Embassy For Architecture - AIA HQ Canberra 1967 by Bryce Mortlock

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3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Hui and Andrew Maynard checking out the AIA HQ by Bryce Mortlock in 1967 in Canberra, Australia. The Australian Institute of Architects building in Canberra is a good example of modest mid-century architecture working with landscape in Australia.
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@harryc2291 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best architecture channels on youtube. I love your low-key authenticity and complete rejection of esoteric bs. Keep up the great work guys!

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harry C.

@eardeon Жыл бұрын

if you know any other channels, could you recommend some?

@robman2095 2 жыл бұрын

It is such a delight being introduced to these wonderful buildings through your videos, with the additional benefit of being introduced to some of the principles of good architecture.

@Archimarathon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@jenniferstevenson1511 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this being built and passed it every day on my way home from school. Always wondered what it was like inside as I loved the outside. What an interesting building ... thanks.

@Archimarathon 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nickpilgrim1966 Жыл бұрын

Amazing piece of architectural design 👏

@louiseouyang7394 3 жыл бұрын

Love how the edges of the building blends in with the burm... flies screen detail is very beautifully done...

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes the berm is pretty awesome. Did you see at one point you can see a hedge next to the building (when I was talking about the column) and it’s been cut on an angle to fit the design too.

@davids4807 3 жыл бұрын

One of your best so far! The enthusiasm in this episode is contagious

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

That’s the magic of travelling to see something we haven’t seen before.

@WelcomeToSteph 3 жыл бұрын

What an incredibly well detailed building! Would definitely come down for archi draw 👌🏼

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

You didn’t check it out when you were last in Canberra?

@WelcomeToSteph 3 жыл бұрын

@@Archimarathon nah we had other things on. I love a trip to Canberra so more than happy to come down again!

@WelcomeToSteph 3 жыл бұрын

plus I would want you to takl us through the details @archimarathon since I'm sure there are things we would miss without your guidance.

@matthewlow7057 3 жыл бұрын

really interesting video, thank you! and I love the sneakers Andrew :)

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

That’s his trademark. And the small jacket

@gabybordino6024 3 жыл бұрын

Oooh beautiful! I´m loving these Canberra episodes. What an amazing building, so subtle and yet full of clever details. No gutters in this roof seems a wise solution when you have a building beside eucalyptus trees, because the leaves, flowers, and fruits could easily plug the drainages. It´s clear what you mention about Asian and Nordic vibes, in such an amazing outcome.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Canberra have so many great buildings that are not well known, even within Australia.

@robman2095 2 жыл бұрын

Great point about the leaves. I was wondering what the point of the uncontrolled discharge was.

@Nynke_K 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! And I wish I had fly screens like that

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@user-fx4gp5kb8i 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, guys

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@hurtecho 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna live in this building/House! Feels very cozy and residential; "per[gó]la" such a great word !! Here, we pronounce it "[pé]rgola".

@kudzaishemakweta211 3 жыл бұрын

These videos never cease to engage me due to the content you bring out. The drawing session will be amazing and augment in conveying the message , I already found your videos to be very important during this pandemic as they replaced face-face lectures.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Learn to see architecture. See to learn architecture.

@che2879 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea for the draw lesson there Love such an understated building with so many well thought details.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

So many great, thoughtful buildings in Canberra from that era.

@che2879 3 жыл бұрын

@@Archimarathon These Canberra videos are brilliant guide for my future visit :)

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

That's the idea. These are things people can go and visit.

@urbancolab 2 жыл бұрын

Very sensible hq building compared to us AIA which is in a corporate office tower. But it does stand near the octagon house which is the historic hq.

@jaimedavis439 Жыл бұрын

wow. thats all ive got. wow. & thank you.

@aldrichjohn10 3 жыл бұрын

Well thought about every singularity of the materials and how they are played in the whole composition of the building. Those details are badass! A definitely great embassy building for architects.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Composition and details relating to that composition. So rare to see nowadays

@ISCDESIGNAustralia 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was amazing

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

@mubarakolawuyi2660 Жыл бұрын

I think it's sad that I've learned more about architecture from this channel than in school

@gpgreyvenstein8227 5 ай бұрын

If you liked this building, check out the Houtbay library in Cape Town.

@MrDavidPrime 3 жыл бұрын

imagine the pressure of designing and building the embassy for AIA...

