Visit by a group of world-renowned architectural scholars and practitioners from Australia, Italy and the United States.
The visiting delegates – headed by Prof. Paolo Tombesi, the present Chair of Construction at University of Melbourne - conducted a series of presentations and a conversation on issues related to the international practice of architecture on the theme “A Mid-Century Architectural Conversation on Community, Shared Values and Possible Horizons”. Archt. Ashely De Vos chaired a round-table discussion at the conclusion of the presentations.
The following presentations were delivered at the seminar:
• The Children Museum in Pittsburgh - Julie Eizenberg
• Beyond the prototype: After the CBF in Ougadougou - Riccardo Vannucci
• The student cafeteria at the Polytechnic of Turin - Emanuela Valle
• The relocatable classroom design program in Florida - William Lenart
• Low-cost high-value housing in California - Hank Koning
• On measure in architecture: The toilets of the Sydney Opera House - Paolo Tombesi