EVENTS

Design inTENTs
Friday 9 November & Saturday 10 November             12.00 noon – 10.00pm
Sunday 11 November 2007                                          12.00 noon – 6.00 pm

A public event promoting the interaction between sport, health, design and the community.
The program explores the Biennial theme of Winning by Design through:

• design projects and programs relating to sport and sports products
• design promoting solutions to obesity and encouraging healthy lifestyles
• design using everyday and recycled materials in objects, installations and architectural projects.

Key activities:

Xtreme Fashion Parade

An experimental fashion parade of garments designed and manufactured by CIT’s fashion Design students. The performance will include a choreographed element featuring athletes from Canberra extreme sports community.

Underfoot – Public Art Display

Be a part of the Canberra Biennial by bringing an old sports shoe to Federation Mall and exhibiting it with others.

Mpowerdome

After 10 years of rigorous research and design development Canberra-based company mpowerdome will launch and demonstrate an innovative health and fitness solution program. The design of the equipment and programs facilitate fundamental motor skill development, and accelerate the development of young athletes for all sports. There will activities for everyone, from the very young to the more mature.

Art and Design marketplace and workshop

Displays and workshops from the Australian National University School of Art and the CIT art and design schools.

Virtual Gaming

Big Screen Game competitions plus workshops and talks on game development and 3D design visualisation. Presented by the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.
Throughout the event there will be entertainment including musicians from the Australian National University School of Music and chilled out sets from Canberra’s most innovative DJ’s. Food and drink will also be available.

Commonwealth Place, Parliamentary Zone
Free Admission
For information and detailed schedule of event visit www.designintents.nationalcaptial.gov.au

Walter Burley Griffin Memorial Lecture
Wednesday 7 November 2007
5:30pm for 6:00pm

This lecture has traditionally focused on the theme of the importance of design in the National Capital and the role that architects play in underpinning the international importance of Canberra’s original design, by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin.

2007 is the 46th year of presentation.  The lecture continues to be the most distinguished architectural lecture in the ACT.  The 2007 lecture is presented by John Denton of Denton Corker Marshall Architects.

Venue:  James O Fairfax Theatre National Gallery of Australia
Free admission

Lake Cruise Tour – Architecture around Lake Burley Griffin
Saturday 10 November 2007
12noon – 1:30pm

The Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) will take you on a tour of the significant architecture on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.

Join RAIA architects as they talk you through the design and significance of buildings such as the National Gallery of Australia, High Court of Australia and the Carillon.

Departs from the jetty at design InTENTS Commonwealth Place foreshore.

$18            Adults
$12            Concessions/RAIA members
$36            Family of four

Bookings essential
A copy of the Tour Guide to Internationally and Nationally Significant Architecture in Canberra will be provided.
Contact 02 6208 2100 or act@raia.com.au

Walking Tour - City West and Australian National University (ANU) walking tour
Saturday 10 November 2007
2.30pm – 4.30pm

The walking tour will explore some of the significant architectural treasures of the 20th Century that Canberra has on offer in and around the city and ANU.

Starts and finishes at the ACT Supreme Court, London Circuit Civic

$6             Individual
$12           Family of four

Bookings essential 
A copy of the Tour Guide to Significant Canberra Architecture #4, will be provided.
Contact 02 6208 2100 or act@raia.com.au

Bus Tour - Architecturally designed elite sporting facilities in the ACT
Sunday 18 November 2007
1pm - 5pm

The RAIA ACT Chapter will take you on a tour of Canberra's architecturally designed and award winning sporting facilities.

The ACT is home to the Australian Institute of Sport and therefore fortunate to have a bevy of architectural award winning sporting facilities. Over the years, local and interstate architects have contributed to the architecture and helped provide both state of the art training and viewing facilities.

• Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Testing and Training Centre.
• Australian Institute of Sport Services Hub.
• Canberra Stadium and National Indoor Sports Centre.
• MPower Dome.

At each site the original or an experienced architect will take you through the design of the building.

The Bus will depart from the RAIA ACT Chapter 2A Mugga Way Red Hill

$44             Adults
$36             Concessions/RAIA members
$24             Students/children under 16
$110           Families of four

Bookings essential 
Refreshments will be provided
Contact 02 6208 2100 or act@raia.com.au

Public Lecture – Olympic Designs
Sunday 18 November 2007
2.00 – 3.00pm

In conjunction with the exhibition Olympic Cities: Designing for Winning, urban designer and distinguished sports architect Lawrence Nield will share his experience and expertise in Olympic planning and design in Sydney, Athens and Beijing.  Lawrence is principal of Bligh Voller Nield architects.
His designs have won numerous awards, including the RAIA Sir Zelman Cowan Award for Public Buildings in 1997 for his work on the University of the Sunshine Coast Library and the Sir John Sulman Medallion for the Sydney Olympic Tennis Centre.

Admission to the exhibition is free after admission to Old Parliament House of $2 Adults, $1 child or $5 family