Glenn Murcutt Exhibition Studio

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THE GLENN MURCUTT EXHIBIT AND DESIGN STUDIO A PROPOSAL FOR SUPPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Design School in collaboration with the Arizona State University Art Museum and members of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects proposes to develop an exhibition of the work of Australian architect Glenn Murcutt. The exhibition will be researched, curated, designed, fabricated, installed, and documented by a team of faculty and students from the School and Museum.

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STATEMENT OF NEED The Design School and the ASU Art Museum are now seeking $80,000 to curate and design the Glenn Murcutt exhibition and develop the trans-disciplinary graduate design studio. The exhibition will be designed by Design School students with support from the museum’s curators staff, and offers participants an opportunity to better understand the collaborative engagement between the curatorial and design processes required to mount a major exhibition.

The Exhibit The Australian Architecture Foundation has assembled a package of Murcutt’s work for exhibition. The package includes drawings, renderings, photographs and models of a variety of Murcutt’s projects. Access to these materials is available for a fee. The exhibition materials highlight Murcutt’s genius for designing projects derived from a keen observation of the natural conditions of each project’s site. Murcutt was designing “sustainably,” long before the term became fashionable and noted for his interest in projects which “touch the earth lightly.” With its range of nuanced responses to range of natural/climatic conditions An

THE GLENN MURCUTT EXHIBITION AND STUDIO OVERVIEW

exhibition of Murcutt’s work would be of particular interest to

Glenn Murcutt is a world-renowned architect noted for a body

respond to challenging climatic and environmental conditions.

architects and residents in our region who are must regularly

of work which subtly draws inspiration from the particular environmental conditions of a given project site. His practice

The Studio

has been based in Sydney since 1972 where he has developed

The Design School proposes to collaborate with the ASU Art

a range of residential and institutional projects located

Museum to develop a Trans disciplinary graduate design studio,

throughout Australia. Murcutt’s work has received international

to curate and design the Murcutt exhibition. The studio will

recognition, including the 2002 Prize for Architecture and the

be offered in the fall semester of 2014 and will be led by The

American Institute of Architects Gold Medal awarded in 2009.

Design School faculty members Jack DeBartolo III, a Lecturer in Architecture, and Kyle Larkin, a Lecturer in Visual Communication Design. They will collaborate with Heather Lineberry, the museum’s Associate Director and Senior Curator. The instructional team will help students understand the process of curating an exhibition and will work with students to design an exhibition of Murcutt’s work. The exhibition would open in spring of 2015.

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Travel As a part of the studio experience students would travel at the beginning of the semester to visit a series of museums whose collections and/or exhibitions focus on architecture. A preliminary list would include the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal, the Center for Architecture, Cooper Hewitt Museum, and Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Building Museum in Washington DC. The ten day trip would allow students to see a number of museum exhibitions related to architecture and understand the range of design strategies employed to help interpret the exhibited work.

The Catalogue The students will be documenting the studio to capture the entire process from travel and research, to concept, fabrication, and installation. An exhibition catalogue will be designed and printed to accompany the final exhibition.

EXHIBITION AND STUDIO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The exhibition will provide opportunities for schoolchildren, ASU students, members of the professional community and general

The Lectures

public to see this master architect’s ability to design projects

The studio course will be supported by a series of

distinguished both by their stewardship of the landscape and

lectures at The Design School focused on both Murcutt’s

evocative compositions. The proposed exhibition provides an

work and more generally on the design detail as critical

ideal vehicle to introduce Valley residents to the work of a world

component of design thinking and practice. Murcutt is

renowned architect recognize for his ability to design projects

well known as an architect who ingeniously connects a

notable for their response to challenges of climate, culture and

range of materials into visually provocative details.

communities. The exhibition will help to illustrate the lessons which can be derived from Murcutt’s work and their applicability to the contemporary design challenges in our community.

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STUDENT IMPACT The university environment also offers on-going engagement

All funds will be deposited with the ASU Foundation, a nonprofit

between artists, architects and students. Student impact ranges

organization that exists to support Arizona State University.

from lectures and studio visits to students assisting artists with

Gifts in support of ASU are subject to foundation policies and

project management, fabrication and creative collaboration. This

fees. This gift may be considered a charitable contribution.

project benefits the student in multiple ways, most importantly introducing them to renowned international architect Glenn Murcutt’s work, studio development and exhibition design and curatorial processes. The project also includes mentoring students in art administration skills beneficial to their future careers.

In May 2013, the Windgate Charitable Foundation awarded the ASU Art Museum a $2,500,000 challenge grant. For every dollar raised by the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the Windgate Foundation will match dollar for dollar with the match portion allocated to support the ASU Art Museum International Artist residency program at Combine

CURRENT PARTNERS

Studios in downtown Phoenix. Your generous contribution to

The Design School

the Murcutt exhibit and design studio will assist the museum

The ASU Art Museum

in securing additional support for the residency program.

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Bulthap Scottsdale Rio Salado Architecture Foundation

THE DESIGN SCHOOL SUPPORT The Design School will support the student travel studio component of the Glenn Murcutt Exhibition and Studio at ASU.

REQUEST FOR SUPPORT

We will continue to seek additional programmatic

The Design School and the ASU Art Museum are actively soliciting

support from a broad range of foundations, agencies

philanthropic and sponsorship contributions of approximately

and individuals for all aspects of this project.

$80,000 to fund all aspects of the exhibition and studio. We have established the following levels of project participation: Sponsor $10,000 Steward $5,000–$10,000 Contributor $1,000–$5,000

ASU ART MUSEUM MISSION STATEMENT The ASU Art Museum understands art to be one of the most dynamic ways to investigate and know the world. The museum seeks to be a meeting point for the exchange of new ideas, perspectives and experiences among artists, students and the public through exhibitions, residencies,

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With your a significant contribution we will be able encourage current

collections and programs. It facilitates, interprets and advances

and prospective donors to support this unique exhibit and design studio

conversations across university disciplines and is essential

opportunity and ensure a successful exhibit and studio experience.

to the quality of an ASU education and to student life.

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THE DESIGN SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT The Design School seeks to serve as the pre-eminent institution for trans-disciplinary design education and research, integrating the innovative methods and practices of the disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, landscape architecture and visual communication design to empower local and global communities to better comprehend, re-imagine and steward the built environment.

The Glenn Murcutt exhibition supports the school’s mission by helping to educate future designers, to shape collaborations, synthesize complexity, and catalyze transformation for public good.

GLENN MURCUTT EXHIBITION AND STUDIO AT ASU PRELIMINARY BUDGET A AF License (¤9,500)

$15,000.00

Shipping/Printing

$20,000.00

Exhibition build out

$15,000.00

Gallery Talks/lectures

$10,000.00

Exhibition Catalogue

$15,000.00

Community Outreach

$5,000.00

Total $80,000

In-Kind Resources Needed Support for printing and mounting of exhibition materials.

Support of materials for construction of the exhibition installations.

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