Damien Pericles Curriculum Vitae + Selected Works November 2011 General: Academic: Damien Leonidas Pericles AILA Born: 18/11/1974, Perth, Western Australia 2004-05 Married with two children Completed Masters in Landscape Arhitecture at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH) under direction of Professor Contact Details: Christophe Girot An der Maisach 20 82291 Mammendorf Germany 1996-99 - Completed Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at the Email: [email protected] University of Western Australia Home phone: +49 8145 212115 Mobile: +49 (0)178 1682 372 1993-95 - Completed Bachelor of Arts (Design) with major in Graphic Skype: damienpericles Design and minor in Photography and Computing - Curtin University of Technology WA Language: English and intermediate German Landscape Architectural Practice: 2011 - Freelance Landscape Architect. Collaborations with Realgrün, Luska, Valentien + Valentien and Dreiseitl Landscape Architects 2010 - Senior project manager, Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten, Munich 2008-2010 - Associate Director - Design, AECOM (Design + Planning), 2009 - Assistant tutor in Landscape Architecture at The University of WA- Guest Lecturer in Urban Design at The Urban Deisign Centre of WA 2006-07 - Associate Director of Design with EDAW, Sydney Summary: 2006 - Senior Landscape Architect with PSB Landscape Architects, Over the last few years Damien has collaborated with numerous lead- Sydney ing German Landscape Architectural practices as a freelance landscape architect. 2004 - Landscape Architect with Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten, Munich The last 6 months were spent as a full-time freelancer with Atelier Dreiseitl in Germany. Previously he was based in Perth and Sydney, where he was 2000-2004 - PSB Landscape Architects as a design landscape architect Associate Director of Design with AECOM. and visual communicator, Sydney Damien is an accomplished designer, project manager, team leader and 2003 & 2007 - Assistant tutor in Landscape Architecture at The University business developer. He has worked on an a full spectrum of project types, of NSW sizes and phases and competitions in Australia and Europe over the last 12 years. 2003, 2007 & 2008 - Coordinator of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW Group monthly Talk Series With a background in graphic design and fine arts, he completed his Mas- ters in Landscape Architecture at ETH in Zurich in 2006 and worked for 2000 - Assistant lecturer for Jutta Kerher - International Conference in several months in Germany, before returning to Australia. Landscape Architecture, Dessau (Germany) In 2008 Damien relocated from Sydney to Perth where he successfully 1992-1996 - Design and construction of a number of private gardens in assisted in establishing a new EDAW AECOM (Design + Planning) studio Perth in a difficult financial climate. Graphic Design Practice: He is an experienced project manager, having followed many projects 1995-99 - Self employed freelance Graphic Designer operating as through to construction. His strengths in theoretical and conceptual de- ‘Pericles Design’ in Perth, Western Australia. Pericles Design closed to sign development and commitment to creative problem solving match his trading in March 2000 experience and expertise in visual and verbal presentation Exhibitions Grants and Involvements: 2011 - Attended symposium: Metropolis Non-formal - TUM, Munich 2009 - “What if?” projects for City of Perth 2008 - Attended EDAW Global Design Summit - Los Angeles 2006- Attended EDAW Global Design Summit - San Francisco- Attended TIME: IFLA eastern region international conference, Sydney 2005 - Masters graduate show, ETH 2003 & 2001 - Exhibition of photographic works titled ‘Com[muter]’. Two exhibitions at - Sydney Theatre Company & Government Architect’s Office 2003 - Member of committee organising ‘Greening Cities’ conference, hosted by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects NSW 2001 - Attended Mesh (Landscape as Infrastructure) Conference, Melbourne 1997-1999 - Student exhibitions in Landscape Architecture, University of Western Australia 1997 - Key member of committee set up to run a student-based conference in Landscape Architecture. Titled W.edge (the Western Edge). Specific role covered publicity and promotion 1995-1999 - Public exhibition (4 consecutive years) of floral sculptural installations in ‘Art in Bloom’. Western Australian Art Gallery 1995 - Student exhibition in Graphic Design, Curtin University, Perth Publications/Presentations: 2009 - Co-authored paper titled ‘Integration of a chain of ponds fluvial system into a future urban development’ for WSUD09 Conference, Perth 2007 - Landscape Architecture Issue 116 November 2007- Book review of Kerb Issue 15 on Landscape Urbanism 2005 - Presentation at AILA Sydney talk series titled ‘Movism, Mapping, Mobscape and More - Bits of Land and pieces of Scape’. Talk reflected on the Masters in Landscape Architecture at the ETH Zurich 2003 - ‘Greening Cities - landscaping the urban fabric’, written by Chris Johnson (Government Architect) and published by the NSW GovernmentArchitects Office. 