Interview with:Brooke Kildey [brookekildey]
ARCHITECTURE
 | What is your specialization in architecture? Residential & Small to Medium Scale Sports Facilities |
| Is there a web page or blog where one could see something of your work? website www.architectsaustralia.com.au
blog architectsaustralia.blogspot.com
twitter koorbarch |
| What is it for you a good architectural design? Good architecture is answering a clients brief clearly, and cleanly without compromising elements of light, ventilation, orientation and proportion. |
| What era of architecture most fascinates you? Now & Art Deco |
| List the name of a famous building which you don't care for. Federation Square - Melbourne |
| What hardware and software do you use that you deem as indispensable? No hardware/ software is indispensable, hopefully that role belongs to the architect. |
| In which city do you live or work and why? Brisbane, it is my home town, I am surrounded by friends and family and the lifestyle is hard to match anywhere in the world. |
| Do you work with other architects? How is the team set up? 2 other architects are in our office, My father being one of them. |
| What do you think of competitions? What types of competitions do you normally compete in? Competitions are hardwork and can sometimes open great debates about Intellectual Property issues, however I also believe they can act as a great resource for new ideas and styles to be investigated. As a small firm we do not have mant resources to lend to competition entries, so we tend to enter competitions where work we have already designed for clients can be showcased. |
| Which architects, past or present, do you admire? Ito
Gehry
Frank Lloyd Wright |
| In your professional philosophy, what comes first, function or form? Function otherwise we are artists only. |
| Do you view suburban sprawl as an ecological threat and a waste of resources? Do you advocate for more vertical and denser town planning? Denser town planning is definelty important and cost efficient on infrastructure and resources, however I also believe in Australia where we have large expanses of under-utilized landscape that new suburbs could exist with higher importance put on susatainable principles and a balance could be reached. |
| What will the single-family home of 2050 be like? Not much different to what we have now, although I beleive it may be transportable and will be off grid for electricity, have its own water harvesting & require minimal external imput. |
| For you, which new materials provoke the most interest? Translucent Concrete |
| Bioclimactic architecture, domotic systems...do you think we are approaching a profound revolution in architecture? No - I think we are returning to what we have always known. |
| In the development of a project, do you feel closer to the client or to the public as a whole who will use the final product? Public user - if you don't feel the space and understand why it exists then you will produce architecture that is not efficient for anyone, be it commercial space, residential or any other type. |
| The pharahons built pyramids, and bankers skyscrapers: will architecture always be a symbol of power? Yes it is mans' way of creating something larger than him that may outlast him. |
| Can one copy and still be original? No - A past collegue once said to me you will never produce anything original, only recombinations - I believe Gehry produced something new with the Guggenheim, and Zaha is creating a style which I have not ever seen as a whole before...they may have been influenced but they did not copy...and I do not see any reason to copy... |
| Spectacular architecture: do you believe that buildings are becoming more and more media phenomena? Yes, I beleive we are in the age of the image, but we always must remember we are also in the age of photoshop and the airbrush. |
| What motto would you like to see inscribed at the entrance of the university's department of architecture? Let your imagination lead you, but walk with your feet on the pavement. |
| What would be your dream project at this moment? A church for all religions. |
| Who is your favourite artist? Richard Serra |
| Which websites about architecture do you frequently visit? Too many to answer, but I usually start with a google random word image search, and work from there...there is too much information out there to only be inspired by other architecture...I also recieve over 10 newsletter a day from industry affiliates. |
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