Industrial Kitchen Aesthetic
Labels: Architecture, furniture design
Labels: Architecture, furniture design
Labels: Architecture, modular building
Broadcast:
Synopsis
Sitting just off Sixth Avenue, amid the skyscrapers of Manhattan, the beach house is disarmingly simple in appearance. But Burst is a structure on the cutting edge of technology and design.
Its twisting, sculptural form is generated by a computer and was assembled on site from 1,100 laser-cut pieces of plywood.
Architect Jeremy Edmiston says, “There’s no way to arrive at that twisting form easily without the computer …the twisting is about creating the right conditions to take advantage of the cross-ventilation of the site … to take advantage of the heating and the cooling the sun gives us on the site.“
Barry Bergdoll, curator of the Home Delivery exhibition says, “We threw our net incredibly wide.... Burst is just a fantastic piece of architecture … brilliantly formally inventive … intriguing.”
Bergdoll says the beach house has been a real hit with MOMA patrons. “It’s a house which is at the cutting edge of applying the forces of digital fabrication ….. it really is something which you wonder if, historically, people will look back and see as the beginning of something.”
From: New York - Aussie Beach Shack, Reporter: Michael Maher, POSTCARD SERIES 18, EPISODE 15Foreign Correspondent, ABC TV, 07/10/2008
Labels: Architecture, modular building
Hi Tom, completely off topic ... there is in fact a Futuro dome/pod structure located in Dickson. ...Yes, more for relevant to my " Prefabricated homes as art", about the MOMA book "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling". In this Barry Bergdoll and Peter Christensen document the history of prefabrication of homes, inlcuding the Futuro prefabricated house.
Do you know of anyone with access to the interior of is,...I guess I must have walked through the dome but don't recall seeing it from the inside. I suggest contacting the Dickson Tradies club to ask them about it. I suspect if you have a good community use for it, they would probably let you use it, or even have it, at a token fee.
Labels: Architecture
"Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling" (by Barry Bergdoll, Peter Christensen, Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition August 1, 2008) is a book about the history of prefabrication of homes. It approaches the topic from the point of view of architecture as an artistic endeavour. Many of the systems of prefabrication listed appear to have had a commercial and social intention behind them, particularly to bring affordable housing to the masses. But the emphasis is on the artistic aspects of building as sculpture.
One omission from the list of prefabrication systems is Walter Burley Griffin's patented "Knitlock" system of interlocking concrete tiles. A factory was set up in Sydney to produce the system for use at Castlecrag in Sydney. While not a financial success, the system seems to have progressed more than the Textile Block System of Frank Lloyd Wright and deserves to be mentioned. The Knitlock system is described in "The Writings of Walter Burley Griffin" by Professor Dustin Hadley Griffin and an eyewitness account of the blocks being fabricated in Wanda Spathopoulos' "The Crag: Castlecrag 1924-1938". Copies of the drawings from the Knitlock patent are with the National Library of Australia. The first house built, Pholiota, is on the Register of the National Estate, as are seven in total:| Gumnuts 619 Nepean Hwy | Frankston, VIC, Australia | |
| Julian St Jefferies House 7 Warwick Ave | Surrey Hills, VIC, Australia | |
| Lippincott House 21 Glenard Dr | Heidelberg, VIC, Australia | |
| Manyung Recreation Camp 35 Sunnyside Rd | Mount Eliza, VIC, Australia | (Indicative Place) |
| Pholiota 23 Glenard Dr | Heidelberg, VIC, Australia | |
| The Duncan House 8 The Barbette | Castlecrag, NSW, Australia | |
| The House of the Seven Lanterns 4 The Barbette | Castlecrag, NSW, Australia | (Indicative Place) |
Labels: Architecture, modular building
In "Compact and bijou - the slums of tomorrow?" (by Ray Furlong, BBC News, 12 September 2008) the question is asked if small apartments will become inner-city slums. The issue here is not the size of the smallest apartment, but the mix of sizes and styles. I purchased a 64 m2 one bedroom flat in Canberra's "City Edge" complex.This is ideal for one or two people. This was built by a consortium of a non-profit housing cooperative and a developer. There is a mix of housing styles, from small 50 m2 bachelor flats (with an innovative sliding bedroom wall) to three bedroom family flats and town houses.Labels: Architecture, Smart Apartment
Labels: Architecture, blended learning, Continuing Education
On a visit to the Home Ideas Centre in Sydney I found they have a very good architecture and design bookstore. I asked about books for designing electronic classrooms. Jon Ruwalt, the bookstore manager, was not put off by the unusual request and suggested The Oregon Experiment by Christopher Alexander.Labels: Architecture, Education Revolution, flexible learning centre, furniture design
