Name of state group: Faction*
Name of representative: Will Gardner

This month we are pleased to welcome Gold Medallist Graeme Gunn to Canberra for the inaugural Gold Medal Lecture, to be held on the 18th of August. Bookings are essential. It will be followed on the 19th by the EmAGN Breakfast with the Gold Medallist. If you would like to attend please contact us at faction@architecture.com.au - places are limited.

Re-imagine the Nation’s Capital in the Capithetical competition. www.capithetical.com.au

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Name of state group: DARCH
Name of representative: Jacqueline Connor

DARCH held a Q&A(rchitect) Collaboration forum on August 1 to launch the inaugural Collaborative Achievement in the Built Environment Awards. Gerard Reinmuth of Terroir and Richard Hough of Arup discussed their research into the collaborative processes of Jorn Utzon and Ove Arup during the design of the Sydney Opera House. The Collaborative Achievement in the Built Environment Awards have been developed to recognise outstanding contributions by non-Architects in the pursuit of a high quality built environment. Nominations will be accepted by members of the Australian Institute of Architects in the following categories: Consent Authority, Client, Developer, Builder, Planner, Consultant, and Urban Provocateur. The entry system will be available soon.

Our next event will be a Q&A(rchitect) talk by Matt Chan, the recipient of the 2011 NSW Emerging Architect Prize. The event will be hosted by Janne Ryan, ideas curator and Executive Producer of TED x Sydney, at 6.30pm Thursday 11 August at Surry Hills Library. Matt will be answering questions on how he got to where he is in his career, who has helped him, and most importantly why architects are such geeks. Send your questions for Matt to darch@architecture.com.au.

To coincide with the 2012 Dulux Study Tour competition, we will also be holding a slide night for Brendan Murray to share his experiences of the 2011 tour to London, Barcelona and Copenhagen. Details will be available soon. 

Contact us at darch@architecture.com.au to join our mailing list, send any suggestions or to find out about our meetings that are on every second Tuesday morning.

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Name of state group: DENT
Name of representative: Alice Chambers

This has been a busy month for Dent,
Well into the dry, the weather up here is simply fantastic; Darwin is bustling, with tourists and functions.

There is no better is time than the dry, for our "Southern" visitors to travel up here and thaw out the winter chills. 

Gold Medal: One of the distinguished southern visitors to visit was this year’s Gold Medal recipient Graeme Gunn. Graeme delivered his presentation on Thursday 14 July and on Friday it was Dent's turn. We hosted an outdoor BBQ at the gardens golf links (thanks Roz) and this informal setting allowed all present to chat and mingle with Graeme. I believe Graeme enjoyed the event as he left at 10:30pm. Thank you Graeme for your generosity.

L@TCH: We also hosted our July L@TCH session and the speaker, Dr Sarah Smith from ISIS Darwin, talked about the Green Cities conference she attended and her site visit to the Pixel building in Melbourne and of the refurbishment of the ISIS office in Darwin.

AGM: I am also glad to report that we held our AGM recently and that Alice Chambers has been elected as the new Chairperson for DeNT. Alice has our full support and will be representing the Northern Territory as chairperson of DeNT at the next EMAGN face to face meeting to be held in Sydney.

Facebook page: Alice together with Andrew are setting up the DeNT Facebook page, details to be advised.

Regi(fru)stration: We held our second Regi(fru)stration for 2011 on the 3rd of this month, thank you Kingspan Insulated Panels for your support. We hope with your support next year we can take Regi(fru)stration also to Alice Springs.

I would like to thank the people that assisted me during my time as DeNT Chair; Laura Di Pauli (National Office). Gavin and Roz at our NT Chapter. Ben and a special thanks to Joanna Best for her support and advice for the past 3 years.

Regards
Edward Farinha - Immediate past chair – DeNT

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Name of state group: NAG | New Architects Group
Name of representative: Mark Berlangieri

Regi(fru)stration
Regi(fru)stration, sponsored by Kingspan Insulated Panels, was held on July 19 at the SA Chapter Office. This event has traditionally drawn a capacity crowd and this year was no exception. Special thanks to Ross Sands, Cameron Macrow, Philippa Weston, Aya Shirai-Doull, Kendall Hall and Danielle O’Dea (chair) for their contribution on the night.

2011 SA Emerging Architect Prize Winner: Sean Humphries
The Jury congratulates Sean Humphries as this year's recipient of the South Australian Emerging Architect Prize. Sean's experience and contribution to the profession demonstrate his passion and enthusiasm for architecture and its role in shaping the future of our built environment.  Sean is active within the Institute of Architects SA Chapter and has been involved with a number of committees, taskforces, juries and as a student mentor.  Most recently, in 2011 Sean commenced his first term as a Chapter Councilor and is the chair of the PLACE editorial team.

