|
By Design|By Design 2009-04-08 Episode
Pugin; God's Architect
August Welby Pugin had a short life of just 40 years. Yet in that time he changed the look of Victorian Britain with his visionary Gothic architecture, designing glorious churches, cathedrals and houses. And he made his presence felt even in Australia.
Architecture through the eyes of a child
In this heartfelt audio essay called Building Jersusalem, Colin Bisset revisits his childhood dream of becoming an architect. It is reflection on the youthful wonderment with which a 13-year-old boy perceives the built world and spends his days drawing plans. And it is a reminder for all of us that, as adults who can now influence the shape of our built environment, we should never forget the time when the shape of our houses and cities was limited - not by council regulations and budgets - but only by our power of youthful imagination.
Trends and Products: cloud computing -- a public space
In our Trends and Products segment this week we are looking at some emerging ideas around public space and how this is -- by extension -- changing the way a city and its purpose is conceived. Creativity, for example, is now seen as a commodity that is tradable between cities. So what on earth does all this mean?
Heritage and historic houses: A conversation with Kate Clark
The Historic Houses Trust manages a dozen historic houses and museums across New South Wales. In our conversation spot this week we introduce the Trust's new director Kate Clark to discuss her views about heritage, particularly in respect to the conservation of historic houses.
[ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]
|