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Architectural production today encompasses myriad documents that defy the traditional conventions of the profession. This book examines 33 artefacts involved in the design and construction of contemporary architecture. Its definition of architectural documents is expansive – not just working drawings, but correspondence, contracts, mock-ups and models, journalism, photos,(...)
Better together: (33) Documents of contemporary Australian architecture & their associated short stories
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Architectural production today encompasses myriad documents that defy the traditional conventions of the profession. This book examines 33 artefacts involved in the design and construction of contemporary architecture. Its definition of architectural documents is expansive – not just working drawings, but correspondence, contracts, mock-ups and models, journalism, photos, and other formats that address the unique processes of modern architectural production. With a cross-section of work by Australian architects, including Andrew Power, Studio Bright, Sibling Architecture, Richard Stampton, and others, presented in a short story format to unravel the artefacts’ inner lives.
Contemporary Architecture
Regional bureaucracy
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Over a period of three decades, from 1958 to 1988, the New South Wales Government Architect’s Office (GAO) in Australia realised nearly a thousand buildings across the state. This enormous production was the direct result of an ideological choice, one that involved a brutal commitment to building architecture that was merely adequate. In terms of scale and ambition, the(...)
Contemporary Architecture
June 2022
Regional bureaucracy
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Over a period of three decades, from 1958 to 1988, the New South Wales Government Architect’s Office (GAO) in Australia realised nearly a thousand buildings across the state. This enormous production was the direct result of an ideological choice, one that involved a brutal commitment to building architecture that was merely adequate. In terms of scale and ambition, the GAO’s operation resembles the laying out of the Roman Empire. It built the infrastructure that holds the territory together, and in doing so literally constructed the state while obliterating the pre-existing country. Through numerous examples, this volume meticulously documents the phenomenon.
Contemporary Architecture
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We are on the verge of sharing our cities with autonomous vehicles. Recent developments in driverless technologies are having an impact on our urban environment, raising questions about how self-driving vehicles could be integrated into our daily lives. Automotive and technological industries are not only developing the vehicles but also envisioning the future of our(...)
January 2021
Learning to live together: cars, humans, and kerbs in solidarity
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We are on the verge of sharing our cities with autonomous vehicles. Recent developments in driverless technologies are having an impact on our urban environment, raising questions about how self-driving vehicles could be integrated into our daily lives. Automotive and technological industries are not only developing the vehicles but also envisioning the future of our cities, a future where streets have seamlessly integrated driverless technologies and humans wander about, unconcerned by the presence of new automated machines circulating at high speeds through public space. These visions skip to a distant time and ignore the issues that these vehicles raise in the immediate future. In response to such an oversight, this essay and the accompanying meditations explore the conflicts soon to be unleashed by this new technology and the transformation of our streets it will trigger. The current implementations of driverless technology, which are fast and disruptive, do not suggest an eventual integrated urban solution. Yet this book allows us to imagine how humans and cars might collectively influence the urban environment.