CANBERRA BIENNIAL 2007 THEME

Winning by Design: Designing for Sport in 21C

Winning is a space, time, and body equation, and design for winning is about creating the best technology and conditions for a personal best performance.

The relationship between the sport and spectacle has seen sports people, sporting facilities, accessories and attributes join that pantheon of stardom once the place of museums, couture, and celebrities.

It has been estimated that as much will be spent on sport’s infrastructure in 21C as was spent on industrialisation in 19C, making sport a major attractor in urban regeneration for business, cultural activities, and tourists. In fact cities around the world are competing with each other to use sport to brand themselves for international consumption.

The 2007 Canberra Biennial will explore what/why/how winning in sport is driven by design.

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