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I was born in Sydney Image: ' Harbour Bridge in Fog ' www.flickr.com/photos/84555819@N00/173590111

I was born in Sydney

In 1973 the Sydney Opera House was opened I was here http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Timeline/_Images/1973_opera_house_big.jpg

In 1973 the Sydney Opera House

was opened

My Mum and Dad bought this piece of Artwork / history at the opening It’s a Batik on fabric, and it has wild 70’s colours It now hangs in my lounge room

My Mum and Dad bought this piece of

Artwork / history at the opening

So the Sydney Opera House has Significance to me Image: ' Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge -+B&W ' www.flickr.com/photos/60444977@N00/1968567439

So the Sydney Opera House has

Significance to me

In 1974 we moved to Canberra http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexhdr77/2782802709/

In 1974 we moved to Canberra

I learned about the history of Canberra and Walter Burley Griffin www.flickr.com/photos/canberrahouse/2513800556/

I learned about the history of Canberra

and Walter Burley Griffin

And that Marion Mahoney Griffin Produced the drawings of Canberra http://www.flickr.com/photos/canberrahouse/2513800556 /

And that Marion Mahoney Griffin

Produced the drawings of Canberra

And Marion Mahoney Griffin Was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright

And Marion Mahoney Griffin

Was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright

I was in Canberra for the construction of The New Parliament House In Fact I got a tour of the building before completion as a 21’st Birthday Present

I was in Canberra for the construction of

The New Parliament House

So Canberra has some significance too

So Canberra has some significance too

When I was studying construction we were shown a movie of the construction of the Sydney Opera House architecture.about.com/.../blsydneyopera07.htm

When I was studying construction we

were shown a movie of the construction

of the Sydney Opera House

It was simply called “ Job No 1112” It was about the company Ove Arup and Their challenges as there were very few drawings produced for the construction http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_3.cfm?itemid=5054880&imageid=5002982

It was simply called “ Job No 1112”

It was about the company Ove Arup and

Their challenges as there were very few

drawings produced for the construction

Of course the Architect for the SOH Is Jorn Utzon www.smh.com.au/.../2008/04/09/1207420456773.html Utzon worked with Frank Lloyd Wright*

Of course the Architect for the SOH

Is Jorn Utzon

Utzon’s work was inspired by the Mayan Temples (the platform and steps) and Gaudi (Gothic Cathedrals) http://architecture.about.com/cs/architectsw/a/jornutzon.htm Frank Lloyd Wright hated Utzon Ludwig Mies van der Rohe turned his back when introduced to Utzon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utzon Frank Gehry praised Utzon’s work http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2007/oct/15/architecture1 Harry Seidler loved the Opera House Louis Kahn was inspired by Utzon http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Corporate_Information/Content_AboutUs_WorldHeritage.pdf

Utzon’s work was inspired by the Mayan Temples (the platform and steps) and Gaudi (Gothic Cathedrals) http://architecture.about.com/cs/architectsw/a/jornutzon.htm

Frank Lloyd Wright hated Utzon

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe turned his back when introduced to Utzon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utzon

Frank Gehry praised Utzon’s work http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2007/oct/15/architecture1

Harry Seidler loved the Opera House

Louis Kahn was inspired by Utzon http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Corporate_Information/Content_AboutUs_WorldHeritage.pdf

Eero Saarinen was on the Jury for the Design of the Opera House Utzon * used to work for Saarinen Saarinen designed the JFK Terminal (I also have a huge interest in JFK ) IM Pei Designed the JFK Memorial Library in Boston (Saarinen also designed cool chairs and I have a huge interest in chair design) http:// www.caup.washington.edu/vrc/imgs/TWA4.jpg

Eero Saarinen was on the Jury for the Design of the Opera House

Utzon * used to work for Saarinen

Saarinen designed the JFK Terminal

(I also have a huge interest in JFK )

IM Pei Designed the JFK Memorial Library in Boston

(Saarinen also designed cool chairs and I have a huge interest in chair design)

So Utzon and all the associations With his architecture are very significant To me.

So Utzon and all the associations

With his architecture are very significant

To me.

