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WELCOME TO ISSUE [99] OF FABRICATE
Dear staff,
Fabricate is the official student newsletter at the Melbourne School of Design. You are receiving this email as a current student or staff member of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning.
The image above is, of course, The Sydney Opera House.
A multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, between Sydney and Farm Coves.
Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the facility formally opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition.
The NSW Government, led by Premier Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958, with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling overruns as well as the architect's ultimate resignation.
Though its name suggests a single venue, the project comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest performing arts centres in the world — hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people.
The venues produce and present a wide range of in-house productions and accommodate numerous performing arts companies, including four key resident companies: Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, more than seven million people visit the site each year, with 300,000 people participating annually in a guided tour of the facility.
Identified as one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world,the facility is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the auspices of the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.
The Sydney Opera House became a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.
Read on for all the latest MSD news.
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Upcoming works in the Baldwin Spencer Building
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Contractors will be undertaking redevelopment works of the wireless network service in the Baldwin Spencer Building from Monday 23 June to Friday 4 July.
During this period it is not anticipated that there will be any service disruptions to the existing wireless service in these buildings. A total of 26 new wireless access points across all floors is being undertaken.
After the redevelopment is complete, you should notice an improvement to the performance and coverage of the wireless network!!
Please be aware that cabling works will involve some noise including drilling, erecting ladders and working in the ceiling space. The contractors will do their best to keep noise to a minimum and complete all noisy works before 8:30am each morning.
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Open House 2014 July 26/27
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The new architecture building will be part of Open House this year!
Open House Melbourne is a not-for-profit association that runs annual events providing the public a free and rare opportunity to discover a hidden wealth of architectural, engineering and historic buildings nestled around the city.
The inaugural OHM 2008 event saw eight buildings open and more than 30,000 visits across the day.
By 2010 the event featured 59 buildings, incorporating Docklands precinct in addition to the Central Business District.
By 2012, Open House Melbourne secured more than 100 buildings and diversified the event offerings from commercial, residential and green buildings to places of worship, sporting grounds, electricity substations, Port of Melbourne boat tours, and the chance to explore the history of the tunnels and towers at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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Visual Programming with Grasshopper3D: New Studio AIR Tutorials
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Studio AIR open-access online tutorials have been viewed some 400,000 times and played about 110,000 times since they were first produced in March 2013.
They emphasize the use of visual programming as a flexible platform for all types of architectural applications and can be used in a variety of studios.
Full list and support files can be found here.
New additions:
07.16 Isosurfacing and Minimising with Millipede: Mark Fornes - Under Tension
07.15 Structural Analysis with Galapagos: Bollinger and Grohmann - Skylink
07.14 Live Data Feeds and Responsive Geometry with Firefly: dECOi Architects - Hyposurface
07.13 Extracting Open Street Map Data - Elk
07.12 L-Systems and Loops - HoopSnake
07.11 Particle Trajectories and Loops with Anenome: Robert Stuart-Smith Design - Helsinki Public Library
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RHODES SCHOLARSHIP 2015
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Would you like to study at Oxford University? Will you have completed, by December 2014, at least four years of study with outstanding results? Do you enjoy success in a wide range of activities, such as involvement in community and sporting activities? Do you desire to lead and further develop your talents? If so, then you have the qualities of a Rhodes Scholar.
The Rhodes Scholarship is one of the oldest and most distinguished scholarships in the world.
Previous winners from Australia include Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Justices Hayne and Heydon of the High Court of Australia, and Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth of the Victorian Supreme Court, pioneer in evidence-based medicine Anna Donald, Director General of CIVICUS Dhananjayan Sivaguru Sriskandarajah, Nobel Prize winners Sir John Eccles and Lord Howard Florey, and infrastructure expert Sir Rod Eddington.
In 2012, Melbourne School of Design student, Angela Darby, was successful in achieving a Rhodes Scholarship and completed a Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management at Oxford.
