MOMENTUM 2012 Bachelor of Architectural Studies Graduation Project Never Stand Still
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LUMINOCITY 17th November 2012 Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Hickson Road, Sydney
Divya Abraham Patti Bai Martin Barr Candice Burg James Rikard-Bell Jet Hao Chan Yvonne Chan Alex Xinyun Cheng Andre Cheung Howard Cheung Stephanie Chiu Lee Sheng Kenny Choo Henrique Dantas Hannah Degotardi Monika Devcic Hannah Devine Muhammad Fadli Mohd Din Zoha Fard S.F. Fan Tianyuan Fan Robert Furey Chiara De Gennaro James Gito Nazgol Hamid Peter Hadjisavas Angus Hardwick Alexandra Harrington Jarrod Hinwood Anthony Ho Veronica Ho Plini Roessler-Holgate Julie Juwono Kieran Kartun Morteza Khorsandpour Susan Koo Daniel S Kuit Ignat Labazine Millie Lakos Chun Ho Lam Peter Le Patrick Leal Kyu Il Lee Wun Shin Liew Rachael McCallum
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Message from the Dean
Message from Lend Lease
Acknowledgements
Urban Studio
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Alumni Profile
Supporters
Message from the Program Director
Regional Studio
Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Program
5 This year has been busy at UNSW BE. We have continued the review and development of our curriculum including the introduction of two new interdisciplinary streams for first and third year bachelor degree programs and are introducing a new post professional degree program in urban policy and strategy. We have also added Design Research to our four funded research clusters (Emergent Digital Technologies, People and Places, Sustainable Design and Development and Urban Typologies). Finally, the CRC Low Carbon Living international research project led by our faculty commenced its work this year in collaboration with partners in industry and other universities. I wish every graduate a successful and satisfying career. In many respects, our relationship is just beginning. As you travel the world through your work you will meet many alumni and make special bonds of lasting value. We look forward to your ongoing participation in the life of our university and the mutual benefits this brings.
Professor Alec Tzannes Dean UNSW Built Environment
Message from the Dean
I congratulate all the students who have completed their degree program and now become our alumni. This catalogue conveys through selected study themes and projects from our final year studios something about the unique student experience offered at UNSW Built Environment along with the outstanding skills of our students and academic staff. UNSW Built Environment has a developing reputation as a knowledge leader in the design, delivery and management of the C21st city and its elements. Our research is directly relevant to the development of knowledge within built environment professions and underpins a process of continuous improvement to curriculum material. Embedded in the curriculum are core values centered on the thinking and practices required to deliver sustainable urban environments of deep cultural value. Design education in all of its many forms, including understanding evidence-based design processes is at the centre of all UNSW BE degree programs. This is complemented by the development of discipline knowledge with interdisciplinary design and research orientated projects aligned with advanced contemporary practices in industry.
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Supporters
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS 2012 GRADUATING STUDENTS THANK LUMINOCITY’S SUPPORTERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS. Lead Supporter
Major Supporters
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Built Environment Alumni
Event Partners
Donors Architectural Studies Tirivia Night and Community Fundraising Donors
7 Throughout this event and graduating student exhibition, I encourage the thought leadership and vigorous debate that is required to deliver on the vision that LuminoCITY seeks to achieve. Knowledge knows no boundaries and it is our universities and their students that provide a mechanism to allow communities to grow and prosper through improved solutions, products and services. Continued knowledge investment in our universities is vital to equip society to creatively respond to challenges that are impacting all our lives at an ever increasing rate. Anticipating the thought provoking research and exhibitions of all the contributors, but in particular that of the graduating class, I would like to congratulate all participants who will undoubtedly assist in shaping the cities of tomorrow. Lend Lease looks forward to the continued relationship with UNSW Built Environment and LuminoCITY to create new ideas that deliver our vision in delivering the best places.
Murray Coleman OAM Managing Director, Australia Project Management and Construction Lend Lease
Message from Lend Lease
Lend Lease is proud to continue its longtime relationship with UNSW Faculty of Built Environment through the sponsorship of LuminoCITY. In creating an event like this, the Faculty delivers a forum to challenge the boundaries of the modern landscape and allows our leaders of the future to showcase how 21st century communities can live sustainably and meet the demands of the modern world. Lend Lease’s aspiration to be a sustainable organisation and an industry leader means we constantly search for ideas that will help us to deliver the improved social, environmental and economic performance of our businesses and of our industry more broadly. In sponsoring LuminoCITY, we are supporting the Faculty of the Built Environment to achieve their vision to create a forum to imagine, test and debate ideas about the 21st century city.
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Message from Lend Lease
Message from the Program Director
“A DISTINGUISHING Message from Acknowledgements FEATURE OF THE the Course Convenor ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES GRADUATION PROJECTS of Architectural Studies Student Reflection AND THESESBachelor Graduation Project 2012 PRESENTED IN THIS CATALOGUE IS ATTENTION TOProfile Alumni Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Program A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF PLACES AND SPACES OF VITALITY FOR LIVING, WORKING, DISPLAY AND CULTURE.”
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Ann Quinlan Program Director
scholarship, debate and research with architectural design propositions for people, buildings and their context. With a student community of over 130 students of diverse educational and cultural backgrounds we acknowledge the eleven student studio representatives who played an important governance role in this community and in their contributions to the planning of their exhibition MOMENTUM. The Architectural Studies degree program, with the Bachelor of Architectural Computing and Master of Architecture forms the Architecture Program community at UNSW. The graduation projects and theses represented in this catalogue affirms our distinctive Built Environment Design studio approach. An approach that celebrates the mutuality of student’s inquiry, creative vitality and technical capability in concert with demonstrating the qualities of academic excellence, commitment and community identified with UNSW graduating students of Architecture. Congratulations to the 2012 Architectural Studies Graduand Students on their achievements and best wishes for their future architectural postgraduate study and contributions to the thoughtful and creative making of our Built Environment.
Message from the Program Director
The LUMINOCITY | MOMENTUM exhibition and this accompanying catalogue celebrates the distinctive graduation studio projects of the 2012 final year students in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree and the inaugural display of students thesis research in the Honours program of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree. In the graduation studio course students had the choice of two projects, set in either an urban or regional context, to consolidate and advance their architectural design capabilities. Esteemed Professor Glenn Murcutt with Catherine Lassen assisted by a team of six tutors led the Educational Facility Project at Boonoo Boonoo and Bald Rock National Parks, NSW; while Mark Szczerbicki with Ann Quinlan, assisted by a team of five tutors led the Cultural Centre Project at York Street, Wynyard Sydney project. Dr Catherine de Lorenzo, Dr Peter Kohane and Maryam Gusheh guided the Honours students in their year-long investigations into student selected research topics. Together, the conveners, thesis supervisors, studio tutors and invited guests brought their academic and professional expertise to student’ educational experiences and guided them with their scholarship, insight, passion and patience. A distinguishing feature of the Architectural Studies graduation projects and theses presented in this catalogue is attention to a detailed understanding of places and spaces of vitality for living, working, display and culture. Guiding this attentive interplay is thoughtful consideration of the interaction of ideas,
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Ann Quinlan | Program Director Professor Bruce Judd | Head of Architecture + Design Discipline
Session 1 -- Dr. Ainslie Murray -- Andrew Macklin -- Associate Professor Catherine Bridge -- Dr. Catherine de Lorenzo -- Catherine Lassen -- Professor Deo Prasad -- Dr. Dijana Alic -- Graham Bell Message -- Associate Professor Harry Margalit -- Jeremy Harkins from Lend Lease -- Jim Plume -- John Carrick -- Maryam Gusheh -- Dr. Paul Hogben -- Dr. Peter Kohane -- Russell Lowe -- Dr. Stan Fung Message from -- Stephen Peter -- Steve King the Course Convenor -- Tam Nguyen -- Professor Xing Ruan -- Dr. Yinong Xu
Supporters Session 2 -- Dr. Ainslie Murray -- Andrew Macklin -- Associate Professor Catherine Bridge -- Catherine Lassen -- Dr. Dijana Alic -- Associate Professor Harry Margalit -- Jim Plume -- John Carrick Message from -- Maryam Gusheh Dr. Paul Hogben the--Program Director -- Dr. Peter Kohane -- Russell Lowe -- Dr. Stan Fung -- Stephen Peter -- Steve King -- Professor Xing Ruan -- Dr. Yinong Xu Acknowledgements --
Built Environment Practice Professors -- Professor Richard Johnson MBE Student Reflection -- Professor Ken Maher -- Professor Glenn Murcutt AO In 2012 administrative assistance and support for the Architecture Program Community was provided by Dr Nico Wanandy, Lisa Harricks, Julia Miller – Karlsen and Vanessa Blount Faculty Student Centre support was provided of by Architectural Brendan Harrison and Li Bachelor San Chew guided by Julia Wibowo.