In 1998 I went to the USA I spent 3 months travelling around I looked at lots of Architecture * * * * * * * * * * * These are just some of the states I visited

In 1998 I went to the USA

I spent 3 months travelling around

I looked at lots of Architecture

Chicago Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright House Including the Desk where Marion Mahoney Griffin * Sat Oak Park Houses Robie House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House

Chicago

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright House

Including the Desk where Marion Mahoney Griffin * Sat

Oak Park Houses

Robie House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House

Chicago Ludwig Mies van der Rohe * Illinois Institute of Technology Lake Shore Drive Apartments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mies_van_der_rohe

Chicago

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe *

Illinois Institute of Technology

Lake Shore Drive Apartments

Chicago John Hancock Tower Designed by Bangladeshi Structural Engineer Fazlur Khan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center

Chicago

John Hancock Tower

Designed by Bangladeshi Structural

Engineer Fazlur Khan

New York Frank Lloyd Wright * Guggenheim Museum, New York Image: ' Guggenheim apostrophe ' www.flickr.com/photos/12771303@N00/52695803 Image: ' F.L.Wright from below ' www.flickr.com/photos/58698446@N00/115790331

New York

Frank Lloyd Wright *

Guggenheim Museum, New York

New York Museum of Modern Art Just to see Blue Poles that was on loan from the Australian National Gallery in Canberra * And the Chair * exhibition featuring Charles and Ray Eames ’ chairs And the Impressionists paintings that I had also seen in Canberra * Impressionist art is also another interest of mine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_Lounge_Chair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_poles

New York

Museum of Modern Art

Just to see Blue Poles that was on loan from the Australian National Gallery in Canberra *

And the Chair * exhibition featuring Charles and Ray Eames ’ chairs

And the Impressionists paintings that I had also seen in Canberra *

Impressionist art is also another interest of mine

Other Places / Things I Saw JFK * Washington DC – JFK’s Grave JFK Library in Boston * Dallas, Texas, including the site of the JFK Assassination Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Including a Rocket Launch (The history of Space travel is another area I am very interested in) Construction National Building Museum in Washington DC Including a fantastic photo exhibit of the decay of the buildings on Ellis Island

Other Places / Things I Saw

JFK *

Washington DC – JFK’s Grave

JFK Library in Boston *

Dallas, Texas, including the site of the JFK Assassination

Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

Including a Rocket Launch

(The history of Space travel is another area I am very interested in)

Construction

National Building Museum in Washington DC

Including a fantastic photo exhibit of the decay of the buildings on Ellis Island

So Frank Lloyd Wright and the buildings I saw in the USA have a great deal of significance also

So Frank Lloyd Wright and the buildings

I saw in the USA have a great deal of

significance also

After USA I moved to Sydney and one As part of my work I’ve had the Opportunity to work on building office Fitouts in a few Harry Seidler * Buildings Grosvenor Place Australia Square Plus I have been to Rose Seidler House (a fantastic house, still in it’s original format) And, Harry Seidler himself travelled the world to look at architecture http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Tour-Seidlers-Architectural-Sights/dp/3822825557 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Seidler

After USA I moved to Sydney and one

As part of my work I’ve had the

Opportunity to work on building office

Fitouts in a few Harry Seidler * Buildings

Grosvenor Place

Australia Square

Plus I have been to

Rose Seidler House

(a fantastic house, still in it’s original format)

And, Harry Seidler himself travelled the

world to look at architecture http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Tour-Seidlers-Architectural-Sights/dp/3822825557

So that brings me to this trip, October 2008 – travelling the world to Look at architecture London Bilbao Barcelona Paris Dubai

So that brings me to this trip,

October 2008 – travelling the world to

Look at architecture

London

Bilbao

Barcelona

Paris

Dubai

London Not sure what the links are yet... But I’m sure to find some Developing and interest in archaeology (love watching Time Team) http://www.timeteam.co.uk/ Very interested in the modernist architecture. Eg Want to see the Lord Foster’s Gherkin building and the Richard Rogers’ Lloyds Building Was fascinated by the series “The Buildings that shaped Britain” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866516/ Love watching Grand Designs http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/grand-designs/

London

Not sure what the links are yet...

But I’m sure to find some

Developing and interest in archaeology (love watching Time Team) http://www.timeteam.co.uk/

Very interested in the modernist architecture.

