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DEAN’S MESSAGE 02 THE POWER OF GIVING 24 Feature: designing minds 04 OUR DONORS 26 SHOWCASING CONNECTIONS: ALUMNI PROFILES 12 GIVING FORM 27 MSD RESEARCH: INDIGENOUS PLACE 20 ADVANCEMENT EVENTS 28 NEW BUILDING UPDATE – DULUX PARTNERSHIP 22 INSIDE THE FACULTY 30
Dean’s Message
In this our first edition of Atrium for “in and of itself a pedagogical tool". If you massive central Studio Hall inviting you 2014, we have much to celebrate. remember the competition brief in 2009, to enter at the north and south ends this aspiration was clearly articulated and and move up and through the studio Our future Faculty building, designed it is very pleasing that the jury saw that and common spaces. Many of you have by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA it was manifested in the design. already enjoyed a tour of the building under in association, recently won its first construction, and for those who haven’t, international award – a citation in Our new building is well ahead of schedule I invite you to contact our Advancement America's prestigious Annual Progressive and we anticipate its practical completion team to arrange a site visit. Turn to page Architecture Awards. The project was this August. It is a significant achievement 28 for details. one of only ten recognised out of 150 to complete a project of this magnitude entries from across the globe, at a special early and on budget, an outcome that Another key area in our new building event in New York on February 20, 2014. is a credit to Brookfield Multiplex, the will be the main gallery space. In the The jury – Nataly Gattegno, Marcelo Spina, consultants, project managers and the largest sponsorship of a University in Lise Anne Couture and Sasa Radulovic architects. I am excited with how our new the company’s history, Dulux Australia – were impressed by the holistic approach Faculty building has taken form, with key will sponsor this space. This soaring, to design with an eye towards practical features such as the timber coffered ceiling elegant volume, located on the ground realisation, common across all awarded and the suspended studios creating a floor, will be known as theDulux Gallery. projects. Speaking of the new ABP dynamic statement in the central atrium. Our Faculty’s exhibition culture is a vibrant building, Juror Lise Anne Couture noted The openness and transparency of the one and the communication of research the design intention to make the building building is also very apparent, with the and student projects is central to our Atrium 25 | 2014
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purpose. By naming the primary gallery and defines them in the Designing With an alumni family in the thousands, in our new building the Dulux Gallery, we Minds feature. From social enterprise we can only ever profile a small number are reflecting the importance and value entrepreneur Lucinda Hartley, who of alumni at any one time. I hope you enjoy of industry partnerships in the field of graces the cover of the magazine, to this first selection of stories and invite you design. As a leading manufacturer of artist and architect Hong Yi (Red), this to contact ABP Communications Manager products that protect and enhance the crop of graduates will inspire you with Louisa Ragas – [email protected] – spaces and places in which we live and their understanding of how good design if you too would like to be profiled in work, our partnership with Dulux is aligned can improve our world. Atrium, or on the ABP website, particularly with the values and research ideals of in our lead up to our Faculty centenary our Faculty. You can read more about We also profile a number of alumni who in 2017. this partnership on pages 22 and 23. have enjoyed extensive careers to reveal how an education in our professions can Professor Tom Kvan The focus of this issue of Atrium, however, take you in many different directions. ABP Dean, Faculty of Architecture, is our alumni, and showcasing some of Advancement Director, Judy Turner has Building and Planning your incredible journeys and achievements. met with many graduates in Australia and Forging and celebrating our connections South East Asia over the last year and she Image: Render of the Studio Hall in our new building. John Wardle and NADAAA with you, our alumni, is important to us. shares a selection of their stories on pages For this issue, we have selected a number 12 to 19. of high achieving young graduates to profile and you can read about what drives Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 04 | 05
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Designing minds
Meet a diverse group of young alumni who share a passion for design innovation and improving the places in which we live
Lucinda Hartley CEO and Co-Founder, CoDesign Studio
Landscape Architect Lucinda Hartley’s improved education facilities. However, on for social change,” says Lucinda. “We were commitment to community development consultation with a community worker she dealing with a diverse range of stakeholders through design led her to establish discovered a much more prevalent issue so, for each project, we had to ensure that CoDesign, a social enterprise working was moving around on foot during flooding, we continued to push for innovative ideas with communities, professionals which was a regular occurrence. Together and maintained integrity in design.” and service providers to build social with local professionals and community inclusion through neighbourhood members, Lucinda helped to create As well as practical projects, CoDesign improvement projects. elevated footpaths. Over the next few years engages in social experiments on city Lucinda worked on slum resettlements in design to bring the conversation to Lucinda gained early career experience Asia and gained a deep understanding the public stage. working across a broad range of projects of alternative approaches to city making. in Australia but it was her time abroad that Lucinda, recognised publicly for her work in set Lucinda on her current career path. CoDesign, born in mid-2009, began as a 2012 when she made The Age Melbourne volunteer led practice. Now, five years on, Magazines’s most influential Melbournian’s “I was exposed to the stark realities of the practice employs a full time staff and can list, sees herself playing a bigger role in poverty and really started to unravel the sustain three times the number of projects. strategic thinking about community design. possibilities of design,” says Lucinda. “We were doing something quite new, “I don’t know what it looks like yet, but I want While working as an English teacher in so it was a challenge to communicate the to influence change at a more strategic level.” Cambodia, Lucinda identified a need for potential of participatory design as a tool Atrium 25 | 2014
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JEFA GREENAWAY architect
Leaving behind a childhood ambition Jefa’s passion for architecture and intense IAV maintains an advocacy role to promote to enter politics, Jefa Greenaway work ethic continued beyond graduation and the knowledge that each share, while also discovered a love of design and has resulted in a highly successful and diverse promoting the need for more Indigenous architecture in his 20s. After obtaining career. Not only does he run his own practice youth to consider Architecture as a a Diploma in Architectural Drafting Greenaway Architects, with wife and fellow profession. This is of immense value, at La Trobe, Jefa studied architecture alum Catherine Drosinos, he teaches at the Jefa believes, given Architecture’s critical at Melbourne University and went on Melbourne School of Design and runs connection to place, continuance of cultural to be the first Indigenous Architect Indigenous Architecture Victoria (IAV), the practices, and the potential for architecture to be registered in Victoria. centre he founded in 2010 with Rueben Berg. to speak to cultural expressions of identity.
