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Welcome to Issue 105 of Fabricate
Fabricate is the student newsletter of the Melbourne School of Design. You are receiving this email as a student or staff member of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning.
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Nanjing Studio Opportunity
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The Faculty is seeking expressions of interest from Master of Architecture students to complete a Design Studio for credit with Nanjing University.
The Studio will run for 8 weeks during November 2014 - January 2015. If you are interested in this opportunity or would like more information please contact Ms Connie Gravier.
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Robin Boyd Studio: November intensive
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Dates: Sunday 23 - Friday 28 November
Venue: Studios conducted at 'Walsh Street', house designed by Robin Boyd in South Yarra. Accommodation provided at Ormond College, University of Melbourne.
RSVP: Apply online
The Robin Boyd studio is back with an intensive run at the end of November.
Redefining QVM and the Edge of the City is an intensive design studio organised in conjunction with the City of Melbourne. It focuses on the mixed use built and public open space development mediating the Queen Victoria Market with the edge of the CBD.
The City of Melbourne is considering a major review of the current Queen Victoria Market Precinct. A large new public space, an extension to Franklin Street and a new development site are being considered.
Students will get a chance to work with Steve Calhoun, Founding Director, Tract, and Tony Styant-Browne, - Director, Workshop Architecture.
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Exchange and Study Abroad Information Session for Semester 2, 2015
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Date: Tuesday 7 October
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Venue: Baldwin Spencer Theatre, Baldwin Spencer Building
RSVP: Register online
Thinking of going on exchange/study abroad for Semester 2, 2015? Do you have an academic average of 65% or more? Looking for some guidance with your overseas study plan?
The Environments and Design Student Centre will be holding an information session to assist students currently preparing their exchange or study abroad application.
Staff from the Melbourne Scholarships Office will provide information on the possible funding opportunities available for overseas study.
Students attending this event should have already attended a myWorld First Step session.
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Victorian Young Planners Event: An Evening with Scott Ludlam
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Date: Thursday 9 October
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Feddish, Federation Square, Melbourne
Cost: $20 student/graduate PIA members; $35 PIA members; $50 non-members
RSVP: Register online
Join the Victorian Young Planners for an Evening with Scott Ludlam. This is your opportunity to gain a valuable insight into urban planning opportunities at Federal Government level.
Senator Ludlam is a Federal Senate representative from Western Australia, representing the Australian Greens.
In 2014 Senator Ludlam was awarded the Planning Institute of Australia’s Planning Champion Award for his active engagement in urban planning matters and for his advocacy efforts in stimulating conversation around many of the issues the Planning Institute of Australia promotes.
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How Sustainable Transport 'Networks' Build Great Cities
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Date: Thursday 9 October
Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Harold White Theatre, 757 Swanston
RSVP: Register online
Claire Ferres Miles from the City of Port Phillip will launch a publication of work from the 2014 Zurich-Munich Travelling Studio.
The public and active transport networks of suburban Zurich and Munich provide real alternatives to the car.
In words and images, we explore what it takes for these networks to be effective, and how they shape city life and prosperity: raising ideas and questions for the Fishermans Bend urban renewal area and Melbourne’s transport future.
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In, On, Around, and Beyond: Expeditions in the Contemporary City
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Date: Tuesday 7 October
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
RSVP: Register online
In this ABP Dean's Lecture, Jeanne Gang will explore how today’s cities must cope with vast industrial-era spaces after those uses have lapsed. Through the lens of some of her firm’s most recent and noteworthy projects, she will propose how architectural practice might be refocused to help reimagine these territories and initiate transformation.
MacArthur Fellow, Jeanne Gang, FAIA, LEED AP is the founding principal of Studio Gang Architects, a collective of architects, designers, and thinkers practicing internationally. Her award-winning work includes the 82-story Aqua Tower (2009 Emporis Skyscraper of the Year); the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership; the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo; and the Solar Carve Tower, a commercial high-rise that abuts the High Line park in Manhattan.
Image: Sally Ryan Photography.
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Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects
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Date: 1 - 10 October
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm daily
Venue: Wunderlich Gallery, 757 Swanston St
To coincide with Jeanne Gang’s Dean’s Lecture on October 7, the exhibition Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects will be showcased in the Wunderlich@757. Originally presented at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012–13, the exhibition features eight projects by Studio Gang, selected specifically for the Melbourne audience. These projects demonstrate a range of project types and represent a mix of built, unbuilt, and theoretical work.
The featured projects include; Northerly Island, Chicago;
WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, Chicago; Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Pop Music Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Writers Theatre, Glencoe; Aqua Tower, Chicago; Solar Carve Tower, New York; Hyderabad 02, Hyderabad, India; and Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership.
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Conserving Heritage: Activism and Advocacy in the 21st Century
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Date: Friday 17 October
Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Deakin University, 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost: $65
RSVP: Register online
This ‘Activism’ Australia ICOMOS symposium asks whether we need to return to an age of activism to retain and build on what achieved in cultural heritage conservation since the 1970s. Featuring presentations from successful activists in social media, local government, planning community action, the natural environment and the arts, it will offer us a chance to reflect and look forward.
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Symposium: Grasping the Intangible at Heritage Places
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Date: Saturday 18 October
Time: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Venue: University College, 40 College Crescent, Parkville
Cost: $65
RSVP: Register online
This symposium presented by the Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (NSC-ICH) will explore the connections between the intangible and the tangible aspects of heritage places and cultural heritage, drawing on a range of case studies.
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Careers in Urban Planning and Local Govenment
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Date: Thursday 9 October
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm
Venue: Theatre 3, Level 1, Alan Gilbert Building
RSVP: Register through Careers Online
Learn about careers in Urban Planning from our guest, Peter Mollison, who is a Senior Planner in local government with significant experience in the profession. Peter commenced his career in a planning role in state government and has since worked in three council areas ranging from from inner city to urban fringe.
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