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BOONOO BOONOO AND BALD ROCK NATIONAL PARKS, NSW
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13 were additional dining, kitchen and service areas with teaching spaces and a small library. The project was required to generate and store its own power and water as well as manage waste on site. Students’ direct experience of the landscape is used in the studio in conjunction with traditional research to encourage an attitude of individual responsibility, critical understanding and argued architectural response. Emphasis is placed on drawing as a mode of thinking, to promote thoughtful representation and architecturally embodied content.
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Professor Glen Murcutt AM Catherine Lassen
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Wendy Lewin Ian Martin Laura Harding Ashley Dunn Jonathon Temple Fergus Scott
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Professor James Weirick Professor Richard Johnson Professor Ken Maher Andrew Bagnall Peter Bacon Paul Berkemeier Angelo Candalepas Peter John Cantrill Paul Conner Keith Cottier Colin Duggan Maryam Gusheh Russell Jack Reg Lark Harry Margalit Anita Morandini Ram Paradkar Paul Pholeros Roderick Simpson Tim Williams Andrea Wilson Brian Zulaikha
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Architectural Studies Regional Studio Course Conveners Statement
Students who selected this project had the opportunity to visit the dramatic landscapes of Boonoo Boonoo National Park and Bald Rock, the largest exposed granite rock in Australia. The power of those landscapes, both in their capacity to evoke an emotional response as well as their physical conditions, framed specific criteria for testing students’ architectural thoughts. Technology and its capacity to inform an overall architectural conception together with construction details was an important consideration and students were asked to develop their projects to a substantial level of structural and material resolution. They each designed an educational facility with accommodation for 32 students / researchers plus 2 teachers / supervisors with on-site caretaker facilities. There
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Fergus Ashley Scott Dunn
Chad Bai Dao Patti MOMENT TO BE IN A MOMENT Jason Goh Chern Shuer Blake Cashman FRAMED VIEW, FROZENAMBIENCE MOMENTS MOMENT, TRANSITION, AngusXinyun Hardwick Alex Cheng PROJECTING MOMENTS OF SOCIALRESPECT INCLUSION MOMENT, TIMELESS, AMBIGUITY, Veronica Lu ChengHo MOMENTSOF TOCONNECTION REMEMBERAND EXPLORATION MOMENT Wun Shin LiewLam Chun Ho (Tim) MOMENTARILY STATIC MOMENT OF NATURE Yi Lin Linehan William MOMENTS OF SERENITY LET MOMENTUM DRIVE THE THOUGHT WinnieShah Neo Kallol MOMENT, AXIS, FABRIC,SHIFT, FRAME, ETHEREAL TOUCH, PERSPECTIVE, MOMENTUM Christine Laura TanNg MOMENTUM, WATER, GRANITE, SYSTEM, FLOW BREAKING, POINT, BOUNDARY Alana Peddie Zhefeng Xu GATHERING MOMENTUM THE MOMENT ARCHITECTURE BRINGS BasselZhe Saroufim Ming Woo MOMENTSINOF SOLIDITY AND LIGHTNESS MOMENT TIME Shiny SonZappia Nicholas A MOMENT TO A MOMENT MILLENNIUM EXPERIENCE THE OF CONNECTION Hongkai (Lex) Yuan Benny Zheng A SENSE OFINTERACT, MOMENTBLENDING MOMENT,
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Patti Bai
The river glistens in the distance. Somewhere beyond your field of view, an unidentifiable bird warbles momentarily. A soft wind is blowing, rustling the eucalyptus leaves, like some significant secret forgotten long ago. You meander out onto the deck and feel the presence of ancient land, the granite country, carved by time itself. A glimpse of forever.
Email pattibai@hotmail.com Phone 0451 508 395 URL pattibai.blogspot.com
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A. Interior view of event hall B. Exterior view from the central courtyard C. Plan with site
Alex Xinyun Cheng
Inspired by the Bald Rock and eucalypt forest round site, this project interprets the ancient spirit of site with its modern statement. Seated above heavy rubble platform, the linear building extends along the contours, features a clean line appressed the earth against the sky.
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Email ray_cxy@hotmail.com Phone 0433 660 502 URL xinyuncheng.blogspot.com
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Chun Ho Lam
This project celebrates the rock. Through rock floor and wall, it is as if the visitors inhabit the rock. Functions are arranged to maximise view. Partial light weight construction system contrast with the solidity of the rock. The roof captures northern sun, emphasises the flow of river and simplifies construction process.
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A. Sketch section B. Following the landscape C. Accessing and retreating from the site
Ming Zhe Woo
My design approach is based on imitating the landscape. It is both a tribute to the majesty of the site, and an acknowledgement that no built object will ever reach its sophistication.
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Email mingzhewoo@hotmail.com Phone +61 401 326 169 URL http://mingzhewoo.foliohd.com
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Nicholas Zappia
The scheme provides a journey which evokes a poetic and literal connection to varying moments within the surrounding context.
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Email benny.s.zheng@hotmail.com Phone 0468 342 892
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A. Perspective of dining hall B. Section through accommodation C. Plan
Benny Zheng
Located in Boonoo Boonoo National Park, the education centre aims to gently encourage users to be constantly interacting with the outside natural environment. While acknowledging and making aware of the harshness of the surrounding, the interior presents a sense of lushness and comfort both sensually and thermally through materials, tactility, framing of views, plantings, and passive thermal controls.
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Fergus Laura Harding Scott
Belal Bezri Chad Dao MOMENTS LIKE MOMENT TO BE THESE THAT... Candice Burg Jason Goh Chern Shuer MADE IN THE MOMENT FRAMED VIEW, FROZEN MOMENTS Andrea Sofia Champion Angus Hardwick PROJECTING MOMENTS OF SOCIAL INCLUSION Jet Hao Chan Veronica HoSERENADE NATURE STRATIFICATION MOMENT MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Howard Cheung Wun Shin Liew MOMENT OF THE NATURE MOMENTARILY STATIC Stephanie Chiu Yi Lin MOMENTS OF SERENITY Hannah Degotardi MOMENTUM Winnie Neo FLOW BOUND MOMENT, AXIS, FABRIC, FRAME, ETHEREAL Monika Devcic
A MOMENTS Christine Ng GLIMPSE MOMENTUM, WATER, GRANITE, SYSTEM, FLOW Robert Fury
ENCLOSED MONUMENTAL MOMENT ENCLOSED VISTA Alana Peddie GATHERING Anthony Ho MOMENTUM POSSIMPIBLES Bassel Saroufim OF STATIC MOTION MOMENTS Ana Subotic OF SOLIDITY AND LIGHTNESS A MOMENT Shiny Son OF SUSPENSE A MOMENT Annie Tran TO A MILLENNIUM VISTA LINEAR TIME MOMENT Hongkai (Lex) Yuan A SENSE OF MOMENT
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Candice Burg
My concept is aligned to the contours, road and river of the site. My design aims to touch the earth delicately, a building that extrudes out of the ground, reflecting today’s technology and design systems, while “flexible enough to accommodate the uncertainties of tomorrow.”1 In this way the land is left preserved and unaltered.
