The Masters Project

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Keith Cottier AM.We get an insight into a world unfolding as work in London gave an opportunity for travel to see the works of Aalto and others - that go on to influence Keith Cottier's own work in projects such Clubbe Hall. We meet legendary clients that help explain pioneering projects that set the benchmark for wineries in Australia and beyond, and a new generation of residential apartment buildings that offered something more.The Masters Project brings back truly long form podcasting. We think this is for long drives or for zoning out in-flight. And best of all, there's no annoying interviewer interrupting. This podcast was made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.orgFor access to more content like this, and to drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcutt Foundation.Or get in touch at hello@murcuttfoundation.org

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Brit Andresen.The first female recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for architecture in 2002, Brit Andresen has enjoyed a stellar career spanning the worlds of practice, research and teaching in Australia, England, Norway, Denmark and The Netherlands. Part of that story is one shared with life partner and architect Peter O'Gorman with whom she formed the celebrated practice: Andresen O'Gorman.In this episode, Brit shares her deep knowledge of timber construction gained from study of the medieval church architecture of Norway's Stave Churches, and brought to life in her adopted home of Queensland in a number of acclaimed houses intended to put into practice aspects of research and teaching, because one of Brit's abiding interests lies in different kinds of teaching and learning, and how pedagogical models in architecture schools can help in an increasingly digital age to encourage exploration of ideas and avoid the rush to an answer. This podcast was made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.orgFor access to more content like this, and to drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcutt Foundation.Or get in touch at hello@murcuttfoundation.org

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Peter Stutchbury.Stutchbury describes the landscape of the Australian bush, and travel in Papua New Guinea where he lived and worked with the people of the highlands and witnessed the building and rituals of the traditional long house as two important experiences that shaped his early life, and that influence his work today. Reading the land and its weather patterns were as evident to a young Peter Stutchbury when mustering sheep, or alone on a surfboard observing the swell, wave patterns and wind.Awarded the Gold Medal for Architecture in 2015, this acclaimed architect only stumbled on architecture after initially enrolling in Commerce at UNSW. In this episode, Peter Stutchbury shares the value of finding mentorship from teacher and friend, Richard Leplastrier AO, and guidance from Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison that have together influenced an approach to the land, to architecture, and to a quiet reconciliation with culture indigenous to place.This podcast was made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.orgFor access to more content like this, and to drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcutt Foundation.Or get in touch at hello@murcuttfoundation.org

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Lindsay and Kerry Clare.Lindsay and Kerry Clare are partners in life and in architecture - having both worked with the acclaimed, but unconventional, Queensland architect Gabriel Poole.Jointly awarded the Gold Medal for Architecture in 2010, Lindsay and Kerry Clare are renowned for the diversity of their practice and portfolio. Initially coming to prominence through modest, climate-adapted single homes, the couple explain the design principles behind the Cotton Tree housing project that propelled them into multi-dwelling housing - an interest that continues today in the form of their own home on Queensland's Gold Coast where four dwellings on 800m2 exemplifies the very best of multi-generational housing. Lindsay and Kerry Clare have also moved easily between scales of practice; having evolved firstly from small to medium practice, then the rare leap to a joint role leading design within the NSW Government Architect's office before scaling up once again to a leadership role in transforming the Sydney practice, Travis McEwen to the renowned large practice: Architectus. Throughout, Lindsay and Kerry Clare have practiced, advised government and taught at the University of Newcastle and more recently, Bond University on the Gold Coast.This podcast was made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.orgFor access to more content like this, and to drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcutt Foundation.Or get in touch at hello@murcuttfoundation.org

