This package of four courses (4 Hours) provides a mix of CPE/CPD addressing the current issues, spread across the core categories of Design, Documentation, Practice Management.
Please see the individual Course Details for more information about each course unit.
Note: When you purchase this package, the first course (Caroline Stalker) will be provided automatically, and Access Keys for the subsequent 3 courses will be forwarded by email within 48 hours of purchase. If you have special needs, please call eClassroom.com.au to discuss the options.
The package contains the following four courses: Provides 4 Hours of Formal CPE/CPD.
presents:
Remedies for Obese-City CS1021
This talk was recorded live at the Healthy Cities Conference in Brisbane, 2010.
Australia’s major cities are ‘obese’ in their excessive consumption of natural resources. Caroline Stalker, director of the Architectus Brisbane office, describes the benefits of Landscape Oriented Development, or LOD. She believes LOD is the solution to the failures of Transit Oriented Development, or TOD. Caroline describes a variety of projects, such as the replanning of Hasting Street, Noosa, and the new master-plan for James Cook University, in Townsville, to demonstrate how urban design can reconnects the urban population to the environment and cure Australia’s obese cities.
Assemblage VK0518
Virginia Kerridge’s work is inspiring in its beautiful combination of materials and harmonious integration with site. Virginia describes the manner in which painting and sculpture, particularly the work of Andy Goldsworthy, have influenced her architecture. By taking the listener through her rich body of architectural work, Virginia reveals a unique and powerful approach to texture, form, space and context.
Three memorials PT0517
Recorded live in the offices of Tonkin Zulaika Greer, Peter Tonkin describes the intricate process of the design of meaningful commemorative artworks. He presents three well-known memorials, designed by his firm, TZG. All three commissions were won in design competitions and were designed in collaboration with prominent Australian artists. The fine points of memorial design are revealed as Peter describes the collaborative design process, the design competition process, construction issues and the satisfaction of the final memorial opening ceremony.
Rebuilding our Cities and Economies PN0916
How do we rebuild our cities and economies for a fossil fuel-free future? The need for an eighty percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 means the age of car dependence and fossil fuel reliance is over. Peter Newman, Professor of sustainability at Curtain University, addresses this pertinent problem in relation to five key issues: car dependence, renewable energy, smart infrastructure, the Global Green New Deal and competition between cities.
