Title: Informal Design
Introduction: Katie Hepworth(AUS)
Speakers: Hugo Moline(AUS), Ben Milbourne(AUS)
Time: 19H, 22.05.07
Are infrastructures of informality possible? Can the informalism of the 3rd world mega-city be applied to the 1st world city?
Ben Milbourne and Hugo Moline are young, up and coming Australian architects, working in a global context. While their approach to architecture differs significantly, dealing with First world desires and Third world needs respectively, they share an approach to urbanism which embraces the informal and the chaotic in order to create and maintain dynamic, vibrant and changing communities and urbanisms. This focus marks a dramatic shift from that traditionally associated with Australian architecture and urban design, as represented in the DAZ exhibition in September. Ben and Hugo will discuss their own work in the context of contemporary Australian architecture and a wider global context.
