Jodie's PK presentation

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

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

9. And Marion Mahoney Griffin
Was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright

10. 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

11. So Canberra has some significance too

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

13. 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

14. 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*

15. 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

16. Eero Saarinen was on the Jury for the
Design of the Opera House
Utzon * used to work for Saarinen
Saarinen designed the JFK Terminal
http://www.caup.washington.edu/vrc/imgs/TWA4.jpg
(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)

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

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

19. 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

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

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

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

23. 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/Blue_poles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_Lounge_Chair

24. 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

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

26. 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, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Seidler
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

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

28. 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/

29. 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

30. 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

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

32. 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

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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. 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

38. 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