Sydney Architecture Festival 2009

Brought to you by the AIA NSW Sustainability Committee

Watch contestants pit themselves against the “brains trust” in a knock out live game show.  The topic – Sustainable Sydney - the challenges we face, the history we've inherited and the bizarre facts behind it all.  Who wants to be a millionaire when you can uncover the intriguing web of interconnection behind this beautiful city? 

Prizes!

Will have you speechless - A bbq stopper!

Held at 3.15pm

Staff and Masters students at the University of Sydney Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning constructed the UltraFAB Pavilion as part of an intensive educational course in digital design and fabrication techniques.

The Pavilion was a site specific work constructed in the Architecture Faculty’s forecourt and was an experimental project intended to explore the potential and the limitations of current digital modeling and fabrication processes. The design of the Pavilion was aided by digital techniques and finished by hand and power tools using untreated pine.

The design also incorporates an interactive lighting system of halogens and LED lights, which bring the Pavilion to life at night time. From the 27th September – 10th October, as a part of Sydney Architecture Festival 2009 and World Architecture Day, presented by the Australian Architecture Association, the Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter and the NSW Architects Registration Board, the Pavilion will be relocated to center of Customs House Forecourt, as UltraFAB2, so that it can be utilized and enjoyed by the general public.

For more information about the Pavilion please visit the group website:
www.ultra-fab-pavilion.com

Note: This event has completed

The DARCH Bar dinner party brought to the Sydney Architecture Festival in association with DARCH and Tony Bilson.

A program of great conversations over 4 nights- at the Number One Wine Bar.

HOW DOES THIS VERY SPECIAL SERIES OF EVENINGS WORK? 

Each night a member of DARCH will introduce a guest who will begin the conversation on each theme, they might recite a poem, play a tune, show a film, or espouse their wisdom. The possibilities are endless. 

28 September: FILM with special guests 

Jason McDermott (UTS) Siouxzie Mernagh & Rachel Brown

29 September: ILLUSTRATION with special guests 

Marcus Trimble (Supercolossal), Rachel Walls & Adam Russell (DRAW) 

30 September: MUSIC with special guests 

Melonie Bayl-Smith (liquidARCHITECTURE), Caleb Kelly (SCA / Impermanent Audio) & Karen Lemon (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) & Estaban Insausti (Lend Lease)        

1 October: LITERATURE with specialguests 

Eoghan Lewis (SAW/ Supple design), Ric Leplastrier & Chris Smith (Sydney University) 

Chef/restaurateur Tony Bilson has generously agreed to host festival goers over 4 nights as DARCH offer us 4 fascinating themed nights at one big dinner party. 

Book a table and enjoy a world class dining experience or take your place at the bar for a more casual night and light snacks.

See right for the sumptuous festival menu created especially for you.

Excellent value at $60 per person (wine not included).

DARCH is a catalyst for Architectural energy emanating from Sydney and NSW. We hold events, talks, parties and DARCHAST'S.

Get in contact if you want to get involved.