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The Playground Project opens with a provocation: “We all know what a playground is. But who knows its history?” Curated by Swiss urbanist Gabriela Burkhalter, the exhibition brings to light two decades of her ongoing research into the architecture of play.
“When your industry is like a small community, there is less competition, more collaboration and the work is more enjoyable and productive.” These are the words of Jake Milgrom-Marabel, a director of “impact investment” company Tripple and the primary client for Sanders Place – a new co-working and event space in the thriving inner-Melbourne suburb of Richmond. The project provides a compelling alternative template for prevailing consumptive development and construction practices.
It is on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land that I meet James Wilson of Lyons and Mark Gillingham of GLAS for a tour of the long-awaited, recently completed and now multi-award-winning University of Melbourne Student Precinct. Members of the university community are setting up for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, with stalls, food trucks and performances planned to occupy the central amphitheatre, lawns, courtyards, and terraces.
Design review shares a lineage with the design critique that is familiar to every architect trained in the studio system, yet the skills involved in contributing to a successful design review panel are distinct, and often gained through direct experience. As design review processes are adopted in more jurisdictions and become more entrenched in built-environment governance, there is an ongoing challenge to develop an evidence base that can inform their development and safeguard their integrity.
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