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1C happel, B D, (2001). Ephemeral Architecture, Towards a Definition. Florida Book of Insect Records, USA.
Email candz_burg@hotmail.com Phone 0405 002 897 URL www.candiceburg.webs.com
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Jet Hao Chan
The project abstracts the context of the area. A short footpath stratifies the experience of moving along the riverside and disperse. The protruded decks capture the breaking points of the rocks in the stream. The roof system unifies the building that appears as a series of small cottages, breaks down in mass, captures Northern sun and eases the construction process.
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Howard Cheung
Boonoo Boonoo national park with its river and waterfall capture the soul of this site. Different moment of the river changes its volume in order to suit the topography. The design, squeeze and release of space, that relate to the volume of the river in Boonoo2 Edu. Hub gives the idea of contraction of human and nature.
Email howard_8h@hotmail.com Phone 0450 739 549 URL http://howard-archicow.blogspot.com.au/
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Email Steph-lok-yee@hotmail.com Phone 0403 235 878 URL Stephaniechiuarchitecture.blogspot.com
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Stephanie Chiu
The sustainable education centre is situated the granite region of Boonoo Boonoo. The building stretches across the site closely following the contours, grounding its concrete spine into the rock, using it as an anchor as it projects off the contours towards the river in a lightweight construction. The building captures the qualities of the land framing the river view
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Going Bush
Hannah Degotardi
Going Bush is a conscious attempt to respond to, and amplify, the exceptionality that is Boonoo Boonoo. The project is anchored to site through two contrasting moments: of momentous connection to the north, and of contemplative retreat to the south. The project’s spine; a contourtracking path, connects the two with the bed pods which facilitate adaptable, natural living; echoing the sentiments of camping.
Email hannah.degotardi@gmail.com URL http://hannah-degotardi.blogspot.com.au/
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Email monika.devcic@hotmail.com Phone 0406 995 671
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Monika Devcic
The complexity of the natural site has been addressed in a way that integrates the building into the site. There is a heaviness that weighs it down in its place, and a lightness to the structure where guests can focus on the view of the site.
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Robert Furey
ARCH1302 graduation studio is framed by an ecological functionalist view of architecture together with technological factors to challenge architectural thinking and production. A complex site both in topography and cultural-economical content is researched and analysed to lead towards an architectural strategy and representation. An education facility developed to a detailed level of programmatic, spatial and material complexity.
Email robert.furey3@gmail.com Phone +61 417 074 385 URL http://robertfurey.blogspot.com.au/
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Email anthony@jdstudios.com.au Phone 0424 692 188 URL www.jdstudios.com.au
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A. Duality Study (Light/Dark) B. Site Observations C. Caretaker’s Interior
Anthony Ho
The scheme whose hallmark is selfsufficiency induces a configuration of spaces that recall a small village more than it does a research centre. Arranged over multiple level changes to follow the form and fall of the terrain, the scheme places itself in a niche between camping in the wilderness and an urban lifestyle while framing dualities of light and dark, inside and out.
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Ana Subotic
Visiting the site, I notices the toughness of the landscape – the granite landscape required all life, both plant and animal, to be drawn back to its bare necessities. I wanted to mirror this in my project, through a building with an exposed and visible structure, which, like the landscape, is drawn back to necessities.
Email ana.subotic1@gmail.com Phone 0435 087 660
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Prospect and Refuge
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Email annie.tn_@hotmail.com Phone 0431 644 749
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A. Intentional directed pathways B. Sketch of event space and hall C. Accommodation BBQ outdoor space
Annie Tran
From the lookout is an uninterrupted view of the forest and the beautiful river of Boonoo Boonoo. The threshold of the river defines the wider edge of the landscape, separating the experience of the cliff edge and the boulders.
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Wendy Lewin
Yvonne Chan ENCOMPASSING THE MOMENTUM WITHIN NATURE Tianyuan Fan MOMENT WITH LANDSCAPE Nazgol Hamid PLAY THE MOMENTUM Jarrod Hinwood MOMENTS OF DEEP SHELTER IN A BARREN LANDSCAPE Morteza Khorsandpour FEEL THE MOMENT WITH YOUR SENSES Patrick Leal FRAGMENTING AND INHABITING THE MOMENT Rachael McCallum BRIDGING THE CONTOUR MOMENTUM Petre Petrovski GROUNDING THE MOMENT Yi Ren MOMENT THROUGH BUSH AND ROCKS Luana Sawada START RESTART MOMENTUM ON ROCKS Hao Yan CATCH UP WITH THE MOMENT Esmonde Yap MOMENT BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY
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Yvonne Chan
Boonoo Boonoo sets up a challenge to explore and design with a complex landscape. This design of an education centre attempts to capture and express the momentum of nature as it explodes and encompasses the granite formation. It is a sensitive response and celebration of place; engaging the building with natural topography to provide a delightful experience of the surroundings.
Email yvonne.chan@student.unsw.edu.au Phone 0430 142 101 URL http://vonnechan.blogspot.com.au
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A. Initial response to the natural landscape B. Engaging building boundaries into natural contours C. Strong imposing mass grounded onto earth
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Email cherryfantianyuan@gmail.com Phone 0450 568 116
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Tianyuan Fan
The building, as a series of inside and outside spaces, leads occupants experience the special site, enjoying the beautiful rocks and water. In the meanwhile, the climate condition of Boonoonoonoo national park is addressed, the water and power is self-supplied for this design.
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Nazgol Hamid
In response to the landscape, the place and the brief 3 separate volumes were defined. Each volume is housed on contours with more width and provides a deck for its upper volume. They are place in hierarchy from public to private from higher point of ground to lower. Having the views on west side challenged each volume to adjust for environment as well as provide openings.
Email nazgol.hamid@gmail.com Phone 0421 013 179 URL http://nzglarch.blogspot.com.au/
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A. Volumetric diagram. B. Contours diagram. C. Sketch capturing the essence of scheme.
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A. Shelter Amongst the Boulders at Bald Rock B. Sketch: Creating Deep Shelter C. Northern Elevation of the Hall Space
Jarrod Hinwood
Inspiration for the project was drawn from rock formations on site and at Bald Rock. A set of heavy concrete roof planes make occupants feel as though they are sheltered beneath a rock formation and can peer out at a harsh and beautiful landscape.
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Patrick Leal
The scheme seeks to strike a balance between connection to landscape, material appropriateness, and occupant experience. Recognising the existing balance of the National Park, the design responds to the landscape: the granite outcrops, towering eucalypts and stream. A connection to landscape is fostered through the open nature of the scheme, occupants moving from embedded concrete cores to sheltering steel roofs.
Email p.leal@live.com.au Phone 0412 262 980
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Email khorsand_morteza@yahoo.com Phone 0431 054 809
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Morteza Khorsandpour
The project has a very nice kind of nature and the climate is typical for rain forest which is known in Australia. The covering is granite which is one of the hardest ground covering. In this design effort has put to keep the original feel and attribute of the landscape and to be self-sufficient. The building follows the contours, seats and floats on the ground to make a harmony with the environment.
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Rachael McCallum
The hall extends along a central contour of the site, bridging across the lush valley. Flexible planning arrangements flirt with both the river view and the wooded surrounds, encouraging occupants to explore. The accommodation shifts within and around the landscape creating moments of shelter and framing views.