1999 - ‘A Borree Story’, UWA Press. Summarised work from a student studio conducted in the Blackwood River Catchment, SW Australia 1998 - ‘Kerb’ (National Student Journal of Landscape Architecture), published by RMIT. Graphic design and layout for the 6th issue Competition Entries/Awards: Landscape Architecture: 2011 - Mailander Platz, Stuttgart [WINNING ENTRY] - Fargo Downtown Urban Design Competition - Aspern Seepark Competition, Vienna. [SECOND PLACE] 2010 - CityLife Park, Milan - UDIA Award for Excellence for Googong New Town Concept Design 2009 - Marmion Ave Sculpture Competition with artist, Lorenna Grant, Perth [SECOND PLACE] - Situate (International artwork design comeptition, Perth) 2008 - Parliament House Fountain and Forecourt Redevelopment Competition, Perth with Penal & Neille Architects [WINNING ENTRY] - Annual EDAW Excellence Prize for the CycleCity initiative [WINNING ENTRY] (refer selected work) 2007 - Canberra Parklands Competition [3rd PRIZE] (refer selected work) 2006 - Western Sydney Parklands Ideas Competition (refer selected work)- Invited competition for entry to ´Highlands´a Stockland residential estate in Melbourne [WINNING ENTRY] - refer selected work) - AILA NSW Awards, Commendation in Design – Eden Gardens and Garden Centre, Ryde 2005 - Lausitz Landmark, Germany [SHORTLISTED] 2004 - Temple Site Shelter and Tourist Facility upgrade, Malta - Speilbudenplatz Design, Hamburg (refer selected work) - Reim Housing Design, Münich- 2010 - Bad Neuheim Flower and Garden Show, Germany - Rheinpark Duisburg Competition, Germany - University of Fine Arts Campus Design Dalian, China [WINNING ENTRY] (refer selected work) 2001 - National Emergency Services Memorial Design, Canberra 2001 - Aboriginal Stolen Generation Sorry Day Memorial [WINNING ENTRY] 2000 - Sydney Town Hall square competition 2000 - “The Peoples Place” competition, Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra 1998 - The Katharine’s Place Student Design Competition Computing: Vector Works, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Cinema4D, Aldus Freehand, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Travel: 2010: Indonesia (Bali), Switzerland, Ireland, Italy 2009: Germany (Munich) 2008: USA (Los Angeles for 2nd EDAW Global Design Summit, Las Vegas). 2007:Germany (Munich), Switzerland (Zurich) 2006: Thailand (Bangkok and Krabi), USA (San Francisco for an EDAW Global Design Summit) 2005: United Kingdom (London), Ireland (Dublin and the north), Italy (Venice for the Architectural Bienalle) France (Paris research essay on Disneyland). 2004: Northern Germany (Berlin, Duisburg Nord, Essen, Köln), United Kingdom, 2003: South Germany, Austria, North Italy, Switzerland, 2002:China work trip with PSB, New Zealand, 2001: North Germany (Berlin, Hannover, Dessau and Bernberg) for an International Conference in Landscape Architecture (Dessau) held by the Bauhaus Institute. 1996: Garden history tour: United Kingdom, Spain, France, Holland and Italy, (featuring major gardens of the Western world), 1993: New Zealand (represented WA in Youth Match Racing Series - Sailing). 1990: Italy, United Kingdom and Scotland. 1986, Thailand and Singapore. General: All states and territories of Australia (Two Nullabor crossings) Interests: Landscape and Ecological Urbanism, Urban Agriculture, Land Architecture, Ecology, Cycling advocacy for better infrastructure, Sustainability and renewable energy, Photography, Architecture, Sustainable Living, Graphic Design, Film production, Urban and cultural affairs, Sculpture, Painting, Installation art, Singularity, Aboriginal affairs & culture, Travel, Electronic music, and all things obscure and serene. Verbal References: Please contact; Professor Chistophe Girot Chair of Landscape Architecture, ETH Zurich +41 (0)44 633 29 87 [email protected] Associate Professor Grant Revell University of Western Australia +61 (0) 89380 1566 [email protected] Professor Richard Weller University of Western Australia and Director of Urban Design Centre of WA +61 (0) 89380 1567 [email protected] Jon Shinkfield Principal of EDAW Melbourne +61 (0) 41 155 1512 [email protected] James Rosenwax Principal of AECOM Sydney +61 (0) 41 187 2415 [email protected] “We must create alternative images of a better life to guide our actions, if we do not wish to perpetuate present conditions. I believe that any architectural project which does not attempt to propose new or better modes of existence