2014
Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series
Wednesdays, 3–24 September 2014
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Lecture 1: John Wardle
A practice of many ideas and a passion for the story of a project, won Australia's most prestigious residential architecture prize two years in a row. John Wardle Architects is also the winner of a national competition to redesign Northbourne, a major public housing complex in Canberra.
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Lecture 2: CHROFI
John Choi and Tai Ropiha will give an overview of their practice - CHROFI Architects - through critical themes exploring the fertile ground between people, architecture and the world. They will present recent and current works including Lune de Sang in Byron Hinterland, Stamford on Macquarie residential tower in Sydney and The Goods Line collaboration with ASPECT Studios.
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Lecture 3: BE Architecture
A Melbourne based practice which specialises in residential, commercial architecture and interior design, will discuss the notion of 'appropriateness in architecture'. They will show concepts developed from a search for appropriate materials, forms and language within their work.
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Lecture 4: March Studio
A practice whose work includes retail interiors, houses, arts initiatives and boat interiors. Rodney Eggleston and Anne-Laure Cavigneaux of March Studio are known for their inventive shops for Aesop and, most recently, the retail outlet 'Sneakerboy' and the recent ACT Architecture award winning project Hotel Hotel.
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