Kimberley K. Hui 07/02/2020 Kimberley K. Hui 07/02/2020

The Language of Criticism 🅴

The word criticism carries a certain stigma that many of us are still trying to reconcile, especially when the term is often used in our profession. Having studied architecture for five years now, Amanda and I observe how our attitudes and perception towards architecture and constructive feedback has changed over the years. Not to mention, criticism comes in many forms that we may not be aware of - and how we are striving to cooperate with the term better.

"If they don’t know you personally, don’t take it personal”
- Unknown

Notes:

@20:35 - Lear Boroditsky: How language shapes the way we think
@31:47 - Ernest Cline - Ready Player One, Century, 2011
@36:48 - Hitoshi Abe’s Megahouse

Music: Uniq - Japan https://soundcloud.com/uniqofficial

About Amanda Luu

Amanda is a recent graduate of architecture. She has had previous experience working for small local firms in Melbourne primarily focusing on residential and education-based projects. Although she aims to maintain a traditional architectural onