Architecture Australia, May 2002
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Lifestyles of …
12-16 Challis Avenue, a new Sydney apartment building by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, refuses the conspicuous display of the “apartment-as-stage” in favour of an idiosyncratic, spatially rich model of domesticity. Review by Charles Rice.
Tenuous Threads, Small Miracles
With the new Noosa Youth Centre, Deborah Fisher Architects has woven a small yet sophisticated building out of highly constrained and complex circumstances. Douglas Neale explores a project that convinces through its modesty.
Glenn Murcutt: Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate 2002
Talent, vision and commitment – and a consistent and significant contribution to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. Only a very select group of architects have met these criteria and been awarded the Pritzker Prize. Given annually to a living architect, the Pritzker Prize will be presented to Glenn Murcutt on 29 May at the Campidoglio, Rome. Murcutt is the first architect from this part of the world to receive this honour. Two different and personal accounts, one by Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper, and the other by Phil Harris and Adrian Welke, describe the man and his architecture, while Elizabeth Farrelly and Murcutt in conversation reflect on his aspirations, his commitments and his achievements.
Casuarina Beach House
An elegant house by Lahz Nimmo is the first to be built at the new Casuarina Beach development in northern NSW. John Macarthur reviews the project and considers the issues of display, comfort and “homeliness” that it raises.
Sub-tropical Steel
The refined detailing and generous spaces of Chris Clarke’s new house draw on the tradition of the Case Study Houses to continue developing the architectural potential of the steel frame.
Interactive Learning
The iconic forms of the Interactive Learning Centre signal the arrival of Charles Sturt University in Dubbo. Designed by Marci Webster-Mannison, the project explores innovations in both education and sustainability. Review by Ellen Woolley.
Marion
Sensuous yet serious, the Marion Cultural Centre by ARM + Phillips/Pilkington is both an essay in communication and a successful articulation of community commitment to the public domain. Review by Sean Pickersgill.
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Books
Women Architects in Australia 1900-1950Julie Willis and Bronwyn Hanna. RAIA Education Unit, $49.50.This is a landmark book in recovering a previously lost history of women’s …
Interior
Space in motion. Adrian Lahoud explores the conjunction of architecture, movement and art in Bambu, an effective collaboration between Misho + Associates and artist Horst Keichle.
Competition
The two competitions for the Ultimo Aquatic Centre – open and invited – have been controversial and fraught. Following her earlier review of the first stage of the open competition, Naomi Stead explores the subsequent events, the entries for the invited competition, and the complex array of issues raised.
Headlines
InternationalGerman mag Baumeister has published a special issue on Australia ›› HOK Sport is designing the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, China ›› DEM have won …