Email mccallum.rachael@gmail.com Phone 0422 493 088
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Email ryssyy@yahoo.com.cn Phone +61 402 909 676
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Yi Ren
To preserving the natural qualities of the land as well as human needs, the design acts as the threshold between outdoor and indoor, private and public, architecture and nature.
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Hao Yan
My aim for this project was to create interesting and comfortable living experience by using the in-between space and reasonable ventilation and sunshade. There is no clear boundary between the courtyard, veranda and interior space.
Email z3325269@zmail.unsw.edu.au Phone 0450 338 804
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Email esmondeshiwen@hotmail.com Phone 0433 078 699 or +60123369854
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A. Study sketch as architectural narrative B. Conceptual Model C. Main Hall Perspective
Esmonde Shiwen Yap
The Bald Rock/Boonoo Boonoo Education Centre is an architectural horizon which lies between the earth and sky. The horizontality defines a datum line for the interpretation of undulations and patterns of the landscape.
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Ian Martin
Lauren Amos MOMENTS IN NATURE Henrique Dantas MOMENT OF CONTEMPLATION Chiara De Gennaro MOMENTS IN A ROW Peter Hadjisavas MOMENTS OF CHANGE Alexandra Harrington A MOMENT BENEATH BALD ROCK Plini Roessler-Holgate MOMENT OF SPACE Yi Xin Liow Priscilla Lynarko CONNECTING MOMENTS Kexin Ma MOMENT IN THINKING Michelle Quach FRAMED MOMENTS William Wei NATURE OF THE MOMENT Tian Wang MOMENT OF THOUGHT
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Henrique Dantas
The user experience is manipulated by forms and natural light in a way to enhance the human experience based on a study on its behavior related to each space. The result is a path of ambiences that either stimulates or inhibits its feelings as this user wonders through the building.
Email henriquedantas.au@gmail.com
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Chiara De Gennaro
The building is conceived as a line in the landscape. The line is the connection between the forest and the river. The architecture becomes the unifying moment the visitor has to pass through, while he is experiencing the landscape. The project is featuring two programs: the main building and a roof terrace. The terrace is the only element perceived from the street.
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Peter Hadjisavas
The site at Boonoo Boonoo was a remarkable experience highlighted by solid granite rocks and undulating topography. The response to the project aimed to preserve this experience of change, as the building piece though the topography creating notions of ‘terra firma’ for the hall and terraces while the ends suspend into the solitude of a tree house, representing the accommodation spaces.
Email peterhadjisavas@gmail.com Phone 0433 394 304
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A. Rocks forming space at Bald Rock B. The site. C. The main floor plan.
Alexandra Harrington
The monolithic structure sits across the slope of the site, gesturing to the near by Bald Rock. Protected from the harshness of the bush environment a series of eroded rock spaces hide and reveal the landscape allowing visitor’s to experience nature from a variety of perspectives, as they journey through the building.
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Liow Yi Xin
To create spaces, which encourage learning and social interaction amongst users. Users also have an opportunity to engage with nature through the private spaces designed. The simplicity found in the building form and spaces enables visual connection between users and thus enables chance meetings to occur.
Email liowyixin@live.com Phone +61 406 473 789
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Michelle Quach
Boonoo Boonoo Education Centre My design is centred around a solid courtyard terrace and follows the direction of the river, with the accommodation, hall and caretaker’s accommodation branching off from the heart of the design. The axis down the courtyard frames a view of the exposed granite rock as you move down the ramp into a open gathering space before moving to the buildings.
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Email michelle.quach@hotmail.com Phone 0432 199 311
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Plini Roessler-Holgate
Inspired by our accommodation during the site visit, this project seeks to recreate, although through a more permanent architectural style, the essence of tent camping — by forming a more immediate connection with nature through passive solar design and self-sufficiency; through strategic siting for views and shelter; and through the social and communal centrality of the fireplace.
Email plinirh@gmail.com Phone 0423 713 096 URL http://plini.foliohd.com/
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Student Research Centre Boonoo Boonoo
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Email Williamweidesign@gmail.com Phone 0411 457 8
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A. Concept Sketch B. Concept Model C. Roofplan/Site Plan
William Wei
A student centre and facility located in the heart of boonoo boonoo national park. Inspired by the timeless landscape, and the canopy of ever changing foilage, the building evokes a sense of nature, that permeates through all layers of the building, yet shelters from the harsh elements of the climate
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Chad Dao MOMENT TO BE Angus Hardwick PROJECTING MOMENTS OF SOCIAL INCLUSION Veronica Ho MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Wun Shin Liew MOMENTARILY STATIC Yi Lin MOMENTS OF SERENITY Winnie Neo MOMENT, AXIS, FABRIC, FRAME, ETHEREAL Christine Ng MOMENTUM, WATER, GRANITE, SYSTEM, FLOW Alana Peddie GATHERING MOMENTUM Bassel Saroufim MOMENTS OF SOLIDITY AND LIGHTNESS Jason Goh Chern Shuer FRAMED VIEW, FROZEN MOMENTS Shiny Son A MOMENT TO A MILLENNIUM Hongkai (Lex) Yuan A SENSE OF MOMENT
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Jason Goh Chern Shuer
The linear structure materializes from an existing start point and gradually solidifies while journeying southward alongside a river, crossing zones of sparse vegetation followed by that of igneous rocks. Characteristics of such elements are accentuated in the sequential spaces: public spaces are generous, exposed and, lightweight; private spaces are tight, protected and, dense. Multiple iterations yielded this pared-back final design.
Email jasongohcs@gmail.com Phone 0410 112 610
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Email angus.hardwick@gmail.com Twitter @angushardwick
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Angus Hardwick
Three experiences of site: gully, rock and woodland. A ‘Place’ was formed though enclosing part of the site. The thresholds and perimeter were explored as ways to reconnect the individual with nature. The centre is developed as a dynamic socially inclusive space. Terracing creates an artificial horizon, reaffirming our understanding of place, and anchoring points within the existing topography.
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Veronica Ho
An orchestration of spaces: a design with sensitivity to the site specific hierarchy. This is a celebration of the rock and the river with built elements and encourages an appreciation and learning of the site.
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Email Veronicaho.17@gmail.com Phone 0407 417 362 URL veronicahostudio.wordpress.com
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Email wunshin@hotmail.com Phone 0403 831 665
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A. Courtyard Perspective B. Courtyard Section C. Site Plan
Wun Shin Liew
Upon entering Boonoo Boonoo National Park, one can immediately sense the magnitude of such an extraordinary landscape with the vitality of the raging river’s waters juxtaposed against the robust rock. Capturing certain static moments in an environment that’s never still is core to the proposal.
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Winnie Neo
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs.
A. Section of Main Event/Dining Space B. Façade from Downstream C. Entrance and Outdoor Gathering Spaces
The initial experience of the riverbank was overwhelming that it made one feel small in the vast woods. Pockets of enclosures interlocking internally and externally create a permeable habitat to be close to nature and also be protected from its elements.
Email winnie.w.neo@gmail.com Phone 0425 399 893 URL winnieneo.wordpress.com
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Email christineng2111@gmail.com Phone 0434 903 319
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A. Water movement under building & through vegetation. B. Exposed granite in main hall. C. Natural contours accomodate various functions.
Christine Ng
This design expresses the character of the site by responding to the natural flow of water through the site, over granite and through vegetation. Services are elevated over natural drainage paths while gathering places are discovered where the granite extends out.
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Alana Peddie
Boonoo Boonoo Education Centre through sustainability and harmonious relationship celebrates place. A linear form it responds to the pattern of landscape while the post and beam form allows for tectonic expression and the opportunity for transparency of boundary, receiving nature filtered by the frame of walls.
