We are now half way through the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival - there is still time to view the exhibitions at Customs House, listen to some talks, attend ArchiCAREERS at Tusculm and much more. Check out the website and plan your Festival Experience!!!!
This event is now booked out.
Check out the SAF program for other exciting tours and talks.
In the lead up to the Festival activities in Penrith on Saturday 22 October, Penrith City Library has been home to thousands of lego blocks.
School children have had an opportunity to design their Penrith City of the Future - and the results have been fantastic. The best entries will be on display in the Q Theatre, Joan Sutherland Permorming Arts Centre on Saturday 22 October - Sydney Architecture Festival Day at Penrith.
For additional information on the Festival program in Penrith visit www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 4732 8201.
Photos courtesy of Penrith City Council
The STREET WORKS Exhibition of all 67 entries from 7 countries for temporary installations to transform under-utilised public spaces into vibrant places is now on display in the Red Room, Ground Floor of Customs House - have a look at the entries, vote for your favourite entry and view the installations during the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival.
For more information visit streetworks.org.au
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship, the NSW Architects Registration Board has invited past recipients of this prestigious scholarship to participate in a Pechu Kucha evening at The Mint on Friday 21 October.
Curated by Marcus Trimble, the final line up of speakers has just been announced ... Melonie Bayl-Smith; Robert Beson; Sascha Crocker; Helen Lochhead; Hugo Moline; Philip Nobis; Bob Perry; Mark Szczerbicki, Marcus Trimble; Christian Williams and Michael Zanardo will look back on their travels, experiences and reports and reflect on what they have learnt as a result of their Scholarship and whether or not the experiences of their Scholarships have influenced their practice of architecture.
Julia Peyton-Jones studied painting at the Royal College of Art, London, and worked as a practicing artist in London and a lecturer in fine art at Edinburgh College of Art. She moved to the Hayward Gallery in 1988 as curator of exhibitions. In 1991 she became Director of the Serpentine Gallery where she has been responsible for both commissioning and showcasing ground-breaking exhibition, education and public programs as well as the annual architecture commission, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, which she conceived.
Bookings are now open at
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/julia_peyton_jones.aspx
Each year the Sydney Architecture Festival selects a group of respected figures in the fields of architecture and design to act as Festival Champions.
These Festival Champions are appointed as official spokespeople who will help spread the word about the Festival program by promoting discussion and healthy debate about architecture, design and the built environment. The Champions are available for comment to the media in relation to the Festival and contribute a diverse range of ideas and opinions through their individual areas of expertise.
In 2011 the Sydney Architecture Festival is delighted to announce nine Festival Champions, spanning the fields of architecture, design, publishing and academia.
The 2011 champions are:
Anthony Burke, Andrew Burns, Matt Chan, Kim Crestani, Tamara Donnellan, David Holm, Liane Rossler, Kate St James, Hanna Tribe and Tone Wheeler.
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Our new twitter account for 2011 is @syd_saf 
