Edward Said, “Reflections on Exile and other Essays” (2000)
“Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between…
Mies van der Rohe, “Inaugural address as Director of Architecture at Armour Institute of Technology” (1938)
“No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time. Therefore we…
Thursday 1 October, 7.00 pm :. Public talk by Dr Kate Shaw: Artists + Gentrification
Hapless victims, knowing participants, or a source of creative resistance?At RMIT Bldg 50, Orr St, Carlton Dr Kate…
Presentation @ Kinglake :. 27.09.09 :. Community centre design | Prof. Silvia Acosta
We’re breaking out of our usual monthly talk cycle to bring you a special extra September edition of…
Thursday 3 September 2009, 7.00 pm :. Film screening: ‘The Day After Peace’
At RMIT bldg 50, Orr St (off Victoria St), CarltonJoin us in September for a screening of ‘The…
Spiro Kostof, “The Education of the Muslim Architect” (1986)
“I have long held that we have been missing a great chance to make architecture a vital part…
Ashraf Salama, “Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future” (2007)
“Research indicates that designers in the academia still distance themselves from the real world, still barricade themselves from…
Ashraf Salama, “A Theory for Integrating Knowledge in Architectural Design Education” (2008)
“Typically, educators focus on offering students ready-made interpretations about the built environment rather than developing their abilities to…
Thursday 6 August 2009, 7.00pm :. The art of architecture in making community, presented by Silvia Acosta
At RMIT bldg 50, Orr St (off Victoria St), Carlton Silvia Acosta, architect and professor at the Rhode…
Richard Sennett, The Craftsman (2008)
“An eagle-reader will have noticed that the word creativity appears in this book as little as possible. This…
