2012

Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series
Wednesdays, 5–26 September 2012

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Speakers

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dKO Architecture

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bureau^proberts

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Owen Vokes Peters

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Room 11 Allens Rivulet 2, Room 11, photo by Ben Hosking

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The Building

The iconic National Gallery of Australia building is a bold combination of the sculptural and the functional.

National Gallery Institutional Archives

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The National Gallery Institutional Archives give a fascinating insight into our nation’s art history.

About Us

About Us

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The National Gallery is Australia’s leading national visual arts institution dedicated to collecting, sharing and celebrating art.

First Nations /  Video

Enraeld (Djulabinyanna) Munkara 'Purrukuparli the Ancestral hero and Waiyai'

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Exhibition

Love and Desire
Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate

Past Exhibition
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Dec. 14, 2018—April 28, 2019

Art Talks /  Audio

Nam Le on Sidney Nolan’s Quilting the armour

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Published 02 August 2024

Hear a conversation focused on the intersection of poetry and art.

Audio Tour
38 mins
Essay

Concrete Ambitions
The evolution of the design and building of the National Gallery

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Philip Goad explores the evolution of the design and building of the National Gallery.

Read Time: 49 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Melissa Bright – MAKE Architecture
2015 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2015

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

63 minutes
Essay

Helen Frankenthaler and the influence of Japanese art and culture

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Anja Loughhead explores Helen Frankenthaler's relationship with First Generation abstractionists, as well as Japanese art and philosophy.

Read Time: 20 minutes

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An On demand video and audio collection of art talks, lectures and artist interviews.

Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Peter Walker & Todd Henderson – Cumulus Studio
2016 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2016

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

63 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Melissa Bright – MAKE Architecture
2015 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2015

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

63 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Liam Proberts – bureau^proberts
2012 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2012

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

75 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Hannah Tribe – Tribe Studio
2015 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2015

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

67 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Shaun Carter – Carter Williamson Architects
2018 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2018

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

67 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Kate Symons from Studio Ilk

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Published Aug 2024

Studio Ilk is a small, ambitious practice working on a broad range of project typologies.

72 minutes
Art Talks /  Audio

Lucina Ward on Wangechi Mutu’s The seated IV

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Published 27 October 2023

Hear Lucina Ward, Senior Curator, International Art, discuss Wangechi Mutu’s The seated IV.

23 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Qianyi Lim from Sibling Architecture
2023 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published Aug 2024

Qianyi Lim is an award-winning registered architect with over fifteen years of experience working in practices across Australia, China and Denmark.

71 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Jad Silvester and Penny Fuller - Silvester Fuller
2017 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

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Published 2017

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

56 minutes