{"id":3495,"date":"2014-03-13T07:43:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T21:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2019-07-15T14:39:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T04:39:43","slug":"philanthropic-endeavour-highlights-importance-of-architecture-to-australian-culture-and-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/philanthropic-endeavour-highlights-importance-of-architecture-to-australian-culture-and-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropic endeavour highlights importance of architecture to Australian culture and community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Australian Institute of Architects has launched a new Foundation that will promote the benefits of architecture and design to the wider community through a national program of initiatives.<\/p>\n

Chaired by former Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon AM OBE, the Foundation will focus on projects that positively impact our communities through architecture and design including exhibitions, scholarships and education programs.<\/p>\n

\u2018A Foundation supporting the development of architecture is a fresh concept for Australia. Previously, other art sectors have been the major recipients of cultural philanthropy, however architecture, having the capacity for direct and positive impact on the future of our cities and urban spaces, should also be nurtured through philanthropic assistance,\u2019 Mr Capon said.<\/p>\n

The Foundation\u2019s fundraising initiatives will include the launch of a Patrons program. ‘Patrons will be our key allies in the development of a range of initiatives that draw architecture and design to the forefront of Australia\u2019s creative consciousness, as well as educating the wider population about the benefits to be gained by good design,\u2019 Mr Capon added.<\/p>\n

\u2018Architecture and design is a vital pillar of community wellbeing, and to ensure continued improvement of the quality of our built environments, we must develop outreach programs and initiatives to generate purposeful conversations about the benefit of good design. It will also make architecture accessible to a more informed public \u2013 this is the guiding mission of the Foundation,\u2019 David Parken, CEO of the Australian Institute of Architects said.<\/p>\n

The first initiative of the Foundation is an architecture residency program, the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The Australian Institute of Architects\u2019 Droga Architect in Residence will encourage the exploration of new approaches, the exchange of ideas, international collaboration and cross fertilisation, by inviting international architects to participate in a three-month program.<\/p>\n

Cultural philanthropist and supporter of the Institute, Daniel Droga, generously gifted his award-winning Droga Apartment in Surry Hills for use by the Foundation as an architect residency.<\/p>\n

The apartment, designed by Durbach Block Architects and winner of the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture at the 1998 National Architecture Awards, will accommodate the inaugural architect in residence, Dr Carmen Fiol-Costa who arrived from Barcelona in early March for a 12 week residency.<\/p>\n

Selected from a very strong field of international practitioners, \u2018Dr Fiol-Costa exemplifies the vision of the Institute and the Foundation through her commitment to design excellence, social wellbeing and environmental responsibility,\u2019 National President Paul Berkemeier said.<\/p>\n

Australian Institute of Architects Foundation – Board Members<\/strong>
\nEdmund Capon \u2013 Chairman, Australian Institute of Architects Foundation
\nDaniel Droga \u2013 CEO, DCM BlueLake
\nPenelope Seidler AM -Director, Harry Seidler & Associates
\nSue Cato – Principal, Cato Counsel
\nKarl Fender \u2013 Director, Fender Katsalidis
\nBrian Zulaikha – Founding Partner and Director, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
\nDavid Parken \u2013 CEO, Australian Institute of Architects<\/p>\n

More information.<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0mandy.obryan@architecture.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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