Marion Halligan's "Capital idea" (The Australian, July 12, 2008), is not so much a book review as a review of the work of the book's subject. The book referred to is "The Writings of Walter Burley Griffin", a collection of work by the architect of Canberra edited by Dustin Griffin (Cambridge University Press, 2008). About all she says of the Griffin's prose is: "often rather claggy, but there are pearls buried in it". Most of the review is actually about Griffin's architectural work, particularly the design of Canberra, and the way it has been treated by bureaucrats.Labels: Architecture, Walter Burley Griffin
The book "The Writings of Walter Burley Griffin" will be launched in Sydney 3 August 2008. The launch will take place at the Glebe Incinerator, one of the few remaining buildings designed by Walter Burley Griffin, best known for his design for Canberra. The Walter Burley Griffin Society has issued an invitation to book launch:Walter Burley Griffin Society - invitation to book launch, Sunday 3 August at Glebe IncineratorFrom the book description:
Members and friends of the Society,
Cambridge University Press and the Society invite you to the Sydney launch of the new book titled The Writings of Walter Burley Griffin by Professor Dustin Hadley Griffin, on Sunday 3 August 2008 at 2.30pm at the Glebe Incinerator, corner Forsyth Street and Griffin Place, Glebe.
Councillor John McInerney of City of Sydney, our guest speaker, will talk about the Griffin legacy and the continuity of the Griffins' ideas.
Professor James Weirick, President of the Walter Burley Griffin Society, will be giving a scholarly background to Professor Griffin's book.
For those who have not yet visited the Glebe Incinerator, this is an opportunity to see the results of the restoration work to this important industrial building in its fine harbourside setting on Blackwattle Bay.
Parking at the incinerator is limited.
For the event, Cambridge University Press is offering members of the Walter Burley Griffin Society a discount of 25% off the retail price - you pay only $149.25 + $9.90 postage and handling - reduced from $199. The Society will forward any email replies/book orders to the publishers, for those who are unable to attend the event.
For a review of the book, please see the review section of the Weekend Australian (12-13 July) newspaper.
Regards,
Kerry
info(a)griffinsociety.org
Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937) was a distinguished modernist American architect, landscape architect and town planner. His work attracted world-wide attention in 1912 when he won the international competition to design a new capital city for Australia. Griffin was also a prolific lecturer and writer. In this edition, his 71 pieces of writing have been thematically categorised under ten headings to reflect the variety and interrelations of his professional interests: Canberra; Town and Campus Planning; Residential Communities; Designing the House; Building the House; Landscape Architecture; Public Buildings; India; Architecture and Politics and the Future of Architecture. At a time when Griffin's design for Canberra has attracted renewed attention, this canon of his work provides unparalleled access to his thinking about architecture and town planning.
Book Description
Walter Burley Griffin was a distinguished modernist American architect, landscape architect and town planner. His work attracted world-wide attention in 1912 when he won the international competition to design a new capital city for Australia. In this edition, his 71 pieces of writing have been thematically categorised.
- Hardcover: 512 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 31, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521897130
- ISBN-13: 978-0521897136
Labels: Architecture, Walter Burley Griffin
Labels: Architecture, Libraries
Labels: Apple Computer, Architecture
The conference was held in the headquarters of the Malaysian Securities Commission. This is a showcase high technology building by Hijjas Kasturi Associates (construction management by Bovis Lend Lease) is a parkland setting.
One feature of the building is underfloor air distribution, using Cementitious Infill Steel Access Flooring. A false floor is used for the air conditioning and also cables for power and data.The Dialogue Room situated at the Lower Ground Level 1(LG1) has a seating capacity of 44. The room set-up is ideal for press conferences, small group training, board meetings as well as discussions. The room has a U-shape seating arrangement and each seat is equipped with a touch-panel console for a microphone and a voting system.One interesting inclusion in the building are day rooms, in the lower level:
From: SC BUILDING Conference Facilities, Malaysia Securities Commission, 2007
Guest Day Rooms These air-conditioned rooms situated at the Lower Ground Level 2 (LG2) are specially built for guests and are supplied with double beds, bathrooms with showers, as well as telephones. These facilities are for guests to freshen-up before their sessions.Conference sessions for day one
The Caux Round Table is a body I had not previously heard of. My understanding is that it is a non-government body formed in response to problems of corruption in business, to foster more ethical practices internationally with moral and responsible capitalism. Caux Round Table currently do not have an Australian branch, although there are some Australians involved internationally.