“Despite originally being a kid who found His Indigenous heritage is something which “I feel the need to give back and offer education a bit of a bore, I really evolved defines and drives Jefa’s professional life my skills to the Aboriginal community, and grew during my years spent studying and his engagement with industry and given the unique position I hold,” Jefa architecture,” says Jefa. “The Faculty had community. IAV is a foci for this passion. says. “I have a real sense of obligation a strong studio environment which suited to find ways to utilise the skill sets that me and it was a time in which I lived and “One of the drivers to the establish IAV I acquired through Architecture for the breathed the culture of architecture. I was was the realisation that there are so few empowerment and advancement of deeply involved in the student club, the Indigenous people directly engaged in Indigenous clients, organisations and formation of SONA, and the Australian Architecture … We both felt a need for the general community.” Institute of Architects. Alongside my studies, I an organisation that could act as a conduit worked part-time for an architect and worked between the Indigenous Community on competitions with colleagues on the side.” and the Architecture profession.” Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 06 | 07
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crystal legacy urban planner & researcher
Among our many high achieving years was the way the 50-strong group teaching she has done and looks forward to graduates is Dr Crystal Legacy. A native of researchers worked together. getting back to it, Crystal is relishing the idea Canadian, Crystal came to Australia of three more years of pure research, based in 2005 to take on a cross-disciplinary “We called the open plan room we were at RMIT this time, where in 2013 she not only Masters of Environment at the University all in ‘The Pods’ and it was fantastic – won the Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow of Melbourne. She chose Melbourne we felt it was our place. We went there award but also a hotly contested Discovery University because of its research to vent, to laugh, to eat, sometimes to cry, Early Career Researcher Award from the reputation, and found she loved being and above all to feel safe and supported. ARC. Her project ‘Planning in a state of in Melbourne – she felt she was part of As a result we turned into this great panic: Did the economic crisis transform something big. That feeling strengthened professional network, which years’ later city making practices for the long term?’ – when she won a scholarship to work is still strong, and which has tentacles into a comparative study between Melbourne with Professor Nick Low at GAMUT (The many different countries around the world.” and Toronto – looks at how economic Australasian Centre for the Governance events shape how we plan our cities. and Management of Urban Transport), Crystal feels she owes a lot to the mentoring where she took up a PhD studying she received at ABP, first from Nick Low In her spare time, Crystal is the lead catalyst “deliberative democracy” in planning. and Alan March and then from Carolyn in a new network for young academics Whitzman, with whom she worked on a undertaking urban research in Australia. Crystal’s passion is investigating how people research project looking at urban safety in 20 “Transitioning from PhD to academic life, make planning decisions together, and cities. This research culminated in the book can be a muddled and insecure time. If during her PhD she produced a comparative Building Inclusive Cities: Women’s Safety I can do something to help people, in the study of planning in Perth and Vancouver. and the Right to the City (Routledge, 2012). way I have been helped, I will feel I have Being a student of collaboration, one of the made a worthwhile contribution.” things she most loved about her PhD Crystal has also been growing a reputation as a great teacher, and while she loves the Atrium 25 | 2014
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andrew christou Assistant Project Manager, Brookfield Multiplex
At the age of 27, Andrew Christou has and found that this on-the-ground work design as these two projects,” notes already built a strong reputation as a allowed him to transfer his learnings Andrew. “Finishing the RMIT SAB project construction professional. He joined and skills into practice. 5 months ahead of program with such a Brookfield Multiplex, one of Australia’s great team was a great feeling – gaining largest construction companies, in 2005 The Brookfield Multiplex team have practical completion for the project was as part of an undergraduate program had a big influence on Andrew’s career. almost like winning an AFL Grand Final. and is now an Assistant Project Manager, Given we are also well ahead of schedule working on the ABP new building project. “There is such a wealth of knowledge from on the ABP project, I anticipate having industry leaders both within the organisation that same feeling again soon.” “My role on this project has ranged from and externally, such as subcontractors and site manager for the demolition and consultants,” says Andrew. “Each person With the ambitions of becoming a excavation works, supervisor for the offers different insights and knowledge and site manager for Brookfield Multiplex, structure works, to overlooking the observing how people approach a task in Andrew sees the construction industry procurement and lead up to the project different ways allows you to form your own in Australia evolving to match innovations handover,” says Andrew. style of management.” occurring overseas.
Andrew thought about studying property The highlights of his career to date has been “I think that offsite procurement will and construction at university when he working on complicated projects such as become the done thing for more and was in high school, attracted to the idea RMIT’s Swanston Academic Building (SAB) more components of building,” he notes. that it would lead to a specific vocation. and the ABP new building, designed by “I’m sure if the Chinese can build a building He secured his industry placement with John Wardle Architects and NADAAA. in 15 days, some repetitive style buildings, Brookfield Multiplex while still studying for “There are very few jobs in Melbourne such as apartments, could be built as his Bachelor of Property and Construction, that are so complex in their architectural swiftly in Australia. Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 08 | 09
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hannah robertson University of Melbourne PhD Candidate and Independent Project Manager
Following on from her Master thesis, Ownership is core to Hannah’s work and “I want to work with communities most Bush Owner Builder, which received she is currently working with Lirrwi Tourism, in need because that’s where I feel I can international acclaim, including a RIBA a social enterprise in North East Arnhem really make a difference,” says Hannah. (Royal Institute of British Architects) Land, developing a masterplan for homeland Dissertation Medal, Hannah Robertson sites to compliment the strategic vision of During a recent visit to Hope Vale, Hannah has been working in consultation the traditional owners, the Yolngu people. was presented with a folder of pictures with indigenous communities documenting the project from start to finish. across Australia. “I am so incredibly fortunate to be part of It was created by the house owner she this project,” says Hannah. “The region is worked with and Hannah was touched by Hannah spent some time volunteering in so rich with culture; it is home of Yothu the pride he felt in what he and his family Cape York, Queensland and learning about Yindi, the Yidaki (didgeridoo), amazing had achieved. indigenous culture. This experience led her artworks on Iarrakitj poles, and the to undertake her Master of Architecture historically significant bark petitions.” Simultaneous to her work with Lirrwi thesis on indigenous housing and ownership Tourism, Hannah is undertaking a PhD and and she chose Hope Vale in Queensland as Hannah is passionate about the potential tutoring at the University of Melbourne. her intervention site. of architecture to improve quality of life and will continue to work in consultation with “Working across academia, teaching and “Bush Owner Builder tackled some of the communities that traditionally could not practice enhances my ability to understand issues of indigenous housing by providing afford an architect. and engage more creatively with my work,” ownership; ownership of the design, says Hannah. building process and the eventual built outcome,” explains Hannah. Atrium 25 | 2014
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eduardo velasquez architect
“Architecture is one of the few “Being shortlisted for the Flinders Street “I would like to work on large-scale projects, professions that can truly have a Station Design Competition, alongside such as transport interchanges, public profound impact on society, affecting so many big names in the industry, was buildings and public spaces that are the way we live, our health, comfort a wonderful personal achievement,” says committed to improving the quality of life and quality of life.” Eduardo. “Winning the People’s Choice of their users and where sustainability is Award was completely unexpected and not seen as a marketing feature but as a So says Eduardo Velasquez, winner of topped off an incredible year for me key principle of the design,” says Eduardo. the 2013 Flinders Street Station Design professionally.” Competition People’s Choice Award. Eduardo is currently gaining experience Eduardo and his colleagues, Manuel For Eduardo being involved in design as a design architect at Melbourne Pineda and Santiago Medina, were competitions is an opportunity to be part practice, Metier3. shortlisted from among some of the of the wider discussion about the future world’s leading architecture practices. of our cities. Eduardo is passionate about “I am not going to change the world sustainability which he believes is crucial single-handedly, but I like to think that I The competition design was based on in the future of city design. can contribute to a better world a little piece Eduardo’s MSD design thesis. He recruited at a time,” says this humble young architect. Manuel, still a student at MSD, and Santiago, According to Eduardo a balance between and left his job to dedicate all his time and sustainability, efficiency, aesthetics and energy to enhancing his design proposition functionality is necessary for architecture to and making it ready to compete on the effectively deal with issues of overcrowding world stage. and densification. Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 10 | 11
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hong yi (red) artist and designer
