inDETAIL with Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen, So. Architecture - Melbourne
Jun
13
Event Details
WHEN
6:00 pm AEST
Thursday
13/06/2024
WHERE
Brickworks Design Studio Melbourne
inDETAIL with Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen, So. Architecture – Melbourne
Brickworks is excited for the return of the inDETAIL Speaker Series.
So. Architecture is a Tasmanian studio founded in 2023 by Liz Walsh and Alex Nielsen. So. strives to interrogate architectural practice and product to craft enriching and joyful spatial experiences.
So., an acronym for Studio of. is deliberately ambiguous and inquisitive. Imbued with opportunity, the title speaks to So. Architecture’s desire to take a broad approach to professional practice. So. in both name and nature allows for openness and agility to adapt to tangential shifts and seize opportunities across scales, typologies, locations and disciplines - Studio of. furniture, Studio of. ideas, Studio of. light… So. many opportunities!
So. Architecture is formed around the following principles, So. grounded: to acknowledge that all buildings are embedded within larger cultural and physical landscapes, So. sublime: to create beauty and joy, So. strategic: to apply conceptual logic to solve architecture problems, So. experimental: to push parameters and test assumptions, So. robust: to embed projects with physical longevity and ideological flexibility to contribute to a more sustainable future and perhaps most importantly So. slow to acknowledge that all good things take the time they need.
So. Architecture has received a number of state and national awards for #TheBarnTAS, #TheBaeTAS and Harriet’s House including the Nicholas Murcutt National Award for Small Project Architecture, the Houses Apartment of the Year Award and the Tasmanian Medal. So. Architecture has been widely published and profiled in both print and online publications including Architecture Australia, Houses Magazine, The Australian Mansion Magazine and The Local Project .
This event will be hosted by Daniel Moore, Director of Open Creative Studio and the Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter.
We look forward to welcoming you to Brickworks Design Studio Melbourne for a night of networking and insightful architecture shared with like-minded people over drinks and canapés.
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Liz Walsh is a Founding Director of the nipaluna/Hobart-based practice So. architecture and a Design Principal at Cumulus Studio. Liz brings passion, rigour and humour to the design process. As a strong advocate for design research and conceptual thinking, Liz is committed to nurturing a practice underpinned by inquiry, collaboration and critique. Liz has creatively contributed to both public and private sector projects and has worked across a breadth of typologies with demonstrated expertise in Tourism, Early Education and Residential Architecture and holds a particular interest in developing adaptive reuse as a tool to reform and reposition our ‘heritage’ places to support ongoing use and sustained cultural relevance and interest.
Outside practice Liz contributes to the architectural profession more broadly as a Dulux Study Tour Alumni, as a past Tasmanian Institute of Architects Juror and Awards Co-Creative Director, as a panellist for Parlour Salons and IDW events and as a spatial commentator for publication such as Island and Green Magazines.
Liz, is a mother, and a champion for flexible, effective and productive modes and models of part-time practice, with the intention of guiding our profession towards a balanced, inclusive and sustainable future.
Liz Walsh is a Founding Director of the nipaluna/Hobart-based practice So. architecture and a Design Principal at Cumulus Studio. Liz brings passion, rigour and humour to the design process. As a strong advocate for design research and conceptual thinking, Liz is committed to nurturing a practice underpinned by inquiry, collaboration and critique. Liz has creatively contributed to both public and private sector projects and has worked across a breadth of typologies with demonstrated expertise in Tourism, Early Education and Residential Architecture and holds a particular interest in developing adaptive reuse as a tool to reform and reposition our ‘heritage’ places to support ongoing use and sustained cultural relevance and interest.
Outside practice Liz contributes to the architectural profession more broadly as a Dulux Study Tour Alumni, as a past Tasmanian Institute of Architects Juror and Awards Co-Creative Director, as a panellist for Parlour Salons and IDW events and as a spatial commentator for publication such as Island and Green Magazines.
Liz, is a mother, and a champion for flexible, effective and productive modes and models of part-time practice, with the intention of guiding our profession towards a balanced, inclusive and sustainable future.
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Alex Nielsen is a Founding Director of So. architecture a nipaluna/Hobart-based practice established in 2023.
Over the course of his career, Alex has creatively contributed to both public and private sector projects and has worked across a breadth of typologies with demonstrated expertise in Hotel Design, Medical Facilities, Multi-Residential, and Residential Architecture with a strong focus on adaptive reuse and urban renewal.
Alex’s education at the University of Tasmania and abroad at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Copenhagen stoked a passion for socially responsible and sustainable architecture. Alex brings intuition and strategic rigour to the design process and enjoys the ‘iterative dance’ between the rational and the beautiful. Alex seeks to create architecture that is embedded in place, generous in spirit and robust in nature. Fundamental principles that Alex believes are key to sustainable future growth.
Outside of practice, Alex advocates for the profession through engagement with the Tasmania Institute of Architects, the emAGN network and Open House Programs and supports the profession’s growth through sessional teaching and critique at the University of Tasmania.
Alex Nielsen is a Founding Director of So. architecture a nipaluna/Hobart-based practice established in 2023.
Over the course of his career, Alex has creatively contributed to both public and private sector projects and has worked across a breadth of typologies with demonstrated expertise in Hotel Design, Medical Facilities, Multi-Residential, and Residential Architecture with a strong focus on adaptive reuse and urban renewal.
Alex’s education at the University of Tasmania and abroad at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Copenhagen stoked a passion for socially responsible and sustainable architecture. Alex brings intuition and strategic rigour to the design process and enjoys the ‘iterative dance’ between the rational and the beautiful. Alex seeks to create architecture that is embedded in place, generous in spirit and robust in nature. Fundamental principles that Alex believes are key to sustainable future growth.
Outside of practice, Alex advocates for the profession through engagement with the Tasmania Institute of Architects, the emAGN network and Open House Programs and supports the profession’s growth through sessional teaching and critique at the University of Tasmania.
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Architect // Open Creative Studio
Executive Director // Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
Daniel Moore is the Director of Open Creative Studio and the Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter. In recognition of his dedication to advancing the role of the architect in society, Daniel was awarded the 2022 Victorian and National Emerging Architect Prize. Daniel has demonstrated excellence in founding Hearing Architecture, an EmAGN podcast that looks to educate the public on the role and importance of the architectural profession. He has been fundamental in leading and curating events for the Australian Institute of Architects, EmAGN and New Architects Melbourne. Open Creative Studio offers “The Patron Model” as part of the core architectural services, which provides financial incentives to clients who achieve heightened sustainable outcomes in there projects.
Architect // Open Creative Studio
Executive Director // Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter
Daniel Moore is the Director of Open Creative Studio and the Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter. In recognition of his dedication to advancing the role of the architect in society, Daniel was awarded the 2022 Victorian and National Emerging Architect Prize. Daniel has demonstrated excellence in founding Hearing Architecture, an EmAGN podcast that looks to educate the public on the role and importance of the architectural profession. He has been fundamental in leading and curating events for the Australian Institute of Architects, EmAGN and New Architects Melbourne. Open Creative Studio offers “The Patron Model” as part of the core architectural services, which provides financial incentives to clients who achieve heightened sustainable outcomes in there projects.
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