Eg Want to see the Lord Foster’s Gherkin building and the Richard Rogers’ Lloyds Building

Was fascinated by the series “The Buildings that shaped Britain” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866516/

Love watching Grand Designs http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/grand-designs/

Bilbao Frank Gehry * The Guggenheim * Museum, Bilbao Also the fascinating movie “Sketches of Frank Gehry” http://www.sonyclassics.com/sketchesoffrankgehry/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao

Bilbao

Frank Gehry *

The Guggenheim * Museum, Bilbao

Also the fascinating movie “Sketches of Frank Gehry” http://www.sonyclassics.com/sketchesoffrankgehry/

Barcelona Antonio Gaudi * All of his works, but especially the Güell Crypt in the Colònia Güell Image: ' Outside Column and Vault 1 ' www.flickr.com/photos/61966064@N00/81462835

Barcelona

Antonio Gaudi *

All of his works, but especially the Güell Crypt in the Colònia Güell

Barcelona Mies van der Rohe * Barcelona Pavilion (replica) Including the Barcelona Chair * flickr.com/photos/tscarlisle/105796055/

Barcelona

Mies van der Rohe *

Barcelona Pavilion (replica)

Including the Barcelona Chair *

Barcelona Picasso Museu Picasso I am fascinated by Picasso’s works and travelled to Melbourne a few years ago to see the Picasso exhibit And first saw Picasso’s at the Australian National Gallery in Canberra * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

Barcelona

Picasso

Museu Picasso

I am fascinated by Picasso’s works and travelled to Melbourne a few years ago to see the Picasso exhibit

And first saw Picasso’s at the Australian National Gallery in Canberra *

So since I am going all the way to Barcelona to see Gaudi’s work mostly, Gaudi is significant to me also

So since I am going all the way to

Barcelona to see Gaudi’s work mostly,

Gaudi is significant to me also

Paris IM Pei * The Pyramids at the Louvre Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers * Centre Georges Pompidou Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (also a Danish architect *) Arche de la Défense Harry Seidler Australian Embassy, Paris

Paris

IM Pei *

The Pyramids at the Louvre

Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers *

Centre Georges Pompidou

Johann Otto von Spreckelsen (also a Danish architect *)

Arche de la Défense

Harry Seidler

Australian Embassy, Paris

Paris Others The Eiffel Tower It was originally planned to be built in Barcelona for the same exhibition that the Barcelona Pavilion * was constructed And Some Art Musée d'Orsay The impressionist paintings there were on loan to the Australian National Gallery * when I first saw them Musée National Picasso Another Picasso Museum

Paris

Others

The Eiffel Tower

It was originally planned to be built in Barcelona for the same exhibition that the Barcelona Pavilion * was constructed

And Some Art

Musée d'Orsay

The impressionist paintings there were on loan to the Australian National Gallery * when I first saw them

Musée National Picasso

Another Picasso Museum

Dubai Just Because ! Burj Al Arab The Palm Atlantis, The Palm The World Burj Dubai (under construction) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Islands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Islands

Dubai

Just Because !

Burj Al Arab

The Palm

Atlantis, The Palm

The World

Burj Dubai (under construction)

What’s Next Other places and things that are on my “must see” list Fallingwater Frank Lloyd Wright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater Parliament Buildings, Bangladesh Louis Kahn – from the film “My Architect” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Architect Mayan Pyramids As they inspired Jorn Utzon * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_pyramids Anything by any of the Modernist movement artists and architects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism

What’s Next

Other places and things that are on

my “must see” list

Fallingwater

Frank Lloyd Wright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater

Parliament Buildings, Bangladesh

Louis Kahn – from the film “My Architect” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Architect

Mayan Pyramids

As they inspired Jorn Utzon * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_pyramids

Anything by any of the Modernist movement artists and architects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism

The End! This whole series of links around travel and architecture was inspired by the Sydney Architecture Walk I went on in 2005 about the Sydney Opera House And Utzon. If you are in Sydney this is a MUST DO!) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/10/1068329493877.html http://www.sydneyarchitecture.org/pages/saw_TOUR_DESCRIPTIONS_main.html#saw2

The End!

This whole series of links around travel and architecture was inspired by the Sydney Architecture Walk I went on in 2005 about the Sydney Opera House And Utzon. If you are in Sydney this is a MUST DO!) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/10/1068329493877.html http://www.sydneyarchitecture.org/pages/saw_TOUR_DESCRIPTIONS_main.html#saw2