Email alanapeddie@hotmail.com Phone 0422 245 937
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A. The River B. Section through Sleeping Accommodation C. Site Plan
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Live Deliberately
A deliberate experience of two ways to live; heavy, sunken platforms surrounding an earthen courtyard, contrasted with light timber fingers projecting out over the landscape and floating into the tree canopy.
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Email bass_9_0@hotmail.com Phone 0414 270 617
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A. Floor plan. B. Massing model on site. C. Sketch perspective of design concept.
Bassel Saroufim
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...� - Henry David Thoreau.
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Hongkai (Lex) Yuan
In essence, the concept for an education centre incorporates the environmental and technological content of Bald Rock National Park to aesthetically blend in with the surrounding environment. The project is developed through the sensibility and response to the magnificent site.
Email Reventon-Lex@hotmail.com.au Phone 0431 990 113 URL http://www.lexyuan.blogspot.com.au/
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Jonathon Temple
Bill Chen MOMENT FUNCTIONALISM VIEWING FLEXIBILITY Hannah Devine FOR MOMENTS INSIDE AND OUT Amie Fan MOMENT FOR EMBRACING NATURE Seyed Mostajaboldaveh MOMENTUM IN A MOMENT Daniel Navarrete DESIGNING FOR A PARTICULAR MOMENT Barnabie Ngo MOMENTUM OF THE LAND Demas Rusli CONNECTING MOMENTUM WITH MOMENTS Ramin Shojaie EXPERIENCE ELEMENTS IN A MOMENT Sarah Sim MOMENTUM FOR LIFE Scott Walsh CAPTURING MOMENTS THROUGH ROOMS Rena Wang LIVING MOMENTS OF NATURE Tesla Wu FOLLOW OMEN IN THIS MOMENT
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Hannah Devine
This design proposal revolves around an ability to reveal and alternatively conceal aspects of our chosen location. Architecturally, this relies on the suggested use of a Gabion spine wall running parallel to the road. This element anchors my scheme within the landscape whilst also providing a barrier between inside and out/ public and private. As a result, each individual participates in the act of crossing the threshold into another world, fully appreciating the beauty of one’s context.
Email hannahdvn@gmail.com Phone 0423 872 158
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Email s.mostajab@gmail.com Phone 0410 393 676
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Seyed Mostajab
Boonoo Boonoo education centre I personally had never enjoyed or appreciated the Australian landscape until our site visit at Bald Rock and Boonoo Boonoo national sites, with Professor Murrcut. Visualising through trees and the legibility of the great landscape was an appreciating experience. The greater experience was to design an education centre within.
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Barnabie Ngo
The beauty of the land should be left as untouched as possible. This was the foundation for designing a sustainable energy research centre, whose form was derived from the anatomy of the site. A building which ‘fits’ into the site, encompassing the surroundings while functioning as a solitary and fulfilling place for research.
Email samplestudent@hotmail.com
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A. Watercolour Sketch B. Section Through Education Centre C. Site Plan
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Connections
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Email demas.rusli@gmail.com Phone 0414 138 345 URL demasrusli.blogspot.com.au
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Demas Rusli
The river is the main focal point of the site and it generates the feeling that you are connected with and totally immersed in the entire context of Boonoo Boonoo National Park. This project explores this connectivity through the linkage of various highlights within the circulation, thus emphasising the contrast between movement and stillness.
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Ramin Shojaie
Living off-grid presents many rare experiences that cannot be experienced in the city. The Night sky is more visible, the sunset is more tranquil and nature seems more majestic without the imposition of the urban environment. It was this schemes intention to emphasis these experiences and use them to enhance the life that would be lived in the research centre.
Email raminshojaie@hotmail.com Phone 0401 874 964
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A. Living room with view into landscape B. Outdoor fireplace C. Section of library and classrooms
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Email sarahsim_8@hotmail.com Phone 0425 130 808
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A. Sectional perspective of bedroom quarters. B. Sketch on site. C. Main hall at cliff edge.
Sarah Sim
Presence of the river, views, the sun and wind, affects all human activities on this granite land surrounded by vast eucalyptus trees. Design solutions required consideration of rain water catchment for potable use, waste treatments and energy generation, but most importantly : life, in the spaces created.
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Scott Walsh
Slithering through the site with repeated structural frames, this design achieves its profile through adhering to the contours. Adaptability was crucial, with this design needing human interaction to control light, ventilation and most importantly, atmosphere. Interior and exterior spaces have been sculpted into the landscape, with the native granite guiding the users through the site.
Email scotto999@hotmail.com
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Email rena-wang@live.com Phone 0410 608 588
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A. Interior Perspective B. Accommodation Section C. Exterior Perspective
Rena Wang
This scheme responds to the motions of the river as it traverses the landscape. It addresses the breathtaking views to the north and the rock promontory, whilst conforming to the natural contour of the land.
Approaching architecture as an industry, while apposite in certain instances, fails to allow for the role of the architectural in forming part of a nation’s, or a community’s, culture. Yet, it is clear that the presence of architecture in the daily lives of citizens underscores its ineliminable cultural presence. Andrew Benjamin Architecture Australia 2003
CULTURAL CENTRE
YORK STREET SYDNEY
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Jason Border Vivianne Marston Suzannah Potts Brent Trousdale Bruce Yaxley
The detailed study of context and site through observation, research, modelling and drawing exercises
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A re-iterative process of experimentation and elaboration of massing, planning and spatial configurations through sketches, physical and digital models
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The synthesis and representation of an articulated, considered and resolved building culminating in a detailed 1:100 sectional model
The Urban Studio challenged students to critically and creatively engage with an architectural project of an unfamiliar scale and with a very complex brief. The project dealt with frameworks, contexts, systems and aspirations that inform ideas and underpin issues facing national, regional and international cities such as Sydney now and into the future. We commend the students on their dynamic and energetic responses as evidenced in the vibrant work displayed in this catalogue and the graduation exhibition.
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Angelo Candalepas David Welsh Andrew Lamond Chris Major Damien Madell Richard Cole Sheila Tawalo Harry Margalit John Gamble Geoff Way Sam Rigoli John Hepworth Ted Quinton David Langston-Jones Evan Pearson
Architectural Studies Urban Studio Course Conveners Statement
The Urban Studio process work was based on a series of focused and clearly delineated design phases which included:
As the influence of the internet, media and technology continues to connect, globalize and homogenise our world, the potential of Architecture to express and celebrate unique aspects of culture and national identity is explored by students in the Urban Studio in the design proposal for a Cultural Centre in Sydney’s CBD. The studio design brief asked students to design a Cultural Centre for a specific country, group or federation of countries. Each studio group made a selection from the European Union, South America, Indonesia, Russia Federation or India. For the location of the project students were presented with an undeveloped Sydney CBD site at Wynyard, filled with architectural potential and surrounded by a complex mix of urban, social, cultural and planning issues. Crucial to the design process was a concentrated period of research into the selected nations and their cultural identity, the results of which would act as a catalyst for the conceptual, material and spatial framework for each student’s design.
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Martin Barr MOMENTUM - ALWAYS MOVING Muhammad Fadli Mohd Din SAAT PESONA BATIK MEMIKAT KALBU S.F. Fan CITY IS TRANSITION OF MOMENT Jaehoon Kim THE MOMENTUM OF EXPERIENCE IN A BUILDING Millie Lakos CAUGHT IN A MOMENT Alcham Lee MOMENTUM OF ENCLOSURE T J Mundy THE BUILDING MOMENTUM OF NATURE Peter Olive BUILDING MOMENTUM Carrie So MOMENTS OF … Brad Sorensen A MOMENT OF MONUMENTAL EXPERIENCES Asheley Wells ORGANIC MOMENTS = ENVIRONMETNAL PROGRESSION Dong Ying NATURE, REPITITION, RYTHYM, MOMENTUM
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Indonesian Cultural Centre
Martin Barr
The theme of the building is that of relating to Indonesia, therefore the choice for me was the rain forest ,so in keeping with that theme I used of a lot of vegetation on facade and applied natural finishes to certain areas to make them complement each other this was keeping the building language close to nature.