“Try new things and take risks!” That campaign with print company HP, as well Hong Yi’s approach to art is quite unique. is the advice artist Hong Yi has for as work for Ponds, Nespresso and other She views everything around her with aspiring architects, artists and designers. international brands. an artists’ eye while also incorporating her architectural skills and experience. Graduating less than four years ago, Hong At University Hong Yi learned that in Yi has created an international name for the creative field you have to make your “I like to use ordinary, mundane objects herself as an innovative artist and designer. own rules and this is true of her work. and materials that may often be overlooked, She now runs a design and art studio in and turn them into something unexpected Shanghai and has been invited to speak “Architecture school taught me that there and meaningful,” says Hong Yi. at the EG Conference in California for are many directions, possibilities and the past two years, brushing noses techniques out there,” Hong Yi says. Hong Yi’s ambition is driving her to with Simpsons Producer, Matt Groening, achieve bigger and better in the future. and Architect, Moshe Safdie. “I work on each art project like a designer,” she explains. “I think about a concept, “I visited Facebook headquarters last year,” It all started when Hong Yi posted a do thorough research and experiment says Hong Yi “and there were inspirational YouTube video of herself painting Chinese with textures and materials. I consider quotes everywhere – Move fast and break basketball star Yao Ming’s portrait using the context where I am creating these things and Keep on shipping – it inspired a basketball in 2012. Since then she has pieces, so it feels a lot like the design me to push my career further and set been part of an international advertising phase of my architecture.” bigger goals!” LISA HUNT CFA FIRE PREVENTION PROJECT OFFICER
A recent Master of Urban Planning “Urban planning is a very important aspect recommendations, and plays a graduate, Lisa Hunt is a young woman of bushfire risk reduction in urban fringe fundamental role in reducing the risk who understands the value of strategic areas, particularly for new developments,” to life and property in such areas.” planning in mitigating the impact of says Lisa. “People who live in urban fringe natural disasters. Lisa works for the areas will always be at a certain level While studying Architecture at Curtin Country Fire Authority (CFA), a role which of risk, however, following particular University in Perth, with a view of becoming positions her at the cutting edge of planning considerations can greatly an architect, Lisa discovered that she was one of Australia’s biggest urban design reduce the risk and minimise the impact more interested in the larger scale, broad challenges – bushfire risk reduction. of bushfires. network layout of the built environment. This realisation led her to Melbourne in Following the events of Black Saturday Bushfire Urban Planning can start at the 2011 to complete a Master of Urban in 2009 and the fires which recently strategic level and seeks to avoid the Planning. The combination of her swept across NSW and Victoria, we are highest risk areas. Planning implements architectural degree and urban planning increasingly aware of the frequency and a range of measures to reduce the risk of course have been valuable in her planning devastation of bushfires. As a CFA Fire bushfire if development does proceed. roles and she sees her future focused on Prevention Planning and Project Officer, The role of urban planning has increased statutory planning with a continued Lisa is engaged in developing CFA greatly since the tragic events of Black involvement in bushfire work. guidance to deliver bushfire resilient Saturday, as a result of the Victorian communities. Bushfire Royal Commission
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Showcasing connections: judy turner alumni profiles Director of Advancement
Over the past year I have been out What unites the people whose stories that a degree in any of our disciplines and about, meeting many of our alumni appear in extract below – and in full at can take you almost anywhere. We hope across Australia and South East Asia. www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/alumni – is their you enjoy this first selection of stories What has surprised and impressed me commitment to using their skills to improve and look forward to publishing many has been the sheer diversity of interests our built environment for the benefit of all. more over the years leading up to our and talents, and the many directions If I have learned anything in my 14 months Faculty Centenary in 2017. in which our graduates have taken working in this inspiring environment, it is their careers.
Meg Herrmann
When you meet Meg Herrmann you she got her degree she decided to defer instantly know you are talking to post-graduate study as she already had someone who grew up on a farm. nearly three years’ on-site experience. It’s in the sense of adventure, the “HY was a fantastic company to work with, confidence, the can do attitude, and allowed me huge flexibility to attend and the gutsy approach to working classes. They really believed in me – as a 19 in what has been until very recently, year old I was a project co-ordinator, and an exclusively male industry. by 21 I was running minor works projects.”
Straight from school Meg enrolled in In Meg’s year, 30% of the students were social work, then while travelling in Europe female, and she says the ones who stayed encountered the architecture of old Europe in the construction industry had strong and was blown away. Entertaining a whole personalities and a love of physical work. new career direction, Meg (the youngest She is convinced that her experience in in a four girl family) encountered some shearing sheds as a child helped her to quizzical looks but eventually had their thrive on site, and not be intimidated by full support when she chose to enrol in the guys. She also feels that women bring the Bachelor of Property and Development order to the building site, and are more at ABP. Early in her first year she read organised than their male counterparts. an article by Michelle Zarb from Hansen Yuncken (HY), a member of the National Meg attributes her love of the business Association of Women in Construction and her passion to succeed to a great (NAWIC), and decided to call her to talk team environment at HY, where she with a woman who was succeeding in reported to fellow UoM graduate Richard the industry. Hansen. Leaving HY to go for a contract administration job in Grocon was a hard thing The conversation was a turning point for to do. “It was a real wrench but I have to say Meg. Zarb offered her part time work at that even at Grocon, a much larger company, HY during her studies. She immediately I have felt that same sense of camaraderie fell in love with the work, and by the time and support for younger women on the job.” Atrium 25 | 2014
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Charles Lee
I discovered my passion for architectural Melbourne and the University of Melbourne Architecture practice is a marathon. It is an design after high school. The financial were both natural choices for me. Melbourne uphill battle to deliver quality works within a turbulence in Malaysia during the 1990s is a very cultural place and a garden city. sustainable practice economy. I am pleased made me a realist. I chose Singapore as It enjoys both the pulse of an international that I still hold to my passion in the design my first platform for my Diploma before metropolis and also has lots of green practice. Particularly rewarding is having my leaping to Australia for my Bachelor spaces, while University of Melbourne is a built works enjoyed and gaining recognition Degrees. Monetary support came from ‘garden campus’, a very Melbourne quality. within the practice fraternity. My aspiration selling my paternal house and working is to continue promoting quality within a part time. I studied my Bachelor in Architecture sustainable practice economy. and Master in Landscape Architecture Experience gained from the latter helped concurrently. I learnt greatly from the to shape my personality and work ethos. outback, the four seasons and Aboriginal Momentous period was when the University history. These things shaped my perception offered me a research assistant role and of architecture, landscape and culture. an invitation into the Faculty’s design That is my approach in design. team, which won the University a competition award. Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 14 | 15
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Rohan (Gamini) Warnesuriya
Just after ANZAC Day 2013, in a coffee Court, sent him to Leeds in the UK for shop in Perth, I met a remarkable man further training. In the UK, he completed Rohan’s art was sought – another of our graduates whose life a post graduate diploma in Town Planning, has taken an unpredictable path. Born and was awarded a United Nations after by galleries and and raised in what was then Ceylon, Fellowship in Town and Country Planning in 1959 he shared the Rohan (then called Gamini) Warnesuriya across Europe, following which he prestigious Perth could be described as a self-made man returned to become Deputy Director with so many talents that throughout his of the Department of Planning. International Prize life it has been hard for him to choose for Contemporary between architecture, planning, business His growing interest in Subud**, led him management and his first love, art. in 1970 to look for a change of pace, Art with noted artist and led him back to Australia. On arrival Robert Juniper. Rohan’s arrival in Australia in 1958 was in Perth, he was appointed Chief Planner thanks to the celebrated Colombo Plan*. of the Housing Commission of Western Coming to Australia was life changing in Australia, in which capacity he served Above all, he cites the author and teacher many ways, enabling him to explore for 20 years. He also planned the South JK Ewers, who led him to Subud and interests both creative and philosophical. Hedland new Town in the Pilbarra Region. inspired his spiritual life. As a member of the celebrated ’43 group of artists from Ceylon, Rohan’s art was Following retirement in 1988, Rohan * The Colombo Plan occupies a prominent place in sought after by galleries and in 1959 he studied Japanese, continued to paint the history of Australia’s relations with Asia, where it and exercise every day. Each year he has is best remembered for sponsoring thousands of shared the prestigious Perth International Asian students to study or train in Australian tertiary Prize for Contemporary Art with noted travelled the world to Subud Congresses institutions, between 1949 and 1957 (DFAT) artist Robert Juniper. and now that he is 85 and slowing down, he remembers fondly the many people at ** Rohan says that: Subud is an association of A talented student, Rohan was allowed the University of Melbourne who helped people who follow the Latihan Kejiwaan, an exercise by Professor Brian Lewis to complete his a young immigrant find his feet and his of surrender to the divine force within each one of us. B. Arch. in less than the mandated 5 years, centre. Among these he pays tribute to Background image: Pastoral, 1971 to return to fulfil his obligations to the Ray Berg, Doug Alexander, Eric Westbrook by Rohan Warnesuriya Ceylonese Government, which, after he (NGV Director), and Darcy Lear (fellow contributed designs for the Supreme ABP student and Subud member). Atrium 25 | 2014
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penny Morris
