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I was recently in Townsville for Evoke, the regional architecture conference.
My duties - if you could call something so enjoyable a duty - included hosting a session featuring Australian artist Robyn Backen, and landscape architects Matthew Flynn and Ana Maria Pinto from Costa Rican practice, VIDA.
My grandparents used to live in Townsville so it was a place I visited often as a kid. It's been a long time since I've been back, though, so here are a few thoughts from a whirlwind trip.
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Stegastein viewpoint. Image: Erik den Yngre via Wikimedia Commons under CC license.
In Norway, the national tourism and transport infrastructure work together to connect, respect and celebrate the jaw-dropping landscape.
Read more, and wish you were there, courtesy The Guardian.
"Sunrise at Kissing Point". Image: Brenda Murphy via Wikimedia Commons.
I am honoured to have been invited to host a session at the upcoming Regional Architecture Conference, Evoke.
If you're in Townsville in September it's definitely worth adding to your agenda. Check out the fabulous array of speakers on the website.
The local AILA membership is also coordinating a guided tour of award-winning Jezzine Barracks/Kissing Point on Sunday morning: more details will be available soon.
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Image: Toby Scott
We are delighted and honoured that Studio 217 is featured in the latest edition of Habitus.
Designed by Richard Buchanan and Amalie Wright the tiny space contains library, wine cellar (yay!), piano, guest accommodation, design studio and more, all in a space smaller than two car parks.
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Image: Andrew Mason
We are thrilled to report that our friends at PHAB Architects have recently picked up two gongs for their great work on The Condensery at Toogoolawah.
Firstly, they received a Commendation at the Sunshine Coast Regional Architecture Awards, and will now progress to the Queensland State Awards.
Secondly, they took out the Grand Prix in the 2016 Dulux Colour Awards, beating out 256 other entrants from all around Australia.
Congratulations Brant and Ashley!
Even though we only had a small role, it's always fantastic to be involved in a project that saves an old building, puts it back into community use, and allows us to work with great people.
See all the winners from the Sunshine Coast region here.
See all the winners from the Colour Awards here.
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Extension to the Sackler Gallery by Zaha Hadid. Image: O Palsson via Flickr under Creative Commons licence.
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid died overnight, aged 65.
I admit to being no huge fan of her work, but I did admire, and respect, the way she walked a no doubt lonely life as the world's only female 'starchitect'.
One of the things that is so clever about the BBC's Desert Island Discs is how it can use music to really 'get inside' the people we only know from their public persona.
A couple of weeks ago Zaha Hadid was the show's guest, and she spoke very movingly about her life, musical influences, and the power of architecture.
I'll let others write about her architectural legacy, but for me, the music tells its own tale, as art often does.
Listen to the episode here.
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