venice architecture biennale 08: australian pavilion

at the entrance to the 'abundant' exhibition at the australian pavillion trees are wrapped in yellow rope, enticing guests inside.
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curated by architects neil durbach, wendy lewin, kerstin thompson, gary warner and graphic designer vince frost
the 'abundant' exhibition aims to address a commonly held misconception that australian cities are bland, generic
and indifferent or that australian architecture simply emulates international styles. the exhibition consists of two
distinct yet interrelated installations - one showing past works and the other current approaches within
australian architecture.

with reference to the biennale theme of 'out there: architecture beyond building' over 200 australian
architecture firms were invited to create models that reflected their own projects, reframing them as new
thoughts and investigations. individual models expressed various concepts and ideas of each practice.

the visual historic survey provides an overview of australia's architectural production and spatial patterns
of settlement. featuring eighty significant structures, from colonial constructions to recently completed projects,
it suggest various threads that connect the past two hundred years of european settlement with today's practice.

the submitted works, in their collective, testify to the vigour and productive energy that characterises
contemporary architectural production in australia.


general view of the 'abundant' exhibition
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guests at the 'abundant' exhibition
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general view of the 'abundant' exhibition

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'eagle talon house' by peter stuchbury architecture
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'mobius chiral' at oldgulch in abu dhabi, UAE by architects dale jones- evans
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research station, model by university of technology sydney student luke novotny
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new holland folly by studio505
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'the abundant sky' by BKK architects
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front centre: 'herd' by chris tucker
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abundant identity, logo and catalogue by vince frost of frost design



vince frost
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more:
australian institute of architects : www.architecture.com.au
vince frost: frost design

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