Mrs Penelope Morris AM (B. Arch Hons Moving to Canberra with Department has now been in the Boardroom for over 1974) is a high achiever and one ABP of Works at the end of 1979, with husband 20 years and is winding down to retirement alumni who has taken a less travelled Paul and a baby daughter, proved a from paid Corporate Governance at the path and made it her own. Having good move. Penny rose to be Director end of this year. In the 2002 Queens been raised on a Gippsland farm, of Commonwealth Property in the Birthday Honours Penny was made a with a younger and an older brother Department of Administrative Services Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for playmates, Penny has always responsible for the Commonwealth for service to the property and construction known how to survive in a male Government’s vast Australian and Overseas industries. dominated environment. Estates. She loved the job and the rigour of the work environment, and it was only Now in her mid-sixties, Penny is as full Penny spent her early years riding horses when Paul was transferred to Sydney in of energy, commitment and ideas as and helping on the farm her mother ran, 1987 that she agreed to leave Canberra. ever, and devotes a lot of her time to her while her father worked as a dairy industry In Sydney, she worked with Lend Lease property at Jamberoo, NSW, where she executive. No surprise, then, that she for 6 years, firstly as CEO and a Director and Paul designed and built their retirement became the first woman to graduate from of Lend Lease Commercial and then Group home on six acres. Their design brief this Faculty with honours in Architecture, Executive Lend Lease Property Services. was contemporary adaptation of Colonial and won a prestigious cadetship with Architecture: as if they were designing the Commonwealth Department of Looking for ever more stimulating a modern version of the homestead that Works. She ended up being with the challenges, in 1989 Penny accepted once should have been built on such Commonwealth Government for 16 years. a place on the Board of Directors of the a magnificent site. “It was amazing how In 1979, Penny graduated with a Master’s newly corporatized Australia Post. This much you learn studying architecture Degree study in Environmental Science started the growth of her next career as that you never forget!” from Monash University. She thanks a full time professional company director Melbourne and Monash Universities after she left Lend Lease at the end of and early Commonwealth Government 1993. Numerous Board positions followed training for giving her the skills to thrive on publically listed companies and major in both the public and private arenas. Government Business enterprises. Penny Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 16 | 17
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john hasker
If ever there was a man whose career projects but just going to work wasn’t and Melbourne Grammar. He currently was determined by one material, enough for me so I enrolled in the fledgling chairs the Board for Seafood Industry that man was John Hasker AM, school of Planning. My three years of Victoria, proving that a degree from who graduated in Civil Engineering part-time study in the Faculty with Fred ABP can take you anywhere at all. in 1960, and followed his father into Ledgar was a real turning point for me, a career built on concrete. John enjoyed and started my lifelong interest in the In an interesting twist, John was for many watching the expanding importance and landscape.” years involved with the buildings committee versatility of concrete, and witnessed its at Melbourne Grammar, and helped to arrival as the building material of choice, John worked for and ended up running select a design by John Wardle Architects supplanting bricks and mortar. Australia’s most successful concrete for the Nigel Peck Centre for Learning and innovators ARC Engineering Pty Ltd. Leadership, a building which went on to Involved with athletics at University, He says, with tongue in cheek, that the win many awards. Touring our new building John was also a State and National arrival of metrication saw him a genius site in November 2013, John was thrilled level sportsman, who won a Victorian one day and a dunce the next, and to see some of the same design innovation title in high hurdles and captained Victoria encouraged him to move into marketing at work here at his alma mater. “(The) work at athletics from 1961-2. His proudest and promotions. John was even briefly is so impressive and refreshing. The new sporting moment was being selected for a teacher, lecturing in concrete technology ABP building is an iconic building that will the squad for the Perth Empire Games in in ABP during the 1970s. reflect well on the profession and motivate 1962 – the same year he enrolled for the all students that study therein.” part time Diploma of Town and Country While structural design was his first love, Planning, turning up for night classes in John also had management acumen. “what you’ve just demolished”. In 1965, His career took him into leadership of Image: John outside the Robin Boyd designed he married Jenny who had been a Miss the pharmaceutical giant Faulding, followed apartment block where he and Jenny live. Ag Science and Social Studies in the Miss by ICI and then Kemtron, which included University Quest. the major contractor Hooker Cockram and Prentice. In retirement, John has been John’s first job out of University was in the involved in over 30 Boards, and chaired industrial design company Dorman’s. “We many including Aurora Energy, the were principals in some big engineering Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Atrium 25 | 2014
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Following his days in Canberra, Jim moved with his family to take up the role of supervising architect with the Commonwealth Works Department in Darwin, where both white and black communities were severely lacking in resources and decent infrastructure.
james birrell
James Birrell has had a long and servants who “did everything they could such notable buildings as Wickham Terrace remarkable career in architecture to destroy his vision”. In 1964 he published Car Park, Towong, Annerley and Chermside and design, both in private practise the first book, Walter Burley Griffin, on the Libraries and Centenary Pools. After leaving and with government agencies. James life and work of this significant character the Council he becomes university architect won a Commonwealth Scholarship to in Australian design history. for the University of Queensland. study architecture and as a consequence was bonded to the commonwealth Jim’s successful career was primarily as A group of significant university experts when he graduated. Jim first studied chief architect for a range of Government from around Australia had been formed architecture at Melbourne Technical agencies. Following his days in Canberra, to establish universities in Papua New College while employed as a cadet Jim moved with his family to take up Guinea. Sir John Gunther, a member of the Commonwealth Department the role of supervising architect with of this group, encouraged Jim to establish of Works, transferring in 1950 to fourth the Commonwealth Works Department a practice in PNG to assist with the year at the University of Melbourne. in Darwin, where both white and black programme. Jim ran the PNG arm of Upon graduation in 1952, he went to communities were severely lacking in his practice from Port Moresby, as well Canberra and became the man who resources and decent infrastructure. Jim as Australia, visiting frequently. His buildings discovered the long lost Canberra enjoys reminiscing about those early post in University settings are some of his most drawings of Walter Burley Griffin and war days in Darwin: “We did the hospitals memorable and already the subject of a Marion Mahony Griffin lying on the …everything was in bits and pieces as book, Birrell: work from the office of James floor of an old army hut in the Canberra there’d been a bloody great war up there Birrell, edited by Andrew Wilson and John suburb of Riverside. that most of Australia didn’t even know MacArthur, to be followed by another A about. They were built out of the remnants Life in Architecture, Beyond The Ugliness Jim remembers with some humour how of army camps and junk left behind by the published by the University of Queensland a member of Parliament at the time had Americans after the war - you found out Press for release in November. Through referred to Griffin as “Bailey Griffith” on what was there and then you decided this book, Jim hopes to promote the the floor of the house. Jim was offended what to build based on what was available.” philosophies of Roy Grounds, who he sees at the depth of ignorance about WBG at as the “true father of Australian design”. the time in the nation’s capital. Jim retains Jim relocated to Queensland to take up huge admiration for Walter Burley Griffin a job offer to become Chief Architect at and nothing but scorn for the public Brisbane City Council, where he designed Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 18 | 19
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Gwynneth Dickins
Gwynneth is one of the Faculty’s in constant contact ever since. very connected alumni, who has met Gwynneth says she never felt any “Being a girl was no up with her particular group of friends sense of discrimination, then or later (pictured here in 2014) every year since in the workforce. problem, it was the graduation. Her father (an Anglican money – in order to Minister) had a degree from Cambridge After graduation, Gwynneth worked at and it was always assumed that she Bates Smart McCutcheon and, once the enrol and to live in would go to University. family came along, she worked as a sole Melbourne I would practitioner, based at home. There were Gwynneth says “Being a girl was no many late nights when her children were need scholarships.” problem, it was the money – in order to young. One of her specialties was in enrol and to live in Melbourne, I would planning office interiors, and she applied need scholarships.” The process of entry her instinct for organisation to remodelling board and T-square into tools of a different was simple – as well as being awarded domestic spaces as well. Once computers trade – pressing them into service for a Commonwealth Scholarship that covered entered the professional life of an architect, crafty and more domestic arts. Gwynneth the fees, she acquired a place at Janet Gwynneth lost some interest in the work, regards her greatest achievement Clarke Hall. Of the 33 students in her first and the increasing complexity of planning as combining work that she enjoyed year of B.Arch., only six were women. It applications and changing regulations with family life – also highly enjoyable. is the four pictured here who have kept meant she converted her favourite drawing
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Datin Ar. Teng Chiu Chew Ying
I am a global citizen. I was born in China, my parents took us to Hong Kong and Taiwan before moving to lndonesia. I studied in Australia, married my husband, and now live and work in Penang. However, I still travel back to Australia frequently to collaborate with Australian architects.
