Public programs
Air Apartments (2005), Broadbeach, Gold Coast
Architect: Ian Moore Architects
Photograph: Rocket Mattler
Public programs
Opening weekend talks — ‘Ideas Behind the Architecture’
Celebrate the opening of ‘Place Makers’ and hear from architects in the exhibition at this weekend of talks and discussions.
Saturday 2 August: Floortalks
From 11.00am
Throughout the day, architects present short floortalks offering insights into their projects featured in ‘Place Makers’. Gallery 3.5 & 3.6, GoMA
11.00am Ian Moore; Lindsay & Kerry Clare; Bud Brannigan
12:00pm Rex Addison; Robert Riddel
1:00pm Paul Owen & Stuart Vokes; Timothy Hill; Hamilton Wilson
2:00pm Brian Steendyk; James Russell; Richard Kirk
Sunday 3 August: Panel discussions
Architects engage in panel-style discussions about their work in the show, and on the ideas and themes behind the exhibition. River Lounge, GoMA
10.30am How does an architect design?
Featuring Michael Rayner (Cox Rayner Architects); Timothy Hill (Donovan Hill); Chris Clarke (Bligh Voller Nield) and Michael Banney (m3architecture). Chaired by Bruce Medek (RAIA Queensland Chapter President).
2.00pm The discipline of place-making
Featuring Shane Thompson (Bligh Voller Nield); Lindy Atkin and Steve Guthrie (Bark Design); Robert Riddel (Riddel Architecture) and Elizabeth Watson Brown (Elizabeth Watson Brown Architects). Chaired by exhibition curator Miranda Wallace (Queensland Art Gallery) and Peter Skinner (Associate Professor, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland).
Gallery of Modern Art tour
1.00pm
Tour the GoMA building with Lindsay and Kerry Clare (Architectus). Please meet at the GoMA foyer.
Visiting scholar lecture — 'Architecture after the aftermath: Dwelling, rethinking'
2.30pm Friday 8 August, State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1
Terry Smith is the Andrew W Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory at the University of Pittsburgh. This lecture will discuss ideas presented in Smith’s 2006 publication, The Architecture of Aftermath (University of Chicago Press), which explores how global politics and clashing cultures following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York have changed the way we experience late-modern architecture.
The lecture is presented by the University of Queensland, where Terry Smith is the 2008 recipient of the Daphne Mayo Visiting Professorship in Visual Culture, in association with the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Art Gallery.
Free. Bookings required. Email rsvplecture@qag.qld.gov.au to book.
Curator’s tour
11.00am Saturday 9 August
Dr Miranda Wallace, Senior Managerial Researcher and exhibition curator, leads visitors on a guided tour of the ‘Place Makers’ exhibition, highlighting particular projects featured in the exhibition. Please meet at the GoMA information desk.
Place Makers architect talks
11:00am Saturday 6 September
Gallery 3.5 GoMA
Architects featured in ‘Place Makers’ discuss their projects in the exhibition space. Architects include: Brit Andresen(Andresen O’Gorman), Michael Banney (m3architecture), Shaun Lockyer (Arkhefield), John Mainwaring (JMA Architects) and Paul Hotston (Phorm).
Place Makers discussion: How do architects design?
2:30pm Saturday 6 September
GoMA
Featuring Michael Rayner (Cox Rayner), Chris Clarke (Bligh Voller Nield), Michael Banney (m3architecture), Timothy Hill (Donovan Hill) and Bruce Medek (Australian Institute of Architects,Queensland Chapter President)
Lecture: Architects and housing
11:00am Sunday 21 September
Cinema B GoMA
Geoffrey London, Professor of Architecture University of Western Australia, explores how Australian architects’ design alternatives have contributed to developments in mass housing.
Current trends in architectural design
‘Place Makers’ architects and architectural scholars take visitors through some current trends in contemporary international architecture. Talks are based on presenters’ recent projects and research travel.
2.00pm Saturday 27 September
The United States of America, with Bud Brannigan (Bud Brannigan Architects).
2.00pm Saturday 11 October
The 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics, with Shane Thompson (Principal, Bligh Voller Nield).
Lecture: Queensland architecture with Robert Riddel
11:00am Thursday 30 October
Cinema B GoMA
Robert Riddel (Riddel Architects) takes visitors through the fascinating history of Queensland architecture by RS (Robin) Dods.
Curator's Tour: Place Maker's with Miranda Wallace
2:00pm Sunday 9 November
Gallery 3.5 GoMA
Curator's tour of Place Maker's with Miranda Wallace, Senior Managerial Researcher, Queensland Art Gallery.
