Architectural Review Asia Pacific

Architectural Review Asia Pacific has been the independent voice of Australian architecture for over 28 years. Widely read and respected by architectural practitioners, affiliated professionals and all who have a keen interest in the field, AR works collaboratively with opinion leaders to provide considered, provocative and fresh insights into the world of contemporary Australian architecture.

Architectural Review Asia Pacific

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QUOTES

STAYING AFLOAT AFTER THE ICEBERG

THE MAKING OF MURCUTT • THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF ARTALKED TO GLENN MURCUTT ABOUT HIS INSPIRATION FOR THE MOST RECENT MPAVILION, BUT NOW WE HEAR HOW HIS WORK ON SUCH A COMPARATIVELY MODEST CONSTRUCTION MIRRORED HIS USUAL PRACTICE, AND ALSO HOW THAT APPROACH IS INFORMED BY HIS EQUALLY MODEST BUSINESS MODEL

Glen Murcutt on…

THE EVOLUTION OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN • THE TOOLS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARE EVOLVING CONSTANTLY, AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN ARE ONLY JUST BEING DISCOVERED.

DIVING DEEP TO UNDERSTAND PLACE • TWO LITTLE-KNOWN INGREDIENTS – ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING – CAN HELP DESIGNERS TO “CREATE PLACES THAT BOOM”, ACCORDING TO AN EVENT HELD IN PERTH.

THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE ARCHITECTS – PART 3 • EFFECTIVE HABITS ARE INTERNALISED PRINCIPLES AND PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR THAT ASSIST US TO PERFORM AT OUR BEST. AR PRESENTS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES EXPLORING THE BEST HABITS TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

MARKETING FOR ARCHITECTS • HOW TO ATTRACT IDEAL CLIENTS, WIN GREAT PROJECTS AND BECOME UNFORGETTABLE.

HOW DISRUPTABLE IS YOUR BUSINESS • A COMPETITIVE MARKET FORCES BUSINESSES TO CONSTANTLY KEEP IMPROVING, SO THEY CAN BE BETTER TODAY THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY, AND BE BETTER THAN THEIR NEAREST COMPETITORS. THAT’S GOOD, BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE.

WHY THE SINGLE BIGGEST SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS FACTOR IS YOUR ABILITY TO ASK FOR HELP • NO ONE IS AN ISLAND, BUT AS THE LEADER OF A SMALL PRACTICE, IT MAY SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE YOU ARE. DON’T BE AFRAID TO REACH OUT FOR HELP. YOUR BUSINESS COULD SUFFER IF YOU DON’T.

SPECIFY FOR A LIFE, LONG, HAPPY AND WELL-LIVED • AGEING IS INEVITABLE AND, AS MORE AND MORE OF US DO SO, ITS COSTS, AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL IMPACTS HAVE BECOME BIG ISSUES. HOW FAR IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE AGE OUT OF AGEING IN SPECIFYING FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE POPULATIONS? AND HOW CAN ARCHITECTS ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS WHILE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS EVER-GROWING MARKET FOR THEIR BUSINESSES?

KEEP A LEVEL HEAD

KIN ARCHITECTS • ESTABLISHED IN 2017, BRISBANE-BASED PRACTICE KIN ARCHITECTS HAS BUILT A THRIVING PROFILE OF RESIDENTIAL RENOVATIONS AND CUTTING EDGE WORKPLACES. ITS FOUNDERS TALK TO AR ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING ‘ADVOCATES’ AS A NEW PRACTICE AND THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN ACHIEVING GENDER EQUITY IN THE INDUSTRY.

MURCUTT’S MAKINGS • AS AR FEATURED GLENN MURCUTT’S MOST RECENT HIGH PROFILE PROJECT – THE 2019 MPAVILION – IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE, HERE WE’RE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO THE NORM…

TORBRECK APARTMENT • MARJORIE DIXON AND LEAH GALLAGHER OF KIN ARCHITECTS DISCUSS THEIR TORBRECK APARTMENT DESIGN.

THE SOLUTION WHEN GRAVITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND • GRAVITATIONAL PLUMBING IS UNACHIEVABLE WHEN INSTALLING PLUMBING FIXTURES BELOW THE MAIN SEWERAGE AND STORMWATER DRAINS. BUT A WELL-LOCATED PUMP CAN BE THE PERFECT ANSWER.

SHOWCASE

TWA FLIGHT CENTER • IN SKELETONS, AR LOOKS AT NOTABLE AND ICONIC BUILDINGS WHEN THEY WERE STILL JUST A TWINKLE IN THEIR CREATOR’S EYE.