Embassy For Architecture - AIA HQ Canberra 1967 by Bryce Mortlock
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- 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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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!
Thanks Harry C.
if you know any other channels, could you recommend some?
Amazing piece of architectural design 👏
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.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love how the edges of the building blends in with the burm... flies screen detail is very beautifully done...
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.
I think it's sad that I've learned more about architecture from this channel than in school
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".
One of your best so far! The enthusiasm in this episode is contagious
That’s the magic of travelling to see something we haven’t seen before.
I love this! And I wish I had fly screens like that
Me too
Thank you, guys
You are welcome
wow.
thats all ive got.
wow.
& thank you.
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.
Yes. Canberra have so many great buildings that are not well known, even within Australia.
Great point about the leaves. I was wondering what the point of the uncontrolled discharge was.
really interesting video, thank you! and I love the sneakers Andrew :)
That’s his trademark. And the small jacket
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.
If you liked this building, check out the Houtbay library in Cape Town.
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.
Yes. Composition and details relating to that composition. So rare to see nowadays
Thank you that was amazing
You are welcome.
imagine the pressure of designing and building the embassy for AIA...
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.
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.
Learn to see architecture. See to learn architecture.
What an incredibly well detailed building! Would definitely come down for archi draw 👌🏼
You didn’t check it out when you were last in Canberra?
@@Archimarathon nah we had other things on. I love a trip to Canberra so more than happy to come down again!
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.
Great idea for the draw lesson there
Love such an understated building with so many well thought details.
So many great, thoughtful buildings in Canberra from that era.
@@Archimarathon These Canberra videos are brilliant guide for my future visit :)
That's the idea. These are things people can go and visit.
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)
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.
Another fantastic installment chaps. Great to see some coverage from my old home town too. A little gem.
Oh I didn’t know you are from Canberra! Yes a lot more episodes still coming
so many super interesting details that overall make the building amazing and so much richer, great video :)
Overall great composition. Something you could learn from.
@@Archimarathon oh for sure, very good stuff :)
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!
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.
Always nice to watch you! Real architecture talks, without usual mythomania of our sector. Thanks for sharing
Thank you.
Those clay pantiles are incredibly European,the building as a whole looks something of its era.
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.
Yes I didn’t know about it until I started researching that trip.
@@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.
hello Archimarathon 👋
Hi
I see that sneaky little Citroen DS there in the section drawing at 1:30😉
Yes! Well spotted.
@@Archimarathon Yes, the image was available on Letraset, an applied ink film technique used.
Oh so quite a common thing
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.
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.
I feel like plans and sections in Architecture Australia magazines need more love. Less glory shot renders and more 2D line drawings.
I think magazines in general
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.
I know you are jealous of those shoes of Andrew’s. 😂
#beautiful
really wanna KNOW what‘s ur opinion about the National Museum of Australia
We do not speak of it
@Ting Fai Wesley Wong you can
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
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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.
we were also there on a grey day and at sunset so it wasn't the best light
Great building, somewhat offset by the worst set of shoes yet seen on TH-cam.)
You are just jealous. 😂
@@Archimarathon I know it's subjective, a Greenie light blue would be better in my eyes. PS nice work on the vids... Truly good.
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alvar alto … a lot