{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66dcfdda505674fba459c25c/68df39b1965488b63aa18b58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2025 Murcutt Symposium - Murcutt Oration","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66dcfdda505674fba459c25c/1759459737580-ff4dcca8-0515-4ff5-955c-4959b77b3c83.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>The inaugural Murcutt Symposium was held in Sydney, with house tours, talks and social events spanning three days 11-13 September 2025. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>On Friday 12 September, a packed auditorium witnessed a moving ceremony as Glenn Murcutt AO awarded the </strong><a href=\"https://www.murcuttfoundation.org/foundation-updates/murcuttpin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Murcutt Pin</strong></a><strong> to </strong><a href=\"https://www.kerearchitecture.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Francis Kéré</strong></a><strong>; paying tribute to the sustained commitment shown by Kéré to work for, and with, his community in Gando, Burkina Faso, to build schools and other infrastructure using a combination of traditional materials and methods, augmented with contemporary approaches that are handled simply.</strong></p>","author_name":"Murcutt Foundation"}