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Name of state group: EAT | Emerging Architects Tasmania
Name of representative: Jarrod Hughes

EAT at UTAS
EAT hosted a friday bar and talk at the UTAS School of Architecture in Launceston on Friday 15 July. Over 50 students, graduates and young architects came along to end their week with EAT and listen to Todd Henderson from Birrelli Architecture speak about one of his recent projects, the West Launceston Primary School. Todd discussed the design process and the issues around designing a building on a tight budget. A big thank-you to Todd and to the student society DARCH SIDE who looked after the bar throughout the afternoon. 
EAT will be back in Launceston later in the year to host a regi(frus)stration event.

Upcoming EAT Events
Gold Medal Tour - Thursday 11th August
As part of the National Gold Medal Tour, 2011 Gold Medalist Graeme Gunn will be in Hobart on August 11. EAT will be hosting an evening event with Graeme at the Dorney House on Porter Hill overlooking Hobart. The event will be a great opportunity to gain an insight into Graeme's career in an informal environment. The evening will be hosted by Paddy Dorney. We encourage everyone to come along and enjoy what will be a great night.

Drinks and some food will be provided. Must RSVP to eat.information@gmail.com

If you would like to be involved with EAT contact us at:
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Name of state group: MERGE
Name of representatives: Yen Nee Goh

INFINITE SPACE
Sunday 14 August 4pm - 6pm | Doors open for drinks at 3:30pm | ACE Cinema, 500 Hay Street Subiaco

SONA and MERGE are pleased to present a special screening of Infinite Space - The Architecture of John Lautner. The film traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius John Lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end. Tickets available through SONA and MERGE: email merge@architecture.com.au.

AFFIRMATIVE ARCHITECTURE
Saturday 20 August & Sunday 21 August | The Bakery, 233 James Street Northbridge WA

Affirmative Architecture is a two day symposium and exhibition convened by Dr Martyn hook (Design Research Institute, RMIT), Simon Pendal and Dr Stephen Neille (Curtin). The event seeks to define an emergent trend amongst young architects to re-engage with the ability of architecture to make like better. For more information, visit www.affirmativearchitecture.com.

3OVER4UNDER - ‘ON TECHNOLOGY’
Tuesday 20 September 5.30pm for 6pm start | The Bakery, 233 James Street Northbridge WA
Proudly sponsored by The Laminex Group, 3Over4Under is an annual architectural forum featuring 3 established and 4 emerging architectural practices discussing opinions, concepts and design strategies through a series of short presentations. ‘On Technology’ is the theme for 2011, stimulating a variety of unique responses and providing an insight into the way in which technology informs the practice of thinking, understanding and creating architecture in Western Australia. RSVP to merge@architecture.com.au

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2011 Gold Medal tour
2011 Gold Medal recipient, Graeme Gunn’s tour of the country has now visited WA, VIC, SA, NSW, QLD and NT with great success. Further tour dates are listed below.  For more information and to register for the event in your local area please visit architecture.com.au/goldmedal.

• Hobart, Thursday 11 August
• Canberra, Thursday 18 August
  
  

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Emergency Kit - Autodesk Student Design Competition

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The competition is open to students enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate architecture course in Australia, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea in 2011. Individual submissions only are accepted. Eligible entrants must be 18 years or above as of 1 December 2011.

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An Education Solutions Specialist from AEC Systems and KarelCAD will provide software training in the following software that can be used for the competition entry, as well as in your current architectural study and future profession:

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Click here for more information on when these will be held in your home state. You must register as there are limited spaces are available.

ENTRIES CLOSE 1 SEPTEMBER 2011 - For further information visit: architecture.com.au/emergencykit

Kingspan

Point of Reference Student Design Competition: The Winners and the Peoples Choice Award
Kingspan Insulated Panels would like to thank all students who participated in the competition and acknowledge the prize winners:

Winning Design - “The Rib Cage” submitted by Joshua Russo
The Rib Cage was built and installed at FLUX as a registration desk and used throughout the congress as a meeting point. Josh’s prize also included his travel to and attendance at FLUX and a $4000 cash prize.

Peoples Choice Award - “FLUX…Crisis Averted” submitted by Thomas Rubenach
The Peoples Choice Award was announced at FLUX at a party hosted by Kingspan on Friday 8 July with the winner also receiving a $1000 cash prize.

For information on the winning and shortlisted entries, including photographs and video footage from the congress visit www.kingspanpanels.com.au

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