I came to Penang in 1974, joined Architects Team 3 and worked under the award- winning Architect Dato Seri Lim Chong Keat. The firm had just been awarded the first urban renewal project in George Town by the State Government. The project was named Komtar, in honor of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein. It was the vision of the then Chief Minister of Penang Dr Lim Chong Eu to revitalise the urban center of George Town and usher the State forward. The site covers an area of 11 hectares and comprises a 4-storey shopping complex, a 64-storey office tower for the State Administration and private sector, a 17-storey international hotel, public buses interchange, an 11-storey car park and a multipurpose Geodesic dome.
I was one of the project architects for Komtar in charge of the podium retails, the 64-storey tower and geodesic dome. As a young woman architect, I was fortunate to have had a mentor like Dato Seri Lim Chong Keat, who regarded man and woman as equals to be given equal opportunities.
The Komtar tower was completed in 1988 and was then tallest building in Malaysia. Today, it is still the tallest building in Penang.
I am still practising full time, and have School include many outstanding teachers: their studies in Melbourne when Professor been actively involved with the Malaysian Mr & Mrs Coldicutt, Hugh O’Neill, Mr Rani, Lewis was the Dean of Faculty. Institute of Architects (PAM) to advocate the flamboyant Mrs Merz, the talented Jeff for the advancement of architecture Turnbull, and Ta-Wen Chu. Our education in the School of ABP and the architectural profession. had equipped me well and enabled me The fact that University of Melbourne to adapt to the Malaysian architecture My family has a special bond with alumni make up the largest group of practice. Architecture education was Melbourne University, especially the overseas-trained architects in Malaysia international and it is very universal today. Faculty. My husband and I have three is largely a tribute to Prof Lewis (as we Education must keep ahead of our ever children, and all five of us are graduates called him). With his extensive involvement changing world and I watch with interest of Melbourne. My eldest son and daughter in Malaysian architecture, Professor Brian the evolution of ABP’s architecture program. are working in Melbourne, and my second Lewis contributed much in setting up the son is assisting me in my firm in Penang. Architecture Diploma course at KL Tech, My fond memories of our Architecture which sent many students to complete Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 20 | 21
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Indigenous cultural sites under the spotlight in new national study rebecca scott
A national study has investigated and museums in all major Australian cities The study is part of an Australian Research Indigenous cultural sites around and some remote and regional areas. Council grant between the University Australia to determine how they bring of Melbourne, Deakin University, the City benefit to Indigenous communities It aimed in particular to respond to the lack of Melbourne Indigenous Arts Program, and the potential for a major cultural of Indigenous cultural centres in Australian Reconciliation Victoria and The Victorian venture in the heart of Melbourne. metropolitan centres and the difficulties Traditional Owners Land Justice Group. faced in building and sustaining them in An Australian study of Indigenous cultural remote locations. Through a number of collaborative research sites and spaces in urban and regional initiatives including the publication, a areas, led by the University of Melbourne Associate Professor Anoma Pieris from symposium and a creative consultation in partnership with the City of Melbourne the University of Melbourne’s Faculty with traditional owners in regional Victoria, and Traditional Owners, explores of Architecture, Building and Planning the research team explored the processes what makes a culturally appropriate and an author of the publication said it behind Indigenous cultural placemaking. representation of Aboriginality. revealed the complexity of processes, politics and practices behind the production Dr Janet McGaw also from the University’s The publication Indigenous Place: of architecture for Indigenous culture. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Contemporary Buildings, Landmarks Planning who leads the ARC grant said and Places of Significance in South East “The creation and maintenance of these “In an Australia that is moving toward Australia and Beyond was launched during cultural spaces required key elements such decolonisation, we need to ask the Melbourne’s Indigenous Arts Festival and as sustained collaborative efforts between question, does the now-familiar institutional involved preliminary research towards state government bodies, Aboriginal model of the cultural centre need to be creating a Victorian Indigenous Cultural communities and local interest groups,” re-thought and we have gone through Education and Knowledge Centre she said. extensive consultation to investigate this in Melbourne. aspect, ”she says. “There are many good examples In the most comprehensive publication of successful cultural sites but without “How will the centre be connected to of its kind, the study surveyed artworks, all these key elements, the project may the periphery for example where half of landscape and civic projects as well as fail long term,” she said. Victoria’s Indigenous population reside?” purpose-built Aboriginal cultural centres Atrium 25 | 2014
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The authors say that many historical organisation that aims to strengthen demand our buildings to be economically Indigenous cultural sites are related Indigenous design and culture, and sustainable, multifunctional, environmentally to settler conflict, dispossession an author on the study, said Aboriginality friendly, of international standard and and massacres, including missions was an untapped area for architects unique precincts.” and reserves. to be inspired for any new project in the built environment. The project team say major funding would However contemporary sites include have to come from Australian governments Aboriginal organisations, commemorative and the private sector in order to achieve sites, and political sites and cultural “Aboriginality is more the goal of creating the new cultural venture. centres, which are often closely connected to histories of political activism and than what people The learnings of the ARC grant have been community empowerment. typically perceive it to incorporated into teaching in the Melbourne School of Design, where studios are being “In these terms, we are exploring be, such as associations run asking students to look at how the contemporary Indigenous placemaking with Alice Springs, the built environment can work to enhance and asking such questions as what is desert and Kakadu. the lives of Indigenous communities. an Indigenous cultural space? How is it located, identified and made visible through There is so much more “We have strategies in place to improve creative acts? What purpose and benefit going on that can inspire pathways for Indigenous students into might it serve to the Indigenous the Bachelor of Environments degree communities?,” says Dr McGaw. exciting new designs,” to increase the numbers of Indigenous architects, landscape architects and urban Annette Xiberras, Co-Chair of the Victorian “This book shows us that there is so much planners into the professions responsible Traditional Owner Land Justice Group and out there in terms of how Aboriginality is for creating our designed environments Wurundjeri Elder said there was widespread represented culturally, which can then be of the future,” Dr McGaw says. support from Traditional Owners and the used as a framework for any new project, The book was launched as part of the community at large to support the design whether it is by the Indigenous community 2014 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival and construct of a major facility in the or by any architects,” he said. Melbourne CBD that would showcase the in February. First Nations ancient and living cultural “Aboriginality is more than what people For more information visit: heritage. typically perceive it to be, such as www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/research/ associations with Alice Springs, the desert indigenous-placemaking “The book launch was another component and Kakadu. There is so much more going of the overall strategy with the next step on that can inspire exciting new designs,” being a full feasibility study,” she said. he said. This article was first published in The Age on 10 March, 2014. Melbourne architectural graduate Rueben Ms Xiberras added that the days of stark Berg, co-founder and Director of Image: Book cover – Northcote Koorie Mural, buildings with “boomerangs on the wall” Thornbury (Photo: R Berg 2013, courtesy Megan Indigenous Architecture Victoria, an are long dead and that “our People Evans and VAAL) Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 22 | 23
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New building update: Dulux partnership
Industry partnership Sustainable Building expert Chris Jensen “Building energy modelling is the way of knows the benefits of marrying industry the future. It has been great to put this to grow next generation with research through his longstanding work into action through our relationship of architects research with the company evaluating the with Dulux to test their products.” effectiveness of Dulux cool roof coatings A new partnership between Dulux which reflect heat. For architect, design blogger and ABP Australia and the University of graduate Ella Leoncio, the use of colour Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture “There is a lot of interest in this area to is integral to her every day. Building and Planning will create make buildings work harder and smarter enhanced industry links in the areas of to reduce cooling energy, preventing “Colour is one of the first things I consider paints, colour and coatings, including the heat entering a building just makes in the design process. It’s so integral to the developing cutting edge research. the most sense,” he said. way I imagine the quality of a space. Colour can really change how a space feels,” This leading paint company will not “Regardless of location, commercial she says. only become the major sponsor of the buildings typically need year round cooling new gallery space in the cutting edge so high performance heat reflective It was through her blog Pages from my Architecture, Building and Planning coatings can provide major energy Moleskine that Dulux approached her to Faculty building to open in 2015, but and CO2 savings for the construction design sets with some of their forecasted will also enhance students learning and commercial industries.” colour palettes. about current industry practice on paints, colour and coatings. Through close collaboration with Dulux, “For this project, showing people how his research team has been able to fine to generate interesting spaces through the The partnership also provides opportunities tune their energy modelling to isolate the use of colour was a great creative process for research collaboration, with some effect of Dulux’s products. They are the to undergo.” projects already underway. only Australian research group working to calibrate a model for future predictions “Working with Dulux helped me refine my of building coating performance. understanding of colour and develop a Atrium 25 | 2014
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greater understanding of its potential. It architectural landscape of the campus for encouraged me to experiment with colours all Melbourne University students,” he says. I may not otherwise have considered. The palettes challenged me to step outside of The new building will provide an unparalleled the norms and to pull together something facility for built environment education in bolder and more aspirational to Australia, positioning teaching and learning share with the public” she said. at the centre of the physical building.
