2015 National Architecture Conference Creative Directors – Hamish Lyon, Andrew Mackenzie and Donald Bates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u2018No one wants to be a safe architect; to be conventional and predictable. Yet what client would choose the risk of the unknown over the safety of the known?<\/p>\n
\u2018Risk will explore this troubled nexus; between the professional necessity to take calculated and creative risks and a world incapacitated by risk minimisation,\u2019 the team said.<\/p>\n
\u2018From the domestic risk of the Farnsworth House to the spatial risk of Bilbao Guggenheim, from the construction risk of Sydney Opera House to the cultural risk of the Pompidou Centre, all great achievements in architecture have been the result of calculated risks, by both architect and client.<\/p>\n
The multidisciplinary team will focus their attention on four aspects of risk within the profession: risks related to cultural relevance, architectural pedagogy, professional practice and the discipline of architecture.<\/p>\n
Professor Donald Bates is a Director of LAB Architecture Studio in Melbourne and is Chair of Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne. Widely published, he has completed works in a variety of countries across Asia, the Middle East and Great Britain, in addition to local projects including Melbourne\u2019s Federation Square precinct. Donald has participated in lectures, seminars, reviews, workshops and programs at over 95 universities and schools of architecture and professional venues.<\/p>\n
Principal of NH Architecture, Hamish Lyon leads the firm\u2019s design thinking and direction. He is involved in projects of all scales within the office and has completed a wide range of architectural projects, urban initiatives and masterplans including Melbourne\u2019s world class 6 Star Green Star Convention Centre on the Yarra River and the redevelopment of Myer\u2019s flagship Bourke Street store in the heart of Melbourne\u2019s CBD. He began his architectural career with the national Robin Boyd Medal, awarded under the chairmanship of the pre-eminent Australian architect, Glenn Murcutt. His ongoing commitment to architecture as a public advocate was recognised in the Age\u2019s 2009 poll where he was voted one of Melbourne\u2019s 100 most influential people.<\/p>\n
Andrew Mackenzie is Director of CityLab, a consultancy he founded in 2011. His clients include Major Projects Victoria, Monash University, Gold Coast City Council, Waterfront Auckland and Integrated Design Commission South Australia. He is also an independent publisher of architecture and design books under the imprint Uro, which publishes practice monographs as well as architectural history and theory. He is also an architecture writer for the Australian Financial Review and a Contributing Editor to Architecture Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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