SCCI Architecture Hub full programme announced

Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), Dr Gene Sherman AM today announced the full programme details for its inaugural SCCI Architecture Hub 2018 with a notable line up of international and local speakers exploring architecture and the built environment.

“Following a sold out inaugural SCCI Fashion Hub in April, we will now celebrate architecture in all its complexity from 12–21 October with a rich programme for professionals and the general public that continues our work with SCAF and the Fugitive Structures architectural pavilions series,” Sherman commented.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Friday 12 October, 6–7.30pm

GURJIT SINGH MATHAROO

MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences / Powerhouse Museum), Ultimo

Monday 15 October, 3.30–4.30pm

RYUE NISHIZAWA AGNSW (The Art Gallery of NSW)

Note: The keynote is Session 4: Sydney Modern, as part of the full-day Pavilions seminar series.

Wednesday 17 October, 6–7.30pm

MICHAEL RAKOWITZ

MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences / Powerhouse Museum), Ultimo

Friday 19 October, 6–7.30pm

KENGO KUMA

AGNSW (The Art Gallery of NSW)

THEMED SESSIONS:

ARCHITECTURE WORDS (Sat 13 October, 10.30am, SCCI, 20 Goodhope Street, Paddington)

Architecture Words explores the impact of books and writing on architects and the role of architecture in books: Guests include architects Peter Tonkin (Tonkin Zulaikha Greer), Kerstin Thompson (Kerstin Thompson Architects) and Peter Lonergan (Cracknell & Lonergan Architects); and authors Luke Slattery (Mrs M), Michelle de Kretser (2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Life to Come; 2013 Miles Franklin for Questions of Travel) and Vanessa Berry (Mirror Sydney). scci.org.au/content/architecture-words

WOMEN AND ARCHITECTURE  (Sat 13 October, 2.00pm, SCCI, Paddington)

Women and Architecture opens up lively discussion on the challenges faced by women architects in a profession with a high level of gender inequality. Guests include architects Penelope Seidler AM (Harry Seidler & Associates), Abbie Galvin (BVN), and Camilla Block (Durbach Block Jaggers). Authors of recent books on the Sydney Opera House spotlight the architectural icon on its 45th anniversary: Helen Pitt (The House), Kristina Olsson (Shell) and Anne Watson (The Poisoned Chalice: Peter Hall and the Sydney Opera House). scci.org.au/content/women-and-architecture

ETHICAL ARCHITECTURE (Sun 14 October, 1.00pm, SCCI, Paddington)

Ethical Architecture grapples with key social justice considerations in the built environment including how architects should approach shelter after disaster, and the pressing question of affordable housing: dream or reality? Featuring Professor David Sanderson (UNSW) moderator; architect Renate Carius (UNSW, Nepal earthquake recovery), Tom Bamforth (shelter advisor, Red Cross), Professor Esther Charlesworth (RMIT, Founder, Architects without Frontiers), Dr Jason Twill (Innovation Research Fellow, Architecture, UTS), Professor Eileen Baldry (UNSW), and Professor Bill Randolph (UNSW). scci.org.au/content/ethical-architecture

PAVILIONS (Mon 15 October, 11.00am, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Domain)

For the one-day seminar series, Pavilions, presented with the Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) and The Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) leading experts discuss the cultural phenomenon of the architectural pavilion. Guests include Professor John Macarthur and Dr Susan Holden (University of Queensland), architects James Grose (BVN) and Camilla Block, and Sandra Bender (Executive Director, Activation & Precinct Management, Barangaroo Delivery Authority). scci.org.au/content/pavilions

Note: VIP international guest, Sydney Modern architect Ryue Nishizawa, headlines Pavilions, and an exciting new commission of a major pavilion series at Barangaroo will be announced at the event. scci.org.au/content/ryue-nishizawa-0

ART and ARCHITECTURE (Wed 17 October, 6.00pm, MAAS / Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo)

Art and Architecture includes a keynote address by VIP international guest Michael Rakowitz. scci.org.au/content/michael-rakowitz.

