Lindsay Johnston is again joining ArchiCamp in 2016. Lindsay Johnston grew up in Ireland and studied architecture in Scotland. After 20 years in research and practice in Ireland he emigrated to Australia and entered academic life. He has been Head of School and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Design at the University…
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2015 ArchiCamp took place 2-5 October in Butterwick NSW (Hunter Valley). Over 70 architecture and design students from 6 states gathered with some 20 guests and tutors, including Rick Leplastrier, Lindsay Johnston, Kerry and Lindsay Clare, and Drew Heath, aiming to directly benefit through design work the flood-damaged town of Dungog NSW, as well as future…
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“In early October, architecture and design students from across the country gathered outside Newcastle with some 20 tutors to help a flood-damaged town and sustainable village. An attendee reports back on the outcomes.” Read the full article at on Architecture AU (PDF version).
ArchiCamp would not be possible without support of the people of ArchiCamp, all of whom are generously donating their time. This year’s ArchiCamp guests (timing/availability to be confirmed) Richard Leplastrier, Lindsay Johnston, Kerry and Lindsay Clare, and Drew Heath will be joined by number of architecture tutors in guiding students through the ArchiCamp concept design workshop. The complete list of architecture tutors…
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2-5 October 2015, Hunter Valley ArchiCamp is an annual grassroots event for architecture students, professionals, artists, craftsmen and their families, with camping, design workshops, tours, talks, discussions and entertainment. First and foremost, ArchiCamp is about the enjoyment of sharing ideas with others and building professional culture within Australia and internationally. A number of key figures…
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A successful and awarded architect, builder and Newcastle Architecture School’s favourite tutor Drew Heath has confirmed his participation in ArchiCamp 2015. Drew specialises in handmade and handcrafted buildings with low environmental impact and represents a very valuable addition to the amazing list of top architecture professionals, who will be generously sharing their time with students at ArchiCamp as tutors and…
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Annabel Kater (BSc Agr, M Forestry, MIFA) and James Felton-Taylor (BEnv Sci) modestly refer to themselves as “lumberjacks” – a vast understatement. Passionate about truly sustainable forestry, together they are putting their energy into practice in managing their own native forest and sawmill at Monkerai, in the foothills of Barrington Tops in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.…
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Kerry and Lindsay Clare, a 2010 AIA gold medallist husband and wife duo, very kindly promised to invest some of their time with us. Together with another AIA gold medallist Rick Leplastrier, Architecture Foundation‘s Lindsay Johnston, Kerry and Lindsay will help create an invaluable opportunity for learning and good design at ArchiCamp 2015. For updates, like & follow ArchiCamp on Facebook.
This year, ArchiCamp is poised to step up into a whole new level. With Rick Leplastrier and Lindsay Johnston (timing/availability to be confirmed), two of Australia’s finest architects generously willing to share their time and expertise with us, and a number of other exciting professionals, artists and musicians currently being talked to, this will be an…
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ArchiCamp 2015 host, Shepherds Ground farm and village project, was founded by Lucie Bruvel, a social entrepreneur trying to create a blueprint for the renewal of the rural village, master planned by Gregory Burgess, 2004 AIA gold medalist. Growing up on a self sufficient small holding, her family grew everything, baked their bread, made cheese…
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