- What are the growing trends in corporate governance in global economies?
- What are the detrimental factors to the sustainability of businesses in global emerging economies?
- What do companies in developed economies do to create sustainability? What can Malaysian companies learn from them?
- Does size matter? Does sustainability differ from a large multinational company to a small company?
- What do Malaysian companies need to leverage on to create sustainable growth in global businesses?
Jay Bragdon's 2007 book "Profit for Life", was cited emphasizing companies stewardship of resources. He argued that this "hyppie" language was coming back into vogue for business. He then quoted Porter in the Harvard Business review on companies needing a healthy society. Cannon was given as an example of the Japanese concept of "Kyosei" with companies acting responsibly.Labels: Architecture, Governance, ICT Governance, Malaysia, Malaysian Corporate Governance Conference 2008
Greetings from the Community Open Day of the New Concord Library Sydney. This is a new building. It has several different types of perforated metal sunshades on the north curtain glass wall, as well as what appear to be solar powered ventilation towers, with wind vanes on the top. Two candy cane shaped vents, each more than a metre across, come out of the ground at the western end of the building and are presumably part of a low energy ventilation system.
There are also some of the "jellybean" desks in the open plan areas, similar to those at RMIT Library Melbourne. Unlike the desks at RIMT, these have very stable legs and may suit a flexible learning centre. There are power/data points recessed in the floor under the desks. These are made from stainless steel and look very solid, however the edges of the steel covering plates are sharp and may be a hazard for small children and also careless adults (a run over the edges with a file should fix the problem).Welcome to your new Concord Library. IT'S YOURS TO
ENJOY!
Join us when the opening ribbon is cut by Mayor Angelo Tsirekas at
11am.
When: Saturday, 10 May 11am-3pm.
Where: Concord
Library, 60 Flavelle Street, Concord.
There's Something For
Everyone
tour the library;
join the library;
face painting by Colleen
from Bunnings or Cheekie the Clown;
gift-making for Mother's Day;
feeding of farm animals;
kid's nutrition;
first aid;
calligraphy
writing;
public speaking with Concord West Toastmasters;
demonstrations
on Internet, email and databases;
information from University of the Third
Age (U3A);
Canada Bay's history and culture with Concord Heritage Society;
health checks at Health Expo on Level 3; and
meet your community heroes
from the Police, SES and Fire Brigade.
Entertainment
Concord West Public
School choir;
My Guitar School pop music ensemble group;
McDonald
College performers; and
Funky Butts dance routine.
Food
Sausage
sizzle, soft drinks, tea, coffee and cakes.
From: Community
Open Day, Concord Library, City of Canada Bay, 2008
Labels: Architecture, classroom design, Libraries
The Sydney City Council has released a "Sustainable Sydney" plan, with a light rail in the city centre, more pedestrian malls, and a green corridor. However, before you get too excited, this is a plan for 2030 and is a long way from being funded or implemented.Labels: Architecture, sustainable development, Sydney, Transport
In his thesis (and later book) "Architectural Space in Ancient Greece", the architect Constantinos A. Doxiadis advanced the theory that the layout of buildings at ancient Greek sites, such as the Acropolis were not as haphazard as they appeared. He argued that, rather than the grid pattern seen from above used by modern planners, the ancient architects thought in terms of how the buildings looked from an important vantage point, usually the main ceremonial entry point. The buildings and monuments were arranged so that they were all visible from this point and not obscured by each other and arranged at pleasing angles, such as multiples of 30°.
