Rolling Stones, 1965
Aboriginal Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison, welcomes international architects to the 2017 Murcutt Master Class
Plans to build a wedding venue accommodation block on the beautiful landscape donated to the ‘People of Australia’ by Yvonne and Arthur Boyd, may result in the Glenn Murcutt Master Class 2017, being the last at the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre on the Shoalhaven River, designed by Glenn Murcutt, Wendy Lewin and Reg Lark. . Arthur Boyd told Glenn that -
‘he wanted the place to be used, but not used up’
.
Participants having a twilight 'crit' with Glenn Murcut, at the Boyd Education Centre
Since 2001 participants on the annual residential program have come from –
Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (PRC), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus (North), Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dubai, England, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kashmir, Kuwait, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Namibia, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion Island, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wales, Uganda, Zambia, USA (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington) and, of course Australia.
The second week of the 2017 Master Class was held in an excellent venue, the showroom of Eco Outdoor in a heritage building in the arts precinct of Sydney.
Karen Lambert, Brit Andresen, Peter Stutchbury, Glenn Murcutt, Lindsay Johnston, Richard Leplastrier at the Sydney venue of the 2017 Master Class - Eco Outdoor.
Photo : Ceiran Murphy
Plans are hatching for September 2018 – watch this space.