PLEASE PUT THE WORD AROUND AND PASS THIS ON TO MAGAZINES, WEB SITES, INSTITUTES, COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS - thanks Lindsay (course admin. and architect)
Dear Readers of Kreutzer and The City Blog,
As an architect, I urge you to join the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass in Australia 2009. I did this myself in 2003 and I can without hesitation say that this was most rewarding course I have EVER taken. And aswell the most friendly, warmhearted architects with extremly high standards in Sustainable Architecture! So...Just do it and join the course and get a great experience in the land downunder!
The "Masters". Glenn Murcutt, Richard Leplastrier, Peter Stutchbury and Brit Andresen in discussion with Aboriginal elder Max Dulumunmun Harrison
outside Glenn's "Masterwork", the Arthur Boyd Education Centre 'Riversdale', during the 2008 Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class
Photo - Michael Nicholson
09 Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class 12 - 26 July 2009
The ninth Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class will be held in Australia at Glenn Murcutt's "Masterwork", the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre 'Riversdale' on the banks of the Shoalhaven River south of Sydney, and at the School of Architecture at the University of Sydney, 12-26 July 2009. Information - www.ozetecture.org
The two week residential design studio program is led by Glenn Murcutt with other tutors including Richard Leplastrier, Peter Stutchbury, Brit Andresen and, Master Class Convener, Lindsay Johnston. A major feature each year has been the insights contributed by Aboriginal elder 'Uncle' Max Dulumunmun Harrison. Since its inception, participants from 46 nations have attended the program. Participants are primarily, now, practising architects - older and younger - with some professors, academics, recent graduates and a few senior students.
Participants stay for the first week in the exquisite hostel accommodation at the Boyd Education centre, designed by Murcutt with Wendy Lewin and Reg Lark and completed in 1999. Th 'big room' at 'Riversdale' is transformed into both banqueting hall and a design studio for six days while participants commence the conceptual design of a project located on a sensitive scenic site within walking distance of the venue. The program includes extensive site investigations, intensive studio tutoring, progress design critiques and after dinner lectures by the 'masters'. The studio relocates to the University of Sydney for the second week, participants stay in a hotel near the University at Darling Harbour and culminates in final presentations and 'Big Crit Day'. Other events in the program include visits to significant houses designed by Glenn Murcutt and the other tutors and, in previous years, a Sydney Harbour evening cruise.
Glenn Murcutt is best known for his 'singular practice' acclaimed through the award of the 2002 Pritzker Prize. He has also been recipient of numerous other international awards including the Alvar Aalto Medal in Finland, the 'Green Pin' Award for Architecture and Ecology in Denmark and the Richard Neutra Award in USA. He is a Gold Medallist of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Richard Leplastrier is a seminal figure in Australian architecture and is considered as one of the great teachers. He worked with Jørn Utzon at the time of the Sydney Opera House and his body of work was acclaimed in 2004 by the award of the 'Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture' Award in Finland, also awarded to Renzo Piano, Kengo Kuma and Peter Zumthor. He is also a Gold Medallist of the Australian Institute of Architects. Professor Brit Andresen taught at the AA in London before joining the University of Queensland. She worked with Barry Gasson on the winning entry for the Burrell Museum in Scotland and, with her partner Peter O'Gorman, has authored significant works that have been widely published internationally. Brit was the first woman recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2002.
Peter Stutchbury is a leading practitioner in Australia with a significant body of outstanding innovative built projects that have been awarded nationally and published internationally. He was winner of the 2008 International Iron and Steel Institute 'Living Steel' Competition for extreme climate housing in Cherepovets, Russia and has been invited to take the 2008 Catedra Luis Barragan in Mexico, a Chair previously held by Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Peter Zumthor and Glenn Murcutt. Lindsay Johnston is former Dean of Architecture and Design at the University of Newcastle, Australia, with a particular expertise in environmentally responsive design and some of his built projects have been awarded and published internationally.
See the web site and 'blog' for latest information, program, costs and application form - www.ozetecture.org
Below attached some small images
A. 2008 Glenn Murcutt Master Class at Boyd Education Centre 'Riversdale'. Photo Michael Nicholson
B. 'Riversdale' and the Sholahave River. Glenn Mcutt's 'Master Work'. Photo Wojtek Przywecki.
C. Glenn Murcutt in profile. Photo Jure Zavrtanik.
D. Glenn Murcutt opens window at 'Riversdale'. Photo Lindsay Johnston.
E. Glenn Murcutt with Master Class participants. Photo Irold van der Sar.
Lindsay Johnston
Convener
Architecture Foundation Australia (a not-for-profit organisation)
PO Box 90, Brooklyn, NSW 2083, Australia
Forleden modtog jeg dette foto fra min klient samt en melding om at de nu er flyttet ind i deres 300m2 miljøvenlige hus ved Limfjorden. Huset er tegnet efter den australske arkitekt Glenn Murcutts (Pritzker Prize Winner 2002) principper om bæredygtighed og huset bl.a. opvarmes med passiv solvarme og udnytter regnvandet. Huset er skåret ind i en skråning og har adgang til haveterrasser i alle 3 niveauer. Dette er mit første realiserede hus som selvstændig arkitekt! ...arkitektur er en langsom kunst, men selvom jeg pt er 31 år, så var fx Daniel Libeskind 49 år, da han fik sit første byggeri realiseret :-) Betyder det så at jeg kan klassificeres som en hurtig arkitekt?... Det er jeg nu ikke så sikker på, men det er fantastisk at se ens hus realiseret!