Email martinbarr@excite.com Phone 0404 259 355
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Email mfadli.mdin@yahoo.com Phone 0425 780 025
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Muhammad Fadli Mohd Din
Saat pesona batik memikat kalbu,” – the moment when batik charms the heart. Batik – the traditional graphic art of Indonesia. Being chosen as the main cultural program for the project, the elements of batik are employed throughout the building. In addition, visitors will be able to experience the making of batik themselves, learning how this magnificent piece of art being made.
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S. F. Fan
Brand new concept : The street with flexibility and variety - Walking down the street is a life experience, with close connection to life. Streets connect different functional spaces, generating various activities. In other words, different scenarios can be happening on the same time at the same location and street. (For example, the various entries, walk bike, the boundaries of streets become blurred.) In contrast, the function of streets is just unitary in the big city, which is clearly divided by the programs. By understanding to the streets, to show a dynamic space. With this energetic/ alive performance/display, the tension of the narrow space has been strengthened.
Email rickyfandesign@yahoo.com.hk
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Email millie.lakos@gmail.com Phone 0401 977 221
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Millie Lakos
Indonesian Cultural Centre inspired by the tectonic aesthetic of traditional fishing structures.
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Ashley Wells
A design influenced by the music and performance arts of the Indonesian culture; this Cultural Centre centralised on aligning the interior functions to the abu ndance of natural beauty Indonesia offers. Continuing to the exterior, advantages of the direct visual access of Wynyard Park have been taken. The design is completed with a photovoltaic glass facade, inlaid with an opaque natural design feature.
Email Z3335146@student.unsw.edu.au Phone 0433 041 990
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Email tj_mundy@hotmail.com Phone 0420 906 347
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T J Mundy
My Indonesian Cultural Centre expresses cultural diversity, deep tradition, proximity to nature and a rapidly emerging economy. The fenestration is inspired by tombs carved into the natural rock of Taraja, Sulawesi. Leaf-shaped vertical supports channel light and people into the centre. Timber cladding recalls the tradition of this material over much of the archipelago. The form and scale of the Cultural Centre is a measure of Indonesia’s increasing status as a significant regional power.
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Peter Olive
My Indonesian Cultural Centre expresses cultural diversity, deep tradition, proximity to nature and a rapidly emerging economy. The fenestration is inspired by tombs carved into the natural rock of Taraja, Sulawesi. Leaf-shaped vertical supports channel light and people into the centre. Timber cladding recalls the tradition of this material over much of the archipelago. The form and scale of the Cultural Centre is a measure of Indonesia’s increasing status as a significant regional power.
Email ormeolive@bigpond.com Phone 0401 719 148
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Brad Sorensen
Situated on York St in Sydney, the Indonesian Cultural Centre aims to offer the people of Sydney, the opportunity to engage with Australia’s largest neighbour. The design of the centre is didactic yet appropriate to context, featuring references to both traditional Indonesian architectural concepts and the rigidity of the neighbouring buildings. Precedents considered include the work of Louis Kahn, Jorn Utzon and Norman Foster.
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Vivianne Marston
Andre Cheung THIS IS THE MOMENT Zoha Fard MOMENTS OF CULTURE WITHIN CITY Jay Francis MURALS OF THE MOMENT Julie Juwono MOMENT FOR INNOVATION AND BEYOND Ignat Labazine MOVING INTO THE MOMENT Peter Le THE MOMENT OF GROWTH Joy Liu NOW IS THE MOMENT Leslie Xueshen Shen MOMENTUM IN THE MODERN CITY Sungwoong ‘Paul’ Son HEALING THE MOMENT Zhi Guo Teoh MOMENT OF NATURE Shaotian Xu MOMENT OF BLOSSOM Suen Wah ‘Mae’ Yeung CHA CHA IS THE MOMENT
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Andre Cheung
This cultural centre is to promote the South American culture. The form of the building is trying to express the abstract figure of a Latin Dancer. On the other hand I believe that if a building is able to suit into the place, so can the culture, therefore the building materials are carefully selected to match the surroundings.
Email andrescheung@hotmail.com Phone 0425 440 120
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Email zohafard@yahoo.com Phone 0415 766 577
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Zoha Fard
Alignment with the site boundaries, the proposed building has been split into two distinct blocks which automatically has opened up the built mass to the grand Wynyard Park at North. The Architectural elements such as materiality and geometry facilitate optimization of two key qualities of this cultural centre; view and circulation.
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Indonesian Cultural Centre
Julie Juwono
The building aims to be a representative of South American culture, where the design embodies an extraordinary interpretation and response to aspects of its national identity. With its iconic look, the building intends to engage the city of Sydney with the ideas and architectural inspirations of South America.
Email juliejuw@hotmail.com Phone 0406 272 790
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Email l_ignat@hotmail.com Phone 0433 499 551
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Ignat Labazine
Based on South American festive traditions, Wynyard Park across the street of the site is an aspect to celebrate. Celebration is expressed by movement of pedestrians through a narrow pathway, which opens up to the park and cultural activities.
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South American Cultural Centre – Wynyard
Peter Le
The theme of this design is to connect to the park: the building is transparent and light to enable the public to see the functions of each level and the extruded external elevator. This elevator while being external engages with the public in an attempt to draw them into the building and to reach all the way to the top. Each level brings a different knowledge of the South American culture while the additional cultural program is a Samba dance class.
Email pete.le@live.com.au Phone 0406 435 248
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Cha Cha is the Moment
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Email leslieshen@ymail.com Phone 0433 726 355
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Leslie Xueshen Shen
Concept: firstly, creating strong connection among three street frontages as layout of planning; secondly, placing spiral stairs to address the corner issue; thirdly, relationship with heritage bank building. South American Sculpture Workshop as additional cultural programme is blending into three portals externally and gallery space internally. Louvers act not only as sun shading devices but also expression of the functions internally.
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Sungwoong ‘Paul’ Son
South Americans are known for their explosive culture with colourful traditions. Yet, behind their bright smiles is the sorrow they once had healed. After agonizing loss of their identity and land multiple times, they have sealed their sorrow with a healing culture of dance and sports. This cultural centre expresses past, present, and future reasons of their smile.
Email ssw2ndtime@gmail.com Phone 0430 338 371 URL www.ssw2ndtime.wordpress.com
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Email michael_teohzg@yahoo.com Phone 0432 673 301
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Zhi Guo Teoh
Inspired by the architecture of Machu Picchu, the building gave itself the stacking cubicle form. The concept which drives this building design is ‘nature’, that engages South America with Sydney. Located directly opposite of the park, the building engages the park by building various courtyards viewing out to the park, creating a vertical park. The planning of the building is derived from the v- axis of the park. Vertical glass lifts project out towards York street to create a continuity of circulation both horizontal and vertically.
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Cha Cha is the Moment
Suen Wah (Mae) Yeung
If you follow the footsteps of a foreigner, you will learn things you never know. This is a moment to get the soul of South America dancing in the city. Explore her values, feel her passion, celebrate her beats. We are all embraced as a whole.
