2015 Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarships announced
This year’s scholars, and their topics, include; GRADUATE SCHOLARS Casey Bryant will research buildings that combine aged care with child care in northern europe. Bryant: “Current child-care models are fenced enclaves with little community interaction. Yet multi-generational housing is becoming more popular in Australia.
Nicholas Papas will travel across the Asia Pacific to study the work of Australian architects providing sustainable sanitation in developing communities.
Papas says “according to the World Bank, about 2.5bn worldwide lack adequate sanitation. More than 650 million of the, live in our region. In the Asia-Pacific, 7 out of 10 people without access to basic sanitation and drinking water live in rural areas - where the disease burden and treatment are harder to access. In the asian century, we have a vested interest in the future of the Asia-Pacific. Australia architects are making a difference already - ensuring better health and sanitation outcomes here on our doorstep”
Alison Huynh will travel to The Netherlands to study the strong focus on housing diversity and creativity.
“Our population may be multi cultural, but the majority of new affordable apartments built in NSW are standard template plans stacked on maxed-out sites. My research aims to show what urban housing could look like in the future by consolidating experiences of the best contemporary practice overseas” says Huynh.
Adam Swinburn will study the secrets of designing the best vertical schools in New York, Amsterdam, London and Hong Kong
“The days of the old school yard are changing. As population in cities grow the availability of space diminishes, schools will swap open fields for bustling city streets, enclosed balconies and elevators. But Australia doesn’t have proven models to apply. We teach our kids to invest in research to learn - shouldn’t we invest in some research in how they’ll be learning tomorrow?”
Check out the ABC’s “High-rise schools could be the future as cities run out of space for new campuses, experts say” http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/high-rise-schools-in-australian-cities-proving-a-viable-option/6819782
Samaneh Moafi’s research will apply lessons from housing in the Mediterranean and Middle East to the settlement of migrants in Sydney’s west
“Sydney accounts for 60% of the Syrian and Iraqi resettlement programs. Our west has the capacity to house some of the 12,000 Syrians being accepted in to Australia. How can we make the most of this housing need, and how can we do it well?”
Belqis Youssofzay will travel to some of the world's premier contemporary art galleries and museum to document contemporary international standards for showing art and artefacts. This research will formulate a series of guidelines for Australian architects designing new or adapting/expanding existing galleries and museums.
"I work daily with curators, designers, writers and fabricators to curate some of Australia's most diverse collection of art. I want to source expertise from around the world to prepare a set of architectural and visual standards to guide the way we show works of art"
Jemima Retallack’s research will investigate how co-operative housing is proving an alternative to traditional home ownership for many in Australia, Japan and the US.
“As a member of Gen Y, the issue of housing affordability is a personal one. For our generation, the likelihood of owning a home does not present itself as achievable. I’m questioning the traditional modes of property acquisition and home ownership.”
Glenn Harper’s study will survey and celebrate the aspirations of a period in architectural history that is being erased from our cities; and seek to bring Brutalism back to the public attention.
“At a point where many Brutalist buildings are either being disfigured or demolished, I hope to reveal the social values, the craft and the structural logic behind these buildings and places. With the City of Sydney for example, King George Tower and the former Qantas House have been refurbished ‘insensitively’; the future of the Sirius Apartments in the Rocks, the Sydney Water Board Building, the University if Sydney Law School, and a raft of other office buildings in North Sydney - all of these are earmarked for demolition. ”
Follow Glenn’s love affair with Brutalism on Instagram: www.instagram.com/Brutalist_project_sydney
Tom Rubenach asks the question “Does the physical size of a house alone determine its liveability?” His research seeks to explore the potential of a new micro-housing model for Sydney and assess its compatibility with shifting cultural expectations.
“In the context of SEPP65 (NSW) and other housing development standards, this project seeks to re-evaluate our traditional preconceptions of acceptable living environments. With the pressures of increased density, and the need for affordability and long term sustainability, alternative housing models that allow greater flexibility are required to better reflect our changing social trends.”
Katharine Fife's research seeks to solve the question of why our cities look much the same. In a global world, what value is there in being "regional"? Can architecture help create strong regional identities?
“Globalisation comprehensively affects us all in architecture. As major economic hubs compete for elite status, the pressure on communities to outdo each other in response to global trends is increasing. So how can we - as a multicultural, diverse community - ‘bake in’ a kind of regional response to growing cities, towns and regions without it being contrived?”
STUDENT SCHOLARS
Ana Subotic, Tye McBride and Tiffany Liew will travel to the 2016 Venice Biennale to document Australia’s love affair with the swimming pool in the great water city.
“In the spirit of Byera Hadley’s daring instruction for students and architects to explore the world and share it, we want to share Australia’s Venice Biennale exhibition - The Pool - with Sydney”
Find out more about The Pool at http://wp.architecture.com.au/venicebiennale/
Felicity Cain will travel to San Diego to attend the 46th Annual Urban Affairs Conference on “Social Justice in the global city? Contested views on social control, borders and equity”
“Urbanisation has too often resulted in urban sprawl, and the urbanisation of poverty resulting in more segregated and unequal cities. Done well, architecture can be a tool for social change. I want to see the work of those doing it well at one of the worlds hotspots - the San Diego-Tijuna border”
Check out the conference link at: http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/callforParticipation2016.pdf
Kieran Richards will study the regeneration of Curitiba, Brazil and progress on its plan to improve the quality of life for its residents - led by the architect-Mayor, Jamie Lerner.
“Aspects of Curitiba’s urban development are likely to become pertinent issues for the imminent transformation of Sydney”
Past scholars in media
In 2015, two scholars were interviewed on Radio National’s ‘Life Matters’:
Guy Luscombe for his research in to a better built environment for older people. See ‘Would you live in a share house at 65?’ http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/would-you-live-in-a-share-house-at-65/6643390
Rachel Couper, for her research, Animal Showcase - an architectural history of early zoological gardens. See ‘How to design a good zoo’ http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/how-to-design-a-good-zoo/6812130
