FEB E-News

FROM THE MANAGER’S DESK

Great Events Not to Be Missed!
In the next few weeks we have a number of exciting events supported by the Chapter as follows, which are not to be missed:
1) RMIT student exhibition "Shared Space Hobart", to be launched on Thursday 26 March from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm at the Chapter office. The exhibition will be on display until Thursday 9th April. More information.
2) Ten Days On the Island: Spatial Origami - Peta Heffernan in conversation with Chris Bosse from the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) at the Commisariat Store, TMAG at 12 noon on Friday 27th March.
3) An informal get-together with Jarrod Lamshed from LAVA and Young Architects Tasmania in the evening on Friday 27th March.
4) The inaugural Presentations to the Awards Jury on Saturday March 28 from 9 am till 5 pm. More Information.
5) Northern members are invited to hear Chris Bosse and Jarrod Lamshed speak at the School of Architecture at 5.30 pm on Thursday March 26, and to attend the Spatial Origami Exhibition at the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery at Inveresk from 27 March to 5 April.

Thanks to the School of Architecture and Design UTAS for allowing us to capitalise on Chris and Jarrod's trip to Tasmania and for Young Architects Tasmania for assisting with the funding.
Thanks to Nigel Bertram and his RMIT students for bringing the student exhibition to Hobart.
More details of each of these events are found in the Events section of this E-News.
Also, look out next month for details of our next Interstate speaker, Sean Godsell, who has agreed to come to TAS to speak in April. We'll let you know as soon as details of his visit are finalised.

Architecture Awards
The annual Architecture Awards are now closed and we have had 31 different projects entered in 33 categories this year, which is the highest number of entries for the last 10 years.
The main awards Jury is Elvio Brianese (Jury Chair), Nigel Bertram (interstate juror), Geoff Clark (from UTAS and Troppo Architects), Jonathan Pyefinch and Lindsay Tuffin (journalist and editor of the Tasmanian Times ). The jury has had an initial briefing and will now be busy viewing all the entry information in preparation for the presentations by entrants on March 28. For the timetable of the presentations, click here.
Just a reminder to SONA members and first year graduate members that entries in the SWT Blythe Student Prize closes on March 27, 2009. For the entry form click here.

Outgoing President and Immediate Past President
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Jim Jones, on behalf of all members and staff, for his service to the Institute over the last 2 years as the Chapter President. He will officially become the Immediate Past President when Richard Crawford takes up the reins at the National Council meeting on March 26. Jim has been a great representative and advocate on behalf of the Institute on a number of industry and government committees, at many meetings and forums and now deserves a well earned break from the pressures of the presidency. He will remain on Chapter Council as the Immediate Past President. Neal Mackintosh will cease to be the Immediate Past President and will step down from Chapter Council, also deserving a well earned break after many years of continued service on Council. Both Jim and Neal were thanked by Chapter Council and were presented with gifts at the March Chapter Council meeting. I'd also like to thank Heffernan Button Voss and Jawsarchitects for their support of Jim and Neal during their terms of office.

Job Share Position
I am currently interviewing candidates to job share with Elsha Pye in the Finance and Adminisitration Officer position at the Chapter. If you know anyone suitable, whom may be interested in that role in a part-time capacity, please call or email me with their contact details as soon as possible.
Janine Holt
TAS Manager


CHAPTER EVENTS
To RSVP email completed flyer if applicable to elsha.pye@architecture.com.au or fax to
03 62141519.