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Richard Leplastrier AO.From his early years, Richard 'Rick' Leplastrier's life has always been associated with water and sailing. Early impressions forged in Jock Muir's Tasmanian boat yards matured into national championships and quiet afternoons with Jørn Utzon, with whom he worked so closely during his time in Sydney, in a yacht on his beloved Pittwater.Tasked to prepare the first 1:100 drawings of the Sydney Opera House, Rick was there when Utzon shared the news the project was finished. Rick's path afterwards was north through Papua New Guinea to Japan - finding his next great mentor, Tomoya Masuda. Throughout, Rick Leplastrier reveals why he is known as one of the great observers, teachers and storytellers in architecture. This podcast was made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.orgFor access to more content like this, and to drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcutt Foundation.Or get in touch at hello@murcuttfoundation.org

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Louise Cox AO.Louise Cox's fiercely pragmatic approach to shaping the world was evident early, with independence and curiosity a hallmark of her young years growing up in Killara. Instead of following generations into the family business, Louise studied architecture at the University of Sydney before working with established practices like Peddle Thorp and McConnell Smith and Johnson at a time when entrenched male prejudice was part of the culture of building sites. But as Louise says: "Don't challenge me - I'll take the challenge".In addition to leading large, complex, high profile projects like Sydney Hospital and the State and Commonwealth Law Courts (Queens Square, Sydney), Louise is renowned the national and international roles in leadership of bodies including the Australian Institute of Architects, Union of International Architects (UIA), UN Habitat and more - with recognition from the French government in 2011 with the award of the insignia of Knight in the Order of Arts, and in 2014 by the Australian government with the award of the Officer of the Order of Australia.This podcast series is made possible from our friends at the Alastair Swyan Foundation. Find out more at Alastairswaynfoundation.org.If you want access to more content like this including drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcuttfoundation.org and explore the many ways you can support!

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Glenn Murcutt AO.Glenn Murcutt's early years were spent in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. As he describes life on the Watut River, danger was a daily reality that taught the young Glenn to observe the landscape for signs of that danger and protection. This is the origin of Glenn Murcutt's now famous principles of 'prospect' and 'refuge' - dualities evident in his work over the past 55+ years. Brought back to Australia by the onset of war, Glenn Murcutt's path through school was difficult but he flourished at university studying architecture.In this episode, Glenn Murcutt shares deeply personal lessons of learning to live with anxiety at the start of each new project, and his approach to getting the best out of each project once on site.It is often said that Harry Seidler brought international architecture to our shores, and that Glenn Murcutt took Australian architecture to the world.This podcast series is made possible from our friends at the Alastair Swyan Foundation. Find out more at Alastairswaynfoundation.org.If you want access to more content like this including drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcuttfoundation.org and explore the many ways you can support!

For more than 20 years, the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass has welcomed architects from around the world to learn from the best.In this series, we continue the search for what mastery really means.We meet some of the most awarded architects and hear what shaped them, as they reveal what decades have distilled.Welcome to the Masters Project - where we ask: What does it really take to master architecture?In this episode, we meet Penelope Seidler AM.The young Penelope Evatt's childhood was immersed in the political and public cultural life of Sydney. As she puts it, the Evatt name was in the media most days. This early apprenticeship in what she describes as the "cut and thrust of NSW politics" provided a foundation for an active and engaged life that has navigated that cut and thrust expertly over almost seven decades. Penelope Evatt met Harry Seidler, and the two forged a powerful partnership. We hear how that partnership flourished at a pivotal moment in development for Sydney. Famed developer and entrepreneur, Dick Dusseldorp's vision for Australia Square, Blues Point Tower and early residential apartments like Ithaca Gardens in Sydney's Elizabeth Bay stand today as testament to a city asserting itself on the world - delivered in conjunction with the Seidler office, working with noted international personalities like Pier Luigi Nervi.Penelope Seidler continues to lead the practice of Harry Seidler and Associates as both an architect and accountant, and is celebrated for her support and endowment across the arts and design communities. The portfolio of the office is renowned around the world but a recent project is deeply personal for Penelope Seidler - a new public space in Milson's Point known as Harry's Park.This podcast series is made possible from our friends at the Alastair Swyan Foundation. Find out more at Alastairswaynfoundation.org.If you want access to more content like this including drawings, details and a gallery of Murcutt projects, head to Murcuttfoundation.org and explore the many ways you can support!