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

We didn’t tell the story how it was such a difficult site that Sidney Ancher had a few schemes for it but hated it. He gave up and gave it to Bryce Mortlock and the rest is history.

@ethanscotney9999 3 жыл бұрын

so many super interesting details that overall make the building amazing and so much richer, great video :)

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Overall great composition. Something you could learn from.

@ethanscotney9999 3 жыл бұрын

@@Archimarathon oh for sure, very good stuff :)

@rvider 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic installment chaps. Great to see some coverage from my old home town too. A little gem.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t know you are from Canberra! Yes a lot more episodes still coming

@CURAMI 3 жыл бұрын

Always nice to watch you! Real architecture talks, without usual mythomania of our sector. Thanks for sharing

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@harpersherman2753 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see the connections drawn to both Asian architecture and Aalto in this project as Aalto himself was inspired by Japanese design. Also, the doorway at 14:07 could be seen like the parti of the project, with all sides sloping down like the site's berms. Great video!

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh nice observations about the doorway. I think it also offers some visual privacy to the boardroom from the library and from the garden space too.

@MrPelikan500 3 жыл бұрын

you know the work is good when you hear so many gleeful " oh yeahs'' " from the hosts 😀 the building is 54 years old and looks like it hasn't aged much ... which reminds of a Ray Eames quote ... " *What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts* " (though, here the building is both)

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was constant discovery as we were exploring the building. Andrew’s been there before but even he was seeing so many new things he hasn’t noticed before.

@shenanigans3710 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite Canberra buildings. No one knows about it. However, can you really not have a roof without guttering? Surely that's the kind of nonsense we've left behind! I have always loved those roofs, especially when it rains and it become a beautiful curtain of water.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I didn’t know about it until I started researching that trip.

@shenanigans3710 3 жыл бұрын

@@Archimarathon Bizarre. I actually seemed to recall Robin Boyd having this exact fight. I had assumed that these sort of restrictions had been abolished decades ago.

@simeonjamison3034 3 жыл бұрын

I see that sneaky little Citroen DS there in the section drawing at 1:30😉

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Well spotted.

@avidtom52 3 жыл бұрын

@@Archimarathon Yes, the image was available on Letraset, an applied ink film technique used.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Oh so quite a common thing

@Blubberbooi 3 жыл бұрын

hello Archimarathon 👋

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

@frankryan2505 3 жыл бұрын

Those clay pantiles are incredibly European,the building as a whole looks something of its era.

@MBCMurrayPlaysRL 2 жыл бұрын

I went to a meeting here back in 2019 about the moral and architectual values of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge which I think was in the former residence. I thought this building was pretty unimpressive untill i watched this video.

@BillWoodillustrator 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to look at the roof and the berms -but all I can see are your blue shoes.🤣 I do like the take on all of your videos though.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

I know you are jealous of those shoes of Andrew’s. 😂

@ghoulman51 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like plans and sections in Architecture Australia magazines need more love. Less glory shot renders and more 2D line drawings.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

I think magazines in general

@jonec8437 3 жыл бұрын

really wanna KNOW what‘s ur opinion about the National Museum of Australia

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

We do not speak of it

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

@Ting Fai Wesley Wong you can

@BillWoodillustrator 3 жыл бұрын

Ironic how the ubiquitous Bunnings external glass table has found itself in the presence of the Institute of Architect’s headquarters in that main courtyard. From experience it takes a lot of effort and discipline to maintain a standard of smaller movable items to match the overall aesthetic of a building. Not an easy thing to keep up with.

@computationdesign 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Kevin and Andrew Can you criticize tectonism with its parameterism and all types ex swarmism, foldism..etc is it necessary to architect to be assist With algorithm computing process ,because now students we don't know right way to chose even most universities are not yet adopting this algorithm saver (assistant) haaaaa Give us clearly scope about this movement even production side in architecture practice

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

Check out our other videos and get involved with the conversations on the Discord channel

@mariakontaxis2251 Жыл бұрын

#beautiful

@clarksonad 3 жыл бұрын

It's a real shame that the interior lighting is so harsh. I wonder what the original solution was. The wide eaves of the roof are very cool but they deny the interior natural light. Skylights or lightwells would help make the environment more pleasant.

@Archimarathon 3 жыл бұрын

we were also there on a grey day and at sunset so it wasn't the best light