Shared Space Hobart
An exhibition of RMIT Architecture student projects for Sullivans Cove
The Studio 'Shared Space Hobart' was run as an upper level architectural design studio within the Architecture Program at RMIT University. The studio took as its starting point the notion of 'shared space' which is a term in use to describe the flexible and non functionally-specific nature of the flat ex-industrial apron of Sullivans Cove. This notion was explored through a broader urban agenda of discovering and developing a network of micro-urban spaces within the cove and city of Hobart which might extend the potential for sharing and exchange between different socio-cultural subgroups of the public.
Twelve students participated in the studio and after initial background research and took part in a three-day workshop in Hobart in April focusing on observational and analytical primary analysis of the city and cove. Leigh Woolley, Megan Baynes and Peter Wilmott gave presentations and critiqued the students’ on-site fieldwork observations and initial design responses. The work was exhibited at RMIT in July 2008 and again in October as part of the Design Research Institute’s Urban Liveability Collective Exhibition.
Venue:Australian Institute of Architects Tasmanian Chapter 1/19a Hunter Street Hobart
Date: 26 March - 9 April 2009
Exhibition Opening: Thursday 26 March, 5.30 - 7.00pm
More Information
To be launched by James Jones, Tasmanian Chapter President

Ten Days on the Island
The Fine Art of Conversation, Chris Bosse with Peta Heffernan, Spatial Origami
Date: 27 March at 12 Noon
Time/Venue: 12 noon, Commissariat Store Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
40 Macquarie St, Hobart
This event is free and is part of Ten Days on the Island.
More information

Parallax - 2009 National Architecture Conference
3o April - 2 May 2009, Melbourne
Register now - early bird prices have been extended to 5.00pm Friday 13 March
More Information

sga: Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell in 1994 he formed Godsell Associates Pty Ltd Architects. He has a Masters of Architecture degree from RMIT University in 1999 entitled ‘The Appropriateness of the Contemporary Australian Dwelling.’ His work was featured in the ABC TV documentary ‘In the Mind of the Architect’
His work has been published in the world’s leading Architectural journals including Architectural Review (UK) Architectural Record (USA) Domus (Italy) A+U (Japan) Casabella (Italy) and many more. The influential English design magazine wallpaper listed him as one of ten people destined to ‘change the way we live’.
He has received numerous Australian and international awards. In Copenhagen in November 2002 he received the AR+D award for emerging architects (the first Australian to do so) for his Peninsula House. He received an Award of Excellence from the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Architectural Record for his Peninsula House. In 2001 his Carter Tucker House received ‘best building in the region’ at the World Architecture Awards in Hong Kong.
In July 2003 he received a Citation from the President of the AIA (American Institute of Architects) for his work for the homeless. His Future Shack prototype was exhibited from May to October 2004 at the Smithsonian Institute’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York.
Visiting Hobart and Launceston in April. We'll let you know as soon as details of his visit are finalised.

Refuel 2009 National Seminar Series
'Thrive Not Survive: managing your practice in times of economic uncertainty'. Presented by Rob Pillans
With a slow-down in activity and continuing economic uncertainty, how can architects keep their practices on track for success?
In this 2 hour seminar and interactive workshop, professional business coach Rob Pillans examines the issues affecting architectural practices in an economic downturn and discusses ways in which they can be addressed. Using examples specific to architects, participants will take away with them ideas and tools that can be used immediately in their practice. Including;

· Five common mistakes in a downturn and how to avoid them.
· How to manage your practice and achieve your vision through a downturn.
· How to improve the efficiency of your resources to support growth.
· Five growth opportunities in a downturn.

·Responses to the draft can be lodged after February 27 - provided notice is given.
·Compliance with BCA does not ensure compliance with DDA. Premises standards will provide rules for inclusion in the BCA to avoid this.
·Proposed Premises Standards are limited to those issues covered by the BCA. They exclude some Fitout issues, Class 2 buildings, existing buildings where there is no new work.
·BCA application triggers DDA requirements.
·Existing toilets and lifts complying with the BCA do no have to be upgraded to the new standards.
·If lessee upgrades his tenancy, route to his tenancy does not have to be upgraded.
·Swimming pools >40m perimeter will have to comply.
·Corridor width to remain 1000mm min, but require turning and passing spaces every 20m.
·Cinemas - cannot put disabled space on front row.
·Rooms with PA system must also have hearing augmentation system to cover 90% of room.
·More disabled toilets in office buildings. One cubicle in bank of toilets to be fitted with handrails for ambulant disabled users.
·Disability Rights Units want to establish Access Panels, where advice can be sought before lodging BCA applications.