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Every architect's got an opinion on how Melbourne can be improved... here is Fooi's + a few more in Open Journal.
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“Melbourne is in the midst of a development frenzy. Amongst development for development’s sake, constructive criticism for how Melbourne’s urban framework can improve often falls by the wayside. Eight architects from some of Melbourne’s leading practices responded to the prompt: Where can Melbourne most improve.”
ROSE NOLAN | @ ANNA SCHWARTZ
Fresh new Rose Nolan installation show opening at Anna Schwartz Gallery tomorrow. "Immodest Gestures and Irrational Thoughts" runs from 7 October - 7 November. Do yourselves a favour...
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DADo | 23 Sep: LOCAL HEROES III .. SOLD OUT ..
Last screening of the 2015 DADo season & it's going to be BIG: world premiere film + Footpath Guides launch + Philip Goad + Jacques Sheard + more.
LOCAL HEROES III –
This programme of short films highlights the life & work of the local heroes of our built environment. The focus is on films about locals by locals and the perspective they give us on who / what / why we are the way we are.
++ WORLD PREMIERE ++
Film 1 | New Directions: Robin Boyd, Kenzo Tange & the Metabolist Movement
New Directions is a film about post-war Japanese modern architecture and its influence on Australian architects throughout the 1960s and 70s. In particular, it focuses on the work of Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and his introduction to the world via the writings and subsequent work of Robin Boyd.
2015, Dir. Jacques Sheard, 40 mins, English.
Other films to be announced shortly!
Guest Speakers:
- Prof. Philip Goad | Chair of Architecture | Melbourne School of Design | University of Melbourne
- Jacques Sheard | independent Filmmaker
Bookings:
Want to come along? | BOOK HERE
For more info on the film, guest speakers or bookings, visit our website | HERE
RE:IMAGINE THE JUNCTION | AND THE WINNER IS...
“David Lock Associates and ARUP are pleased to announce the winner of our inaugural student competition, Re:imagine the Junction is Carlos Reyes, an Urban Design post graduate student from the University of Melbourne.”
BETTER APARTMENTS | COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
“Melbourne is set to house almost 100,000 new residents each year, and we need to plan for that growth. This is more than establishing minimum standards, it’s about keeping pace with how people want to live.”
As a reward for being a judicious filler-outerer of surveys, Fooi was invited to be part of the one day community workshop on better apartment standards run by the State Government last week. No matter how clunky, hokey or weird, it's refreshing to see a genuine attempt by government to ask the community what it wants rather than waiting for it to complain later. Easier said than done of course. The community is a shaggy dog of opinion ranging from "industry expert" or "informed amateur" to "well meaning but misinformed" and what might kindly be called "fringe". Full report in next month's issue of Datum.
Find out more about the process + download the Discussion Paper | HERE
BETTER APARTMENTS | REPORT from the COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
by Fooi-Ling Khoo | Published in Datum | ArchiTeam newsletter | 08 September 2015
As the reward for being a diligent filler-outerer of the Better Apartments survey, I was recently invited to be part of the one day community workshop run by State Government. The aim of the Minister’s discussion paper is “to kick-start a citywide conversation with the community and industry to shape apartment design guidelines” and this workshop was the community’s chance to speak up.
In the workshop, we toiled doggedly through each of the amenity issues detailed in the discussion paper. Low, medium and high density apartment developments were discussed at the same time without much acknowledgment of their very different parameters or amenity impacts. Time was tight so the coverage was broad rather than deep.
While there was the occasional, and expected, plea to “leave it to the market”, the large majority of participants agreed that the key characteristics of good housing deserved deeper consideration than what a developer's bean counter could provide.
There was broad support for certain mandatory standards in combination with performance based standards. A “traffic light” or scorecard type system was discussed as a way to forgive shortcomings in some areas if other standards could be sufficiently exceeded. This flexibility acknowledges the diverse nature of development sites, market demographics and developer preferences. Most importantly for architects, it builds in the possibility for design to provide innovative solutions on difficult or unusual sites that might not otherwise satisfy a rigid set of non-negotiable standards.
The responses from the 3 workshops (council, industry and community) will now feed into the Draft Options Paper being developed by an expert working group. The Final Options Paper is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
DOWNLOAD the Discussion Paper and find out more about the process
ARCHITEAM | ALL ON BOARD!
We're excited to announce that Fooi has joined the board of ArchiTeam as a director. ArchiTeam is an architects' co-operative representing over 500 members nationally. Interesting times ahead as the co-op's services expand along with the membership numbers. Find out more about ArchiTeam HERE
DADo | 26AUG: DENCITY SHORT FILM SERIES .. SOLD OUT ..
Ruined freeways, abandoned skyscrapers + more. Join us for the DenCity Short Film Series.
Film 1 | Unfinished Italy
Italy, home of ruins: A foray into the buildings in the limbo between perfection and nothingness, given up on halfway through their construction and fallen into ruin before they were ever used.
Film 2 | Torre David
Torre David tells the story of the 45-story office tower in Caracas that was almost complete when it was abandoned and subsequently occupied by a community of more than 750 families.
Film 3 | Mumbai: Maximum City Under Pressure
A visually captivating insight into a city that is struggling with rapid growth and what can be learnt from the economically and socially vibrant villages of the informal neighborhoods formerly dismissed as 'slums'.
Guest Speaker | Professor Kim Dovey
Guest Speaker | Dr Flavia Marcello
Interested? Lucky you - Guest Bookings available now | BOOKINGS
THINK BRICK 2015 | HORBURY HUNT AWARD
Hooray! The 2015 Horbury Hunt award for Best Residential Brick Building goes to #HelloHouse at the national awards night on Thursday. A huge THANK YOU to Think Brick Australia for their generosity, enthusiasm and over the top party. We're still celebrating - HARD.
“This friendly little building works with brick in a highly inventive & delightful way. The super graphic wall located on the street edge merges the domestic & the public to create a unique urban artefact.”
ACUTE HOUSE ON SITE | seams so...
Standing seam wall and roof cladding almost complete. Advanced Metal Cladding doing a beautiful job of keeping it all sharp
