DOCOMOMO AUSTRALIA NEWS 

NOVEMBER 2020 

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Three Myths and a Ghost. Giurgola, Taglietti, Piano and Nervi. The enduring success of the Italian contribution to the Australian architecture / Webinar 5 Nov

CONFERENZA / Thursday, 5 November @ 6:30 pm 6.30pm AEST (VIC, NSW, TAS, QLD)6pm ACST (SA, NT)4:30pm AWST (WA) Webinar with Silvia Micheli and Paolo Stracchi On the occasion of the 4th Italian Design Day the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and Melbourne, in collaboration with ITA-Italian Trade Commissionhave invited Silvia Micheli, architect and architectural historian as well as Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture … read more…


Seidler + Nervi: Talks and Walking tour of the Edmund Barton Building / Canberra / 10 November

Seidler + Nervi: Walking tour (exterior) of the Edmund Barton Building (1970-74) Canberra Design Festival,Tuesday 10 November, 6-7pm$35, tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=655458&Meet at the corner of Kings Ave and Blackall St, Barton ACT 2600 (Edmund Barton Building) Discover the unexpected Italian affinities of Harry Seidler’s Edmund Barton Building (1970-74) with Paolo Stracchi, architectural technology lecturer, University of … read more…

 

Book / Le Corbusier in the Antipodes: Art, Architecture and Urbanism / 11 Nov

Wednesday 11 Nov 2020 12pm – 1pmQueensland School of Architecture Research Zoom RoomAustralian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage Ahead of the release of his book Le Corbusier in the Antipodes: Art, Architecture and Urbanism (January 2021), Associate Professor Antony Moulis, will outline the genesis of the project and the research opportunities that have … read more…


Mid-Century Architecture at the Design Canberra Festival

Visitors to Canberra are often surprised to learn that Canberra is a mecca of mid-century design, public art and architecture. If you know where to look (or you can get onto one of DESIGN Canberra’s fabulous tours), Canberra is a goldmine of mid-century gems from iconic buildings such as Roy Ground’s Shine Dome (1959) to … read more…

 

Robin Boyd’s first home goes to Committee hearing on Heritage Status

Following a challenge to its heritage status, one of Robin Boyd’s earliest works, and the first home he designed for his family at 666 Riversdale Road, Camberwell, will go to a hearing in early 2021 to determine its fate. Built shortly after World War II, and classified by the National Trust as a place of … read more…

 

Virtual conference “Saving Wright Now”, 11-14 November 2020

Virtual conference “Saving Wright Now”11-14 November 2020 The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s virtual conference, “Saving Wright Now”, offers an unprecedented chance to convene the global community of Wright specialists and aficionados from 11-14 November 2020. Preservationists, homeowners and public site leaders will participate in lively panel discussions and open their doors to attendees through … read more…

 

Call for Papers: The Future of Architecture and Urbanism in the Post-COVID Age. Online Conference, January 2021

Call for Papers: The Future of Architecture and Urbanism in the Post-COVID AgeDeadline: 27th November 2020 Long before the appearance of COVID-19, the urban fabric of cities across the world had been shaped by prior epidemics. Indeed, the study of historic, global epidemics has illuminated the many ways in which urban life and architecture have … read more…

 

Docomomo Scotland / Online talks, autumn 2020

Online talks, autumn/winter 2020/2111th November and 2nd December 2020 Docomomo Scotland are pleased to present two online talks over the coming months on Modern architecture and planning. The talks are free, but you will need to register by e-mail. 11 November, 6 – 7.15 pm (via Zoom)“Too Commercial, No Convictions”: R. Seifert & Partners, Selling … read more…

 

Digital Forum Urban Agenda for the EU, 24-25 November 2020, online delivery

Digital Forum Urban Agenda for the EU Culture and Cultural Heritage in Europe – strengthen – promote – develop24-25 November 2020ONLINE The German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community and the Italian National Governmental Agency for Territorial Cohesion invite you to attend the Digital Forum Urban Agenda for the EU on 24-25 November … read more…

 

Reviving an Art Deco landmark in Yass, NSW

An Art Deco icon: the Liberty Theatre, YassDesigned by architects Crick & Furse c.1939 At its gala opening on 14 December 1939, people gathered from miles around. They marvelled at the Liberty Theatre’s dazzling ‘ocean liner’ ambience. It was the work of Guy Crick and Bruce Furse, two leading theatre architects. For many years, the Liberty served as an an … read more…


Architecture and Film Online: a selection by DADo Film Society of the RBF

What is DADo Online? During this unprecedented time of isolation, DADo will be providing you with films that you can watch from home, for free. It’s not the same as watching films at the beautiful Walsh Street, but we hope it will be a good way to share films with you until we can get … read more…







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