My Architecture Inspired Travels

Jodie Miners www.jodiem.com.au Presented at Be2Camp Pecha Kucha Session London, October 10, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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
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

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

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