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urban tales : walt and maz
Canberra lab have teamed up with the cool cats from Two Before Ten to bring you the Walt & Mazz pop-up, named after Canberra’s original designers Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. During the Centenary year Walt & Mazz will liven up the city with the pop up gallery and cafe bar, as it […]
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pin up : piano museum anu school of music
February 12, 2013
DESIGN STUDIO piano museum, anu school of music master of architecture design studio fourth year 2011, University of Canberra Kate Shepherd The sculptural Canberra school of music is internally oriented towards Llewellyn hall at its core, protectively wrapping the figure of the hall in fragmented public and service spaces. Its bold external mass articulates light […]
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half a thought : a deadline – the difference between a dream and a goal
February 12, 2013
canberra lab’s sarah herbert writes a piece for parlour – a site for active exchange and discussion, Parlour brings together research, informed opinion and resources on women, equity and architecture in Australia. It seeks to expand the spaces and opportunities available to women while also revealing the many women who already contribute in diverse ways. […]
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unbuilt work : tilba house bruce townsend
February 12, 2013
These drawings reflect a preliminary study for a modest dwelling at the perimeter of Tilba, a historic village on NSW far south coast. The site lies within the Tilba Conservation Area and is subject to significant controls of form and materials. The building form is influenced by the vernacular sheds of the area and is […]
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street critique : liquid ronchamp
December 19, 2012
Upper image: The chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, designed by Le Corbusier, interpreted by Nugroho Utomo Lower image: Liquid Ronchamp as seen at the Art not Apart festival at New Acton
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half a thought : heritage
December 11, 2012
Acton Hotel Manuka Services Club Narrabundah Petrol Station By ronan moss half a thought: urban musings
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half a thought : the city and the book
December 11, 2012
Canberra LIB Following a bout of tuberculosis, John Harvard breathed his last and in doing so bequeathed a significant portion of his estate to the New College, Massachusetts USA. Included in his bequest was a sizeable chunk of cash, but also, and perhaps more importantly his collection of books; his library. The college was promptly renamed […]
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February 21, 2013
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