The industry partnership with the University Tom Kvan, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, of Melbourne is the largest sponsorship Building and Planning says “the Faculty is of a university by Dulux Australia and very pleased to have the support of Dulux demonstrates a commitment to world Australia for our future students, as like the class built environment education. company, we seek also to protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places Mr Phil White, General Manager, Trade in which we live and work.” Division, Dulux Australia says “This partnership with the University of Melbourne “The exhibition culture of our Faculty is builds on Dulux’ commitment to fostering strong and the communication of research the next generation of built environment and learning is central to our purpose. professionals. We are proud to partner By naming the primary gallery of our new with such a prestigious institution.” building the Dulux Gallery, and creating learning opportunities with our students, “We are also excited to contribute to we are demonstrating the importance the construction of the new Architecture and value of industry partnership in building, which will not only provide the field of design.” students with an engaging and interactive learning environment, but will enhance the Words: Rebecca Scott Photo: Colour design scheme by Ella Leoncio Background Image: Render of the Dulux Gallery in our new building. Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 24 | 25
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The power of giving
JUDY TURNER
As we get closer to the completion of the new building for the Faculty, a growing number of graduates are stepping forward to show their support. Many of these generous alumni are making gifts to honour someone who made a difference in their careers. below are some of their stories.
Ron Billard – Giving to Honour the four cardinal rules of planning and His planning mantra – that cities must be Evan Walker design: “Look, listen, learn from, lead back.” allowed to grow and evolve – he learned at Melbourne from the late George Tibbits, A native Queenslander, Ron Billard (1974) Also influential was the time Ron spent who taught him about time as the fourth moved to Melbourne and found his horizons studying in the US [1975-6], where he dimension in urban planning. expanded by spending a “gap year” working gained a Masters of Architecture from the with Daryl Jackson and Evan Walker. In his University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Ron Billard has contributed his proven light and airy offices overlooking Flinders He was able to further explore his interest experience in master planning to many Street and Federation Square, Ron talks in “good, affordable places for people to significant health projects throughout fondly of his days at “the former shoe live”, working in San Francisco with Sandy Australia including Mackay Hospital factory in the back streets of Fitzroy” and and Babcock Architects and Mobil Land (Queensland), Children’s Hospital Westmead his subsequent experience working with Development Corporation on the urban and Prince of Wales Randwick (New South Daryl, Evan and other legendary alumni planning of Redwood Shores a large Wales), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The of this Faculty. city on San Francisco Bay. Royal Children’s Hospital, and The Royal Women’s Hospital (Victoria) and the Perth According to Ron, “Once he moved Ron Billard’s motivation has always been Children’s Hospital (Western Australia). to politics, Evan’s vision for Melbourne about the regeneration of cities, and he Of all these projects the one that has been and for revitalising the CBD, especially has enjoyed being part of the enlivening most celebrated and of which he is most Southbank, brought Melbourne out of of inner suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney, proud, is the new Royal Children’s Hospital, its 1960s doldrums. Thanks to Evan, we including producing over 5000 apartments Melbourne, which at time of writing had now have a Yarra River that is an integral and town houses in medium density garnered over 30 industry awards. part of our urban experience.” The advice developments with Max Beck (Becton), that he took away from his time with Evan Andrew Rettig (RCorp Metropol St Klida) Walker, still in use in his practice, asserts and Michael Grant (Cornerstone) in Sydney. Atrium 25 | 2014
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You too can experience the power of giving
After reading the stories below, you might be moved to contribute in honour of one of the great figures of our Faculty. If so, the ABP Advancement team would be only too happy to make that a reality. To join one of the Giving Groups mentioned or to discuss creating one of your own, please contact: Advancement Manager Andrew Middleton on (03) 8344 3111, or email him at [email protected]
SOME ALUMNI EXPERIENCING THE POWER OF GIVING
Marian Paynter (1968) – Giving in Peter Martin (1970) – Giving Allan Willingham (1968) – Giving Honour of the “Old Tin Shed” Cohort to Honour the Late Leo Simon to Honour the Late George Tibbits
Marian Paynter (Lobban) is glad to join with Peter Martin (of Fooks Martin Sandow Allan Willingham (architect and architectural many others of her era in celebrating those Anson) is happy to join the firm LU Simon historian, and PhD candidate in the ‘halcyon’ days which predate the recently Builders and the Simon family in a campaign University of Melbourne) is happy to join demolished ABP building. They studied to raise $150,000 to honour the man the many friends of George Tibbits and design in the old Engineering Huts, familiarly who initiated the original building course the Tibbits family in creating a fund in known as the Tin Shed, and students from at the University of Melbourne. About Leo, memory of this committed architectural around the world got to know each other Peter comments: “Leo was a great mentor historian, much loved teacher and highly as they worked closely under the tutelage and a natural educator. He had a passion respected musician. About George, Allan of many beloved teachers. Marian for imparting knowledge, both about says “George Tibbits stood above us all, an remembers fondly Fritz Janeba, Brian the practical side of construction and acknowledged pioneer in the development “Prof” Lewis, Hugh O’Neill, George Tibbits, the business side. Leo was a genuine of cultural heritage, building and urban and Frank Kellaway and of course the legendary intellectual who also founded and ran a conservation practices in Australia. George Coldicutts. About her time studying highly successful construction company – shaped, nurtured, subtly directed and architecture, Marian says, “First year a truly engaged practitioner, whose otherwise promoted the careers of so many made the greatest impact because my professorial office was often seen as of the students he lectured and tutored in studio group was very small. The communal the alternate HQ for LU Simon Builders. the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. George feeling in the Tin Shed was special too – He was able to assess people and throw equipped (them) to play an important role everyone was aware of what was going them individual challenges according to in the development of conservation based on in the other years’ design projects and the potential he saw in them. Among his architecture in this State, as well as we were inspired by what the older students successful graduates are people who elsewhere in Australia, even overseas.” were doing. Of course the Archi Revue transformed the construction industry (produced by Clive Fredman) brought in Victoria over nearly half a century. a lot of us together each year and was we all owe him a debt of gratitude.” fun for all involved : the set, lighting and costume designers and of course the stars of the stage.” Atrium PAGE 25 | 2014 26 | 27