Email maeyeung@yahoo.com.hk Phone 0433 552 863
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Suzannah Potts
Divya Abraham A MOMENT FOR ENLIGHTENMENT James Gito DISCOVERING MOMENTUM IN TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE Soo Hee Hong A MOMENT OF TRANSITION Susan Koo A MOMENT OF REFLECTION Hei Cheng Ong FEEL MOMENTUM OF SPACE Jason Widjaja URBAN MOMENTUM IN THE CITY Kin Wai Wong EMBRACE INFINITE MOMENTUM Tao Xue AN EXPLORATION OF ARCHITECTURAL MOMENTUM
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Divya Abraham
This building suggests the journey of enlightenment through the use of different materials and different forms. The building form varies in shape and material to suggest a progression from an urban dynamic world to englightenment.
Email Divya.m.abraham@gmail.com
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James Gito
An expansive foyer at street level and a dramatic full-height atrium are intended to make a significant contribution to the urban context of the Wynyard Park precinct in central Sydney. A thoughtful articulation of materiality, form and geometry faithful to traditional Indian architecture, the scheme respects the surrounding context whilst celebrating the architecture of the Subcontinent.
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Susan Koo
This proposed Indian Cultural Centre promotes cross-cultural knowledge in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. The special program introduced into the project is a communal bathhouse that aims gather people to be involved spiritually within the spatial experiences of a modern temperature-varied baths.
Email susan.koo.architecture@gmail.com Phone 0433 442 283 URL www.susankooarchitecture.blogspot.com
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Email alexongarchitecture@gmail.com Phone 0433 847 722 / +852 91094390
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A. Street Perspective B. Auditorium C. Gallery
Hei Cheng Ong
The concept is dancing. Performance as the core of the programs. Exploring intersection of spaces. Encouraging interaction through physical and visual connections.
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Jason Widjaja
Inspired by an Indian courtyard, the design is dramatised by a central void that runs through the full height of the building. The central elevator elevates a vertical journey by displaying various sights of the space. Moreover, the farm becomes an important addition contributing to the building experience and the site.
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Email kinwaiwong1031@gmail.com Phone 0430 924 501
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Kin Wai Wong
The design concept comes from India tradition product, silk, which can be related to the collective idea and Indian fashion. Brick is the major materials applied as it reflects Indian architecture. The central void running from middle to top levels suggests spatiality of India.
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Tao Xue
-T he idea is inspired from tradition indian temple. - the tradition indian temple has one masonry wall to protects something important inside, whereas culture center is designed to have the traditional layer protect modern inside - layers are designed according to function and view
Email xt_keith@hotmail.com Phone 0433 252 887
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Choo Lee Sheng Kenny PHENOMENON: MOMENT CAPTURED IN SPACE Pansy Chui Ting Yau MOMENT RHYTHM SPACE Yuet Ting Kan POWER STRENGTH MOMENTUM MOVEMENT Kieran Kartun CONSTRUCTIVIST RUSSIAN CULTURAL LIVING MOMENT Daniel S Kuit ENVELOPE RELEASE MOMENTUM Sharon Lam MOMENT PASSION HUMANITY FREEDOM LOOP Atiqah Muhamad RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE: A CULTURAL MOMENTUM Mathura Sivabalan VIEWPORT INTERPLAY INTERACTION URBAN MOMENTUM Yu Qi Yang EXTENSION MOMENTUM AND BRIDGING Chiarra Zuccerini CONSTRUCTIVISM MOMENTUM OF VOLUMES INTERACTION
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Caviar & Vodka Appreciation Centre celebrates the art and technology of Russia using cuisine as a binding element. It features a caviar deli and vodka cafĂŠ at the ground floor which are supplied by the caviar production centre & vodka distillery in the gallery. An elevated garden featuring local fauna functions as an outdoor dining to the restaurant which serves authentic Russian cuisine.
Email kennychooleesheng@gmail.com Phone 0452 627 903 URL www.kennychooarchitecture.blogspot.com.au
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Russian Cultural Centre. City in Motion
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Email kieran.kartun@hotmail.com Phone 0404 692 197
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Kieran Kartun
Inspired by the natural cultures of Russian Bee’s and the whimsical, often brutalist tendencies of Russian Constructivist architecture; the design for a Russian Federation cultural centre overlooking Wynyard park presents a newfound vision for Sydney as a city in motion. Dynamic and articulated hexagonal entertainment spaces (Restaurant, Vodka Bar, Swimming Pool) provide cantilevered, double height focal points towards Wynyard Park. Interwoven within the fabric of the building, the diverse spatial qualities complement a youthful, almost sculptural Russian aesthetic.
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Russian Cultural Centre. City in Motion
Daniel S Kuit
The Russian Federation Cultural Centre is sited with a solid base encasing a Tatlin’s Tower inspired central core. This rises up within the building acting as a conduit for the interior/exterior and internal levels. A garden mid level receives solar penetration via a Russian onion dome negative which is subtracted from the building form.
Email dkuit@gmail.com Phone 0405 234 546
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Russian Cultural Centre. City in Motion
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Email atiqahmuhamad.1@gmail.com Phone 0450 127 682
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Atiqah Muhamad
Located at the corner of York and Wynyard Street, the complex offers a Russian cultural retreat within the pulsating city of Sydney. The structure becomes a natural extension to Wynyard Park drawing visitors into this urban room. One is immersed in its series of programs orchestrated in the interlocking volumes- ‘Russian Avant Garde : A Cultural Momentum’.
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Mathura Sivabalan
Culture acts as a great tool to link people together through activities of interaction and involvement. The Russian Cultural Centre aims to provide this link by specifically creating a Games Level where the community can interact with each other on a recreational level. Most games and leisure activities around the world are quite similar, thus helping to establish an interesting common ground for both cultures to build upon.
Email mathu.sivabalan@hotmail.com Phone 0423 034 174
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Pansy Chui Ting Yau
The feature concrete thick blocks implied the power of Russia and works as vertical circulation. The opening urban garden has a close connection to the Wynyard Park and the cooling breezeway goes along the vertical gaps to bring out the hot air flow out of the building. The quality void space plays with level changes.
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Nur Nasuha Abdsalam SMALL MOMENTS, BIG MOMENTUM, CULTURE CONGESTION Sharryn Bowman EVOLUTION, FRACTIOUS, LIGHT, WEIGHT, MOMENTUM Leila Hargreaves MOMENTUM, CULTURE, CONTRAST, LAYERS Kyu Il Lee UNION, MOMENT, EXPERIENCE Xinyi Lin MAZE, TRANSITION, UNION Lei Liu FLOW, TRANSPARENCY, CUSTOM Kate Palmer CULTURE, MOMENT, DELIGHT Rachel Pang MOMENT, DICHOTOMY, IMPULSE Andrew Yunnaraga EMBRACE, MOMENTUM, LEARNING May Zhong (Noir) HARMONY, PASSION, FREEDOM
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Kyu Il Lee
The project is a culture centre for European Union in Wynyard, a very urbanised part of Sydney. The building is consisted of three repetitive blocks and a long library block connecting altogether. Every three repetitive blocks contain exhibition areas and language centres for different countries in EU. These blocks are then grouped within a larger frame which represents the ‘Union’.
Email luke_291@hotmail.com Phone 0434 373 668
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Rachel Pang
The project takes you on a journey through various cultures and themes of the Mediterranean Europe. The dichotomy that exists within the site led to the play between contrast and vibrancy together with the explorations of the roman planning - “ Decumanus and Cardo” amplified through the building facade.
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Andrew Yunnaraga
The space with void in the middle express the gesture of embracing the public and the park, derived from the setting of the plaza/ square in southern Europe. The circular stairs add the experience of threshold leading public from the void to the exhibition space. At the upper level, the volume on the middle invites public interest of the building.
