Abundant Australia - Highlights from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale

CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Neil Durbach, Vince Frost, Wendy Lewin, Kerstin Thompson, Gary Warner.

Asialink in partnership with the Australian Institute of Architects presents Abundant Australia: highlights from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale, an exhibition featuring over 140 architectural models from prominent Australian architects.

The models selected were recently presented at the internationally acclaimed Venice architecture exhibition in the Australian Pavilion.

Abundant Australia reveals a diverse range of styles and concepts key to Australian architecture and is testament to the richness and capacity of both Australia’s current architectural practice and its formative history. This exhibition explores the astonishing capacity Australian architects have in blending new influences, acknowledging dramatic landscapes and Australia’s unique multicultural society: the breadth and depth of current architectural achievements belies the youth of Australia’s built history. Each model captures the particularities of the architect’s distinct practice.

In presenting Abundant Australia, Asialink is committed to fostering a greater understanding of Australian architectural practice on an international scale. This exhibition will build stronger links between Australian and Asian architects, students, design curators and festival presenters. By its very nature, this exhibition provides an opportunity for a public forum focusing on issues of contemporary architecture and the barriers that may exist in developing collaborative practices at an international level.

Abundant Australia is a unique exhibition that reflects our diverse landscape, occupied by cities, towns, deserts and creative individuals determined to build a better nation.

Bangkok: Abundant Australia, public forum: 26th of September, 2009.
This was supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-Thailand Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade under the Creative Industries Professional Exchange Program.
Guest speakers: Mr David Parken, CEO of the Australian Institute of Architects and Mr Tone Wheeler, principal architect of Environa Studio.

View video of installation: Bangkok Art and Culture Center. Presented as part of the Bangkok Design Festival 2009.

		Sean Godsell Architects Future Shack mixed-media 80 x 140 x 75mm 2008
		Studio 505 New Holland Folly Plywood 290 x 240 x 240mm 2007
		innovarchi Balmain Archive styrene and acrylic perspex 550 x 188 x 188mm 2008

Exhibition dates and venues:

‘Abundant Australia: The Design Lecture’
Speakers: Mr Chris Bosse (Director: Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) and Mr Ross Clark (Chief Operating Officer: Australian Institute of Architects)
Date: 8 May 2010
Time: 9am registration. Lecture: 10am-12.30pm
Venue: National Art Gallery Malaysia (Balai Seni Lukis Negara)
Presented by Asialink and the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PERTUBUHAN AKITEK MALAYSIA, PAM).

This Creative Industries Professional Exchange Program, Contemporary Architecture is supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-Malaysia Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Thailand: 25 September - 17 October 2009, Bangkok Art and Culture Center. Presented as part of the Bangkok Design Festival 2009.
Singapore: 30 November 2009 – 7 February 2010, Nanyang Academy of Fine Art Gallery, Singapore. Presented as part of the Singapore Design Festival 2009.
Kuala Lumpar: 19 April - 16 May 2010, National Art Gallery, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

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