At 7.45pm, a panel of architects and artists discuss collaborations on public art commissions, including the trend to “embed” artworks in new buildings and public spaces and project imagery onto the built environment. With Sarah Rees (Curator of Contemporary Art, Sydney Opera House), architects Peter Tonkin (TZG), and John Prentice (Woods Bagot), and artists Janet Laurence and Nicole Foreshew. scci.org.au/content/art-and-architecture

MODERN ARCHITECTURE: THE SYDNEY SCHOOL (Thu 18 October, 6.00pm, SCCI, Paddington)

Speakers unpack the enduring legacy of the young Sydney mid 20th century architects, who, influenced by European émigré architects, adapted the bungalow to local topography through site-specific linear buildings in stone and wood. With Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) President Ken Maher (former principal of HASSELL Studio), Catriona Quinn (design historian and curator), and architect William Smart (Smart Design Studio). scci.org.au/content/modern-architecture-sydney-school

LIBRARY ARCHITECTURE: A RENAISSANCE (Sat 20 October, 11.00am, SCCI, Paddington)

Libraries are having a high-visibility cultural moment as community hubs and centres of cultural, intellectual and social activity. Library Architecture: A Renaissance explores challenges and innovations in library design to meet evolving community needs with Caroline Baum (author and broadcaster) moderator; architects Ninotschka Titchkosky (BVN – Woollahra Library) and Richard Francis-Jones (FJMT – Surry Hills, Craigeburn Libraries); and specialist library interior designer Cecilia Kugler (CK Design International). scci.org.au/content/library-architecture

FUTURE ARCHITECTURE (Sat 20 October, 1.00pm, SCCI, Paddington)

Future Architecture panellists explore human habitats on mars (tbc), buildings made from algae, disruptive new social and financial models for urban villages, and the architectural experiments of the Rice Cake Mafia, with Cameron Bruhn (editorial director, Architecture Media), moderator; Christina Cho (Director, Cox Architecture Brisbane, AIA Emerging Architect Award 2018), Jeremy McLeod (Director, Breathe Architecture), and Sara Wilkinson (Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, UTS). scci.org.au/content/future-architecture

Following the above, in PechaKucha – Future Architecture, six women architects present power-packed six minute illustrated talks reflecting on the cutting edge of design innovation. scci.org.au/content/future-architecture

OTHER PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:

Barangaroo Tour (Sun 14 October, 10.30am) and Kids’ Architecture Workshop (Sun 21 October, details to be announced).

A specially curated programme of architecture films will feature innovative architecture and leading architects, including:

Moriyama-san (Mon 15 October 15, 6.00pm Golden Age Cinema), presents a week in the life of the eccentric Mr. Moriyama in his extraordinary house designed by Pritzker Prize winner Ryue Nishizawa;

Koolhaas Houselife (Tue 16 October, 6.00pm, SCCI) portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary residential architecture by Rem Koolhaas;

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (Tue 16 October, 7.15pm, SCCI) documents the epic battle between urban activist Jane Jacobs and New York City’s development-oriented ‘Master Builder’, Robert Moses.

Venues include SCCI, MAAS, AGNSW, Barangaroo and the Golden Age Cinema.

SCCI Architecture Hub 2018 supporters include:

• Principal Partners – Barangaroo Delivery Authority, BVN, The Nelson Meers Foundation, and Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia
• Government Partners –The City of Sydney and Woollahra Municipal Council
• Presenting Partners – The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS), The Art Gallery of NSW, The Australian Institute of Art History, and Antenna Documentary Film Festival
• Education Partners – University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), and the University of Queensland Department of Architecture
• Media Partners – Google Arts & Culture, Indesign Media Asia Pacific, and Architecture Media
• Cultural Partners – The Japan Foundation, The Consulate-General of India, Sydney
• Supporters – Molonglo Group, Ovolo Hotels, Australian Institute of Architects (NSW), The Art Foundation.

Dr Sherman says, “Each year from 2018 to 2022, SCCI will host two public event programmes across Fashion (April/May) and Architecture (September/October). The Hubs provide a forum for deepdive engagement in these forms of cultural expression within the context of contemporary art and culture.”

Tickets for the SCCI Architecture Hub are available from Monday 10th September. For all programme and ticketing details visit scci.org.au