SONA event FLUX 2011 - Student Architecture Congress

These few days I have been thinking about the coming up SONA event FLUX 2011 - the Student Architecture Congress (6th to 9th July) in Adelaide. I asked myself whether should I be going, and take the opportunity to listen what architecture means to others. The program really attracts me, although more than half of the speakers I never heard about them.


Speakers that I heard or Met before :
1. Dr.Ken Yeang - He is actually a Malaysian architect. I get to know him when I was doing a sustainable ecological research in 2008. Later on, I found out that Menara Mesiniaga, in Subang Jaya was one of his works. I was totally shocked to realise that building which I passed by more than 100 times since young, was actually a bio climatic design.

Menara Mesiniaga, Subang Jaya, Malaysia

2. Stuart Harrison - He is one of my lecturers in Australian Architecture; although I always think his lecture is a little bit boring. But I have seen many many of his articles about architecture. His articles are really impressing. A lot of my research survived based on his reflection and critic on historical frameworks.

3.Michael Rayner - I get to know Michael Rayner, because he is the Principal of COX Architects. Not in particular know him well; but the works from COX is far too famous in Australia. It's just like something that you've got to know if you lived in Melbourne and belongs to the architecture profession. AAMI Park was their very recent work, and just had their opening ceremony in May 2011.

AAMI Park during it's May openning Ceremony

AAMI Park - the Bubble Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

4.John Wardle - He is also one of the Melbourne based architects, where some of his works are just very near to me. One of it is the QV Apartments II, which I eventually passed by every week. When I was still in my old apartment - 1303, I could even see the building everyday. I never had the chance to inspect the apartments in QV II, but I've been to another of his design - Melbourne Grammar School's library in Toorak. It caught my attention, especially when I was still working and researching on education facilites. Sometimes I tell myself I would really want to input some of these contemporary design into our company's work. Unfortunately, I feel disappointed; maybe that was the reason why I dislike to continue working in the company. Anyway, that's not important; at least not in this post.

Melbourne Grammar School's Library Exterior

Back to the FLUX topic :
So I continue to look at the speaker's list and found out there are actually 14 speakers that I don't even know or heard before. I seriously wander am I outdated or am I picking up too slow. I guess I have been living in my small little world with just all Tadao Ando's work inspiration. No wonder my tutor asked me to research on contemporary issue and be aware with what is happening around.

Speakers that I never Heard before at all :

1. Nathaniel Corum
2. Charles Holland
3. Lara Calder
4. Dr.Esther Charlesworth
5. Benjamin Hewett
6. Luke Jones
7. Peter Malatt
8. Andrew Maynard
9. Paul Pholeros
10. Brian Potter
11. Gerard Reinmuth
12. Rewi Thompson
13. Patrick Stewart
14. Melonie Bayl-Smith

It's still not too late to start knowing them now. I am sure they must have something that could inspire the students or graduate; if not they wont be on the speakers list. Anyway, I don't seem to have much choice except waiting for my @#$%^ grant notification, before I can decide what I can or want to do. Argh, sometimes I really wonder what takes it so long to approve when all the documents is ready. Too bad, I guess I just have to patiently WAIT :(

the Start of My Life Design Studio

Finally decided to continue my interest of blogging after nearly two years of slacking. This time, I have decided to use the blog to explore my interest, find the goal in my life & set up my own design studio.

So This is going to be the place. For me to explore :

What is PING?
What is Architecture or even Interior Design means to me?
What is it in architecture interest me so much?
WHAT kind of STYLE do I have?? WHAT? WHAT? & WHAT? W.....H.....A......T.......

or Maybe WHAT is it that I want to achieve in my Life?
I am sure along my journey;
I will be able to find my mentors which inspired me.