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Our Donors
ANNUAL GIVING TO ABP: GIVING TO THE NEW ABP BUILDING
2012 – 2014 The Faculty is also indebted to the many visionary corporations, groups and individuals who have already contributed towards our Faculty target of raising We Thank Our Generous Supporters. $20m towards the new Building. The following people have pledged the amounts The Faculty of Architecture, Building listed below, since our fundraising commenced. and Planning is grateful to the generous individuals, families and companies listed $1,000,000 or above Richard J Hansen below who have donated to provide Dulux Australia Charles H H Lee better opportunities for our students and Lim Chong Nam staff over the period January 1 2012 to $500,000 or above Ruby Loo January 14 2014. Andrew Lee King Fun Barry J Matthews Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd Robert McGauran $100,000 or above & Peter Hansen Family Trust Andrew J Middleton & Carole Middleton Mr & Mrs Anthony Auh Chew Kang Andrew J Middleton & Clare Harper and Family $100,000 - $499,999 Patrick R Ness Volvo Research and Educational BEP Akitek in memory of Kington Loo Jon E Peacock Foundations Hijjas bin Kasturi & Angela Hijjas John Petrakis Alan F C Choe Tim L Roberts $10,000 - $99,999 Koh Seow Chuan Peter G Rowe AECOM Alfred H K Wong Simon Swaney & Carolyn Kay Vera Moore Foundation Anonymous Pe-Khai Teng Pe-Yang Teng $1,000 - $9,999 $50,000 - $99,999 Dana K Y Teo Ron Billard Peter H Lovell & Kai Chen Rachel K C Teo Edward F Billson & Margaret J Billson Marian (Lobban) & Guy Paynter Charlotte Tolley-Conman & Alexander Terry Cocks OAM Tan Pei Ing Tolley-Conman Fed Square Pty Ltd Daniel T H Teo & Soo Khim Goh Bruce Trethowan Richard Falkinger AO Judy Turner Alasdair N Fraser & Jenny Fraser $10,000 - $49,999 Evan Walker AO & Judith Walker Dominique Hes Ron Billard Chris White & Dianne White Thomas Kvan & Justyna Karakiewicz Glyn C Davis AC Peter Williams Ernest & Letitia Wears Memorial Fund Peter G Holland Mandy Yencken & Ted Yencken 1 Anonymous Donor Charles Justin & Leah Justin 5 Anonymous Donors Thomas Kvan & Justyna Karakiewicz Up to $999 Dato' John Lau Up to $999 Annmarie Brennan Geoff Lawler Stephen Adorjan Barrie Gallacher LU Simon Builders Pty Ltd Robert F Barber Christopher A Heywood Roger Y P Ma William M Barr Mary-Louise Huppatz Roderick I Macdonald & Margaret J Kenneth C Bethell Anne H Latreille & Peter R Latreille Macdonald Ann E Brothers Trevor R Lee Grant F Marani Noel Cass David Maughan Peter Martin & Sarah Martin Nicholas Chan Sano Fumiko Ooi Choun Theng Cheng Siu Fung Jeffrey J Turnbull Mr Soekrisman Sin L Chiang Helen M Weston Dato' C H Teng & Datin Chew Y Teng Chiu Maxwell Chiazor 4 Anonymous Donors The Tibbits Family Elizabeth J Chilton Peter Tsitas Chua Ka Seng Jay Yeunh Wee-Tiong James H Clough Fred Coates & Faye Coates $1,000 - $9,999 Allan Collier Rita Avdiev John A Cuming Ted N Baillieu MP & Robyn Baillieu Robyn Dalziel David Beauchamp & Lyn Howden Suzanne J Dance Rodney C Bell & Lisbeth Bell Stuart A Davie Edward F Billson & Margaret Billson Fiona C Dunster Max Chester OAM Francesco Falvo Philip Chun Jeffrey J Frith Paul D Coombe Sano Fumiko Richard Falkinger AO Philip J Goad Jonathan Gardiner Dale Godfredson Robert J Garlick AM Lisa J Gray Tony P Green Elisabeth F Grove Atrium 25 | 2014
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You can make the difference!
The Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning greatly David Grutzner values the generous support from alumni, friends and Chris J Harvey industry partners which helps to create opportunities Katherine V Hayes for our talented students. J H Holdsworth Robert B Howden Anthea Hyslop As a Faculty, we are committed to ensuring that our Geoffrey H King students – the next generation of built environment Rajagopalan Krishnamoorthy professionals – understand the need for sustainable Rizky Lasmaratti solutions in the creation of urban centres. Now more than Trevor Lee ever we have an opportunity to make a significant impact John M Lester Eduardo W De Luca on our environmental and social futures by managing Alex Malone & Jan Boynton urban change. Margaret Manion AO Bernard P McNamara But how do we do this? One key way is by ensuring that Megan McPherson our students develop interdisciplinary knowledge, where Daniel M Meszaros sustainability principles are embedded as a way of thinking Ajit Mohan Chakri Morisetty & Deepa Gandham and collaboration is the preferred mode of practice. David Murray-Smith To achieve this it is clear we must create a new, flexible Alan L Nance & Rhyll M Nance academic space and an inspirational, world-class curriculum. Dario Nordio & Mark Nordio John S O'Loughlin We are creating a new building for the Faculty which will Laurence J Parsons be unique in Australia. It will be a centre of transformational John C Pawsey Elizabeth Peck education and research into sustainable cities and an Jonathan F Purcell exemplar of sustainable infrastructure. In particular, it will Yue Qi allow students and researchers to explore sustainability Anna D Rubbo issues across multiple disciplines in a living and pedagogical Jennifer B Seward building that can be adapted to changing needs, designed Chris Smith Kelvin J Steel to provide feedback to students and researchers for Denis A Stephenson real-time learning. The facility itself will be a platform for Egils Stokans training our future leaders engaged in planning, designing Hakan Tarakci and constructing cities and communities here and abroad. Jeffrey J Turnbull John Vernon & Jenny Vernon We invite you to support our endeavours. By supporting Elizabeth A Vines OAM John Voudouris our community of students and researchers and our Peggy Wang building project, you are making a significant investment Simon F Waters & Susan M Waters in the educational, environmental and economic health of David S Webster the built environment professions for future generations. Valerie M Wilson Sang Angela Woo Man Wu Xiaochun Rebekha Wunder & Roland Wunder Li Zhang 16 Anonymous Donors
The Faculty also thanks the generous donors that have supported the Dean’s Honours Awards and Grad Ex exhibition, supporting the Faculty’s acknowledgement of academic excellence.
We have made our best attempt to ensure the list is correct, but we are aware that our records may not be complete. If you notice any errors or omissions please contact Andrew Middleton, Advancement Manager, on (03) 8344 3111 or [email protected].