Perhaps it is where there is a constraint imposed an more interesting design happens. One example is OBS' mobile classrooms. These have to fit onto thew back of a truck on trailer.Labels: Architecture, flexible learning centre
Labels: Architecture, Walter Burley Griffin
ABC Radio National By Design program had a segment on Tactile Ground Surface Indicators (TGSI) today. The guest was Murray Mountain, Chairman, Australian Standards Technical Committee ME/64. TGSIs are bumps or ridges on the ground to help people with limited eyesight to find they way around. Australia leads the world in standards and design of TGSIs and you will see them at Australian railway stations on the edges of platforms, and at the bottom and tops of flights of stairs in public buildings.Labels: accessibility, Architecture
The Walter Burley Griffin Society created magic in Sydney today, with a talk by Jack Perry Brown, Director of the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Institute released a web version of Marion's book The Magic of America, last August and this talk about the book was held in the Haven Amphitheater, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin.Labels: Architecture, Griffin, Marion Mahony Griffin architecture, Sydney
Labels: Architecture, Canberra, Marion Mahony Griffin architecture, Walter Burley Griffin
While looking for class room designs, I came across the book Designing the Sustainable School, by Alan Ford. This shows 45 schools around the world, with photographs and plans, plus a few paragraphs on their use of sustainable techniques for reduced energy, water and materials:This book presents a survey of K-12 schools from around the world that combine the best in aesthetics, sustainability, and high-performance design. K-12 school construction currently represents one of the largest sectors of new construction of any building type. Considering rising energy costs and concerns for the environment, there has never been more attention focussed on the need to design schools responsibly. It highlights the work that the best architects are doing to respond to those needs while still creating beautiful schools for enhanced learning. Author Alan Ford has designed more than 75 K-12 schools projects, and with a longstanding commitment to sustainability and a passion for architecture, he is perfectly positioned to present this illuminating collection of sustainable school projects from around the world. This colourful book is a compendium of ideas illustrating how some very talented architects and committed facility planners are meeting the challenge of creating better schools.Most of the schools are in the USA, but five are in Europe, four in Australia, two in Africa and one in Japan and India:
Labels: Architecture, education, sustainable development
The Walter Burley Griffin Society will be having a talk Sunday 20 January 3.00pm, by Jack Perry Brown, Director, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries of the Art Institute of Chicago. They released a web version of Marion's book The Magic of America, last August. The talk will be held in the Haven Amphitheater, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin:Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc. invites you to
Marion Mahony Griffin as Author: The Voice of Magic of America
Sunday 20 January 3.00pm
Haven Amphitheatre
corner The Scarp and The Barricade, Castlecrag
Jack Perry Brown, Director
Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Art Institute of Chicago
will talk about the Art Institute of Chicago's exciting project completed just last August that publishes on the net The Magic of America written by Marion Mahony Griffin when she returned to USA after Walter Burley Griffin's death in India in 1937. It was in part intended as 'a testament to their life and work together'. The website created to publish this important architectural document collates 1400 pages of text with approximately 650 accompanying illustrations from the three known copies of The Magic of America. Go to
www.artic.edu/magicofamerica/
How to get to the Haven: There is no parking at the Haven Amphitheatre so we suggest you leave your car in Rockley Street and walk the 500 metres along The Bulwark to the Haven. Alternatively leave your car near The Citadel and walk about 300 metres down the steps between 17 and 19 The Citadel then follow the roads downhill to the Haven.
Wet weather alternative venue: The Community Centre, Castlecrag.
Further information:
contact Kerry McKillop 02 9958 4516
or info@griffinsociety.org
Labels: Architecture, Griffin, Marion Mahony Griffin architecture, Walter Burley Griffin
Apart from CH2, which I found disappointing, I the judges made reasonable choices.
Labels: Architecture
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Wanda Spathopoulos' book "The Crag: Castlecrag 1924-1938", about the suburb designed by Walter Burley Griffin, will be launched by Alan Saunders at gleebooks in Sydney 29 November 2007. The books isn't on Amazon.com yet, but you can buy it from Gleebooks.This book tells a story of Castlecrag, the creation of Walter Burley Griffin, architect/landscape architect of Canberra fame, and his architect wife, Marion Mahony Griffin. Using her own recollections as a starting point, Wanda Spathopoulos gives an overall picture of life on Castlecrag during the first two formative decades. In drawing the various threads together she had attempted to present some kind of a coherent narrative, a chronicle of the events. The events and anecdotes themselves serve as the vehicle for conveying very simply some of the basic ideas of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, as the founders of Castlecrag. At the same time the reader becomes acquainted with the community, a vital and integral part of the experiment, which remained constant in concept but often changing in its composition.
From: Events, gleebooks, 2007
Labels: Architecture, Marion Mahony Griffin architecture, Walter Burley Griffin