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Email katen_kyoukotsu@hotmail.com Phone 0430 831 838
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Email noirmzarchi@gmail.com Phone 0449 040 399
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May Zhong (Noir)
The Arc represented the peaceful unity of 27 countries of European Union, ‘round’ also the life style of European, as so the connection between interior and exterior is so important to them. Dance is also one of the important cultures representing Europe, the movement of the dancer’s dress was captured in the building form or the façade, while the dancer’s body is representing the program inside the building, and all the function spaces will be inside the core building.
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Architectural Studies Honours Program
The year-long 2012 Architecture Honours program involved students from Architectural Studies and Architectural Computing. Each student selects a particular subject of interest in Architecture to research. The Honours courses are structured so that independent reading and research are complemented by an elective course. The topic is developed and refined under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Initial work encompasses a survey of relevant literature in the field. The specific issues to be explored are then isolated. A student may gather new information through surveys. Insights are incorporated into a scholarly work, which is presented as a thesis dissertation Architectural Computing students contributed to debate on Building Information Modelling (BIM). This entailed consideration of national and international industry forums, as well as comparative analyses of manual and digital visualisations tools. Architectural Studies students engaged in varied research topics, such as public art that activates unused urban spaces in Sydney. Students also examined themes in Aboriginal architecture, with emphasis on particular concerns, including the perceptions of architects on their contributions to progress, as well as cultural themes deemed critical to housing within cities.
A team of committed faculty advisors/ supervisor worked with the students over the program. Dr. Catherine De Lorenzo led the first academic session, during which the students were aligned with the scholarship interests of academic supervisors, Jim Plume, Dr. Gethin Davison and Associate Professor Catherine Bridge. We appreciated the contributions of Gwyn Jones of the UNSW Learning Centre in advancing the students capacity for critical inquiry and research methods. During Session Two, the group of three supervisors assumed a more significant role in shaping the research outcomes. Support was also provided by Conveners Maryam Gusheh and Dr. Peter Kohane. The inclusion of the work of Honours students in this exhibition is a timely and significant innovation, because it celebrates the legacy and key role of undergraduate research projects in advancing scholarly debate on Architecture at UNSW. Course Conveners - Dr Catherine de Lorenzo - Maryam Gusheh - Dr Peter Kohane
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The Role of Architects in Aboriginal Housing and Their Perceived Ability to Make a Significant Contribution
James Rikard-Bell Email z3256874@zmail.unsw.edu.au Phone 0408 637 255
This thesis examined architects’ perceived role and their ability to effectively contribute to appropriate Australian Aboriginal housing. Architects’ views on ethno-architectural principles that have gained international credibility were explored. Furthermore, this study aimed to inform future policy direction in Aboriginal housing. The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) have reported that Aboriginal housing is in crisis and that governments have failed to provide acceptable housing for the Aboriginal community. The AIA’s recommendation that architects are essential to address this crisis is not supported by the evidence. Therefore this thesis reported architects’ views on their role and ability to effectively make a difference in Aboriginal housing, their understanding and utilisation of ethnoarchitectural principles and their views about the articulated housing conundrum. Architects were asked about the relevance of recommended strategies/resources and tertiary education programs for this specialised area of practice.
A mixed methodology utilising an evidence-based self-administered online questionnaire and interview was implemented after piloting the questions with a leading academic architect. Architects currently working in Aboriginal housing were invited to participate. The interviews were undertaken face-to-face or by telephone. Five architects experienced in Aboriginal housing completed the questionnaire (50% Response Rate); three interviews were completed. The data supported a collaborative and consultative approach by architects in order to address the Aboriginal housing conundrum. Architects challenged Ethno-architectural concepts even though these were applied in a practical manner. Architects perceived that they were able to contribute to Aboriginal housing in accord with the AIA’s policy direction but were divided about the role of strategies/resources and the need for future specialised education. The implications are that architects are well trained in their consultation and problem-solving skills to address the complex and highly prioritised housing crisis facing contemporary Aboriginal Australia. Further enquiry is indicated to clarify the relevance of ethno-architectural principles to Australian architectural practice and to ensure that these reflect Aboriginal selfdetermination. Further research is warranted to determine the role of strategies/resources and whether further education is required in this specialised area of architectural practice
Thesis Supervisor: Associate Professor Catherine Bridge
Aboriginal Shelter used for food storage
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The Role of Temporary Public Art in Activating Underused Urban Space
Emily Sandstrom Email emily.j.sandstrom@gmail.com
The objective of this study was to analyse the extent to which temporary public art programs can contribute to the activation of underused urban space. It also considered whether temporary installations could have a permanent impact on public use and perception. A review of literature studied both the origin and development of underused spaces and the use of public art as a means to urban revitalisation. Following this, a number of research methodologies informed the study, including qualitative interviews, and a case study of Sydney’s 2012/13 City Spaces and Laneways program, consisting of physical and behavioural observations, mapping of sites and determination and analysis of public art works. The findings indicated important considerations contributing to the success of public art works. Firstly, the social context and site conditions were fundamental, and public art works were most successful when located near an existing business. Additionally, understanding the constraints and possibilities of engaging with the public domain and three-dimensional space produced effective public art responses. Overall, the findings of the study did support temporary public art as an effective method of activation in underused spaces. However, based on its literature review and empirical findings, the study also provides a number of recommendations intended to supplement and enhance the impact of future initiatives.
Thesis Supervisor: Dr Gethin Davison
A. Seven Metre Bar, 2009/10, Underwood Lane. From Plan, Book, Travel, viewed on 12 October, http://www. planbooktravel.com.au/traveller/pbtevents/business-reviews/ by-george-city-of-sydney B. Abercrombie Lane, Sydney. Photo by author.
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Alumni Profile
“I chose the BArch studies degree as I liked the well balanced approach to architectural design; it encourages creative freedom and considers technical application. I was also impressed by the workshop environment which is actively promoted amongst by peers and mentors; it’s always a great forum for discussion and progressing your own learning. Ultimately, the degree gave me an excellent and well-rounded base of knowledge and skills, on which to build upon after graduation. The high standards involved in the studios and classes, have helped develop and shape the drive, motivation and quality required in real-world practice. Studying at BE has shaped the way I approach design, especially for realworld clients; every design no matter how big or small, needs to be considered and considered well. We don’t design for the sake of the building itself, but for the people who occupy it in future. At the same time, studying Architecture at UNSW has also nurtured deep interests in both sustainable design and heritage building that I never knew I had. It was encouraging to know that the Faculty already had the existing framework and courses to promote my interests, whichever direction they grew towards.
A highlight for me was most definitely the Glenn Murcutt Studio in 3rd yearrestorative design of Trial Bay Gaol; it was an incredible privilege to learn under the mentorship of Professor Glenn Murcutt. Studios run by practicing architects, which are a core aspect of the course, are one of the most engaging, challenging and fascinating experiences at BE. These kinds of experiences also give you the opportunity to produce your best work. It therefore stands to reason, that I had the honor of receiving the Castle Mountain Prize for my design in the Glen Murcutt studio and later on the Cox Richardson Architecture Award. My advice to anyone considering studying the BArch at BE would be; don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and try new things during your studies. The skills and knowledge you gain as well as the interactions with people in both academic study and university life at UNSW are incredibly worthwhile and rewarding. You just have to be ready to get out what you put in.”
Christopher Tran Barch Studies, 2011 Architectural Student At Cox Richardson Architecture
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“THE HIGH STANDARDS INVOLVED IN THE STUDIOS AND CLASSES HAVE HELPED DEVELOP AND SHAPE THE DRIVE, MOTIVATION AND QUALITY REQUIRED IN REAL-WORLD PRACTICE.”
Faculty of Built Environment The University of New South Wales Online be.unsw.edu.au Phone +61 2 9385 4799 Email fbe@unsw.edu.au