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Expiry Date / CCV We have hosted over 10 tours As appears on card of the new building site since Signature construction commenced in Please direct my support to: April 2013. New Building Scholarships Research The Faculty’s University’s Highest Priorities Over 200 alumni, donors, architecture firms, stake- Highest Priorities holders, VIPs and staff have toured the building at various key stages of its construction. In publications and donor honour rolls, I/we wish my/our name to read as follows: These tours give visitors an up-close and fascinating view of a complex building under construction – an experience which is both informative and exhilarating. Some of the most OR memorable site visits have included talks by the architects, Please do not publicly acknowledge this gift. John Wardle and Nader Tehrani, and ABP Dean, Professor Tom Kvan. At right are a few images of a recent site visit I am considering leaving a bequest to the University which reveal features such as the stunning LCM coffered and would like some further information to be sent. timber ceiling in the atrium space. If you would like to attend a site tour please contact Andrew Middleton Please return your form to: on [email protected]. You can also view timelapse University of Melbourne Advancement Office video and images of the project on the ABP website – University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/blog. Tel: +61 3 8344 1751 Fax: +61 3 9348 0013 Email: [email protected] > URL: www.unimelb.edu.au/giving Images: Donations of $2.00 or more to University of Melbourne initiatives in Australia are tax-deductible for Australian tax payers. ABN: 84 002 705 224 A-C. ‘Topping Out’ celebration at The Potter. Images: James Rafferty D-F. New building site tour. Images: Andrew Latreille The University of Melbourne must comply with the Information Privacy Principles of the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic) when collecting, using or handling personal information. Your details will not be passed on to a third party in breach of privacy laws. The University’s privacy policy is available at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/privacy. Appeal code: GEN01 Atrium 25 | 2014
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We are delighted to announce Dulux’s In February, we hosted an assembly from A landmark study, led by experts in support of our new building, with the Brazil to take part in a ‘Think Tank’ on urban organisational psychology and socio- largest sponsorship of a University by modeling and factors impacting urban technical systems design, is currently Dulux Australia. Dulux is committed to settlements in both Brazil and Australia underway to evaluate workplace supporting the Faculty to deliver world with the objective of identifying opportunities environments. The project, funded by class built environment education and for Australian and Brazilian researchers the Australian Research Council (ARC), to provide enhanced learning opportunities to work jointly on data sourcing, modeling is a global collaboration between the for our students. Dulux has a strong tradition and application in support of challenges in Melbourne Business School (MBS) Professor of fostering young architects and designers generating and testing urban propositions. Karen Jehn, The University of Queensland through initiatives such as the Dulux Study The program had a number of positive Business School (UQBS) and the Socio- Tour and the Dulux Colour Awards. outcomes and has helped to strengthen Technical Centre (STC) Leeds University our relationship with Brazil. in the UK. Melbourne Business School’s The University of Melbourne recently Professor Karen Jehn is leading one of the became a ‘partner university’ to the SIBLING, an architecture practice made up studies that focuses on how elements of Holcim Foundation, alongside such of ABP alumni, recently designed the interior workplace design impact on and positively prestigious institutions as MIT, Tongi of Archive – a new fashion concept store in stimulate work styles to optimize performance University, University of San Paolo, and Melbourne’s art deco Mitchell House. The and productivity. Professor Jehn’s research Tsinghua University. We are their only store stocks recycled fashion, hand-picked team is currently seeking organisations to partner university in Australia. This from the collections of international designers participate in this study, which will be roll collaboration will see the Faculty support such as Alexander McQueen, Katharine out in early 2014. Jehn’s team can tailor their Holcim through academic engagement, Hamnett and Jean Paul Gaultier. SIBLING’s research to the needs of your organisation public events and student opportunities, sparkling interior functions as both a gallery and provide insight that is specific to your in an effort to advance sustainable and a retail space. Check it out at Shop 5, workforce. To get involved please contact construction concepts and projects. Level 5, Mitchell House, 358 Lonsdale St. Professor Karen ([email protected]).
PEOPLE
Philip Goad has been made a ‘Life Fellow The Australian Institute of Architects’ Andre Ullal has been awarded a Human of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Australian Achievement in Architecture Rights Scholarship by the University of for his ‘outstanding contribution to the Awards were announced in March. Melbourne, and Dr Milinda Pathiraja advancement of the profession in the Congratulations to Emeritus Professor has been selected by the Australian Trade categories of education and literature.’ Miles Lewis who was awarded the 2014 Commission (Austrade) as winner in the Congratulations Philip! Neville Quarry Architectural Education category of Australian Alumni Excellence Prize for his teaching in architectural Award 2014 for Education. Chris Heywood was elected to the Board of history and heritage and his career the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) accomplishments that have influenced Our students succeed in many ways, not and participated in the International Real heritage and conservation practice across just through their academic endeavours. Estate Society panel session, Real estate Australia. Congratulations also to former Two ABP students competed in the Winter education in the PRRES region: A twenty Professor of Architecture at Melbourne Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Katya Crema, year retrospective, looking back at the last University Haig Beck, and his partner a Master of Property student, competed 20 years and forward for the next 20 years. Jackie Cooper, who were awarded the in freestyle skiing and Brodie Summers, During the conference in January, Chris, William J. Mitchell International Committee a new Bachelor of Environments student, came 13th in the Men’s Mogul. together with colleagues from Finland was Prize, for their significant contribution to awarded best paper in property management the advancement of architecture beyond for Rothe, P., Christersson, M., Heywood, C. our shores. Alumnus John Macdonald & Sarasoja, A-L. Relocation management also picked up the Leadership in – Challenges and service opportunities. Sustainability Award. Atrium 25 | 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & PLANNING
NEW BUILDING AWARD
Our future building, designed by John Wardle Architects and NADAAA in association, recently won its first international award - a citation in America’s prestigious Annual Progressive Architecture Awards. The project was one of only ten recognised out of 150 entries from across the globe, at a special event in New York on February 20.
WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
We are committed to connecting with our alumni and profiling their careers and achievements. Particularly in our lead up the opening of our new building in 2015, Project from the SKINS 2 exhibition by Cara Brogno and Shane Siy Cha. Image: James Rafferty and the centenary of our Faculty in 2017, we are interested in your story and your stand-out projects. So, please get in touch – contact Louisa Ragas on [email protected].
RECENT EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS
SKINS 2 Dr Nirmal Kishnani, Assistant Dean and ‘Digital Furniture Fabrication’, Program Director at the School of Design Wunderlich@757, 12-16 May Mannequins wearing white and bright- and Environment at the National University coloured volumes, deployable envelopes of Singapore. The lecture was followed by a An exhibition of works by students and geometric structures filled the panel discussion with Masa Noguchi, Mark produced in our new ‘Digital Furniture Wunderlich@757 gallery this summer. Allan from the Property Council of Australia Fabrication’ subject. Each student Designed and created by 1st year Bachelor and Maria Atkinson, Founder of the Green utilised digital fabrication equipment to of Environments students, enrolled in ‘Virtual Building Council of Australia. This is the first design, model and ultimately produce Environments’, each unique project explored of several events that we will be undertaking a furniture prototype of their own. ways to define personal space through the in partnership with of the Holcim Foundation. For details of all future events visit: manipulation of material systems. Fusing www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/events digital technology with craft sensibility, the Dr. Patricia D. Galloway, President and aim of each project was to render the Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Global invisible territories we occupy visible, making Holdings, (Washington, USA) delivered a 2014 Dean’s Lecture Series the virtual ‘real’. The human body was used fascinating lecture on ‘The Unique Aspects as an architectural site for intervention of Managing Megaprojects in Asia’ in March, 5 August – Ma Yansong, through a localised resolution of material and as part of our 2014 Deans’ Lecture Series. MAD Architects, Beijing geometry. The 2013 studio was led by Dr. Galloway is an advisor to energy and Coordinator, Paul Loh, and Senior Tutor, infrastructure industries in relation to 7 October – Jeanne Gang, Annie Walsh. corporate governance, risk management, Studio Gang Architects, Chicago contracting and delivery and complex For details and to register online visit: In February, we hosted a free public lecture megaprojects worldwide. http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/ in partnership with the Holcim Foundation by deans-lecture-series-2014 CONTACT Faculty of Architecture, Atrium Building & Planning University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia Phone: + 61 3 8344 6417 THE UNIVERSITY www.abp.unimelb.edu.au OF MELBOURNE
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, Published by the Faculty BUILDING & PLANNING of Architecture, Building and Planning Coordinating Editor: Louisa Ragas Design: Studio Binocular Authorised by Professor Tom Kvan, Dean Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning. ISSN 1447-1728 The University of Melbourne CRICOS provider code: 00116K
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