Successful candidates will receive assistance with their travelling expenses to the UK, as well as a monthly allowance to contribute towards their living expenses whilst in Oxford. In addition, all University tuition fees are paid on the scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trust.
Applications close: 5pm Monday 1 September
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Skills Workshop - Revit
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This 5 day workshop will introduce and explore Revit 2014, a building information modelling software used by architects and engineers.
The aim of the workshop is for participants to develop a level of comfort and competency in modelling and presentation techniques through the use of Revit in a design environment.
Participants will learn to how to:
1. Construct a basic 3D model
2. Develop a 3D model with greater details
3. Customise various building components and
4. Produce various types of outputs of their 3D model for presentation
RSVP by 27th June HERE.
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Upcoming due date: Exchange applications for Semester 1, 2015
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Do you have an average of 65% or more? Interested in studying overseas in semester 1 2015? You may be eligible, apply now!
Due Dates: Applications for exchange must be submitted online by 4th July 2014.
All students applying for an exchange must attend a myWorld First Step session as an application requirement.
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Inflection Journal - Visions|Change Competition
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What does inflection look like? How can it be drawn, photographed, painted or rendered?
Visions|Change is a competition and exhibition run by the Inflection Journal of Architecture and the Built Environment. We are seeking single images on the theme of Inflection, to be exhibited in the Melbourne School of Design's Wunderlich Gallery from July 21st - 25th 2014.
Standout entries will be published in Volume 1 of Inflection Journal in November 2014. The first place winner will also receive a coffee table designed and built in Melbourne by our friends at United Make.
ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 4TH
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University of Melbourne Student Union
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Who are UMSU?
With a living history that extends over 130 years, at the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) we are committed to provide quality experiences on campus to that create a community for students, staff and visitors, from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
We provide valuable funding to keep arts, representation, advocacy, live music and cultural services alive on campus and will improve your time at uni immeasurably.
It’s about getting more out of your time at uni. It’s about immersing yourself in a wealth of cultural facilities and events whilst having access to quality support services. It’s about making sure that students have advocacy and representation on campus. It’s all about the battle to keep student voices in the big picture whilst making your time at uni fun and enjoyable.
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Issues in Technology Info
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ABPL90328 Issues in Technology (12.5 pts)
This subject will run as a September intensive construction workshop.
Students will build a full scale post-formed gridshell. The workshop will be coordinated by Dr Alberto Pugnale together with the founders of www.gridshell.it, Prof Sergio Pone and Dr Sofia Colabella, from the University of Naples.
This is a quota subject, and to apply students must:
• Enrol into the subject in your study plan by 11 July
• Read the information on the Quota Application Page of the EDSC website.
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Vocational Placement at MSD?
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For the first time at Melbourne School of Design, students of the Master of Urban Planning will be able to undertake a vocational placement. This is an opportunity for students to gain first hand understanding of urban planning in practice.
The placement is offered as an elective and students are expected to initiate their own placements with a relevant organisation, working for 120 hours in total.
ABPL90307 MSD Vocational Placement can be undertaken in Semester 1, Semester 2 or another study period by negotiation with the Master of Urban Planning Academic Co-ordinator, Professor Sun Sheng Han, and the host organisation.
The subject is for unpaid work in a related planning field for 120 hours with a 5000 word assessment component. Please note that the work for the 5000 word assessment is included in the 120 hours. If you successfully complete the subject, you will receive 12.5 points credit towards multi-disciplinary electives in the Master of Urban Planning.
In most cases, students will be responsible for initiating their own placement with an organisation. Interested students need to approach an organisation to obtain an in-principle agreement. It is suggested students print a copy of the handbook subject description (link above) to show the organisation and to explain the subject.
On obtaining an in-principle agreement from the host organisation, students must email Senior Student Advisor Fleur Hickman.
Professor Sun Sheng Han will then negotiate with the organisation regarding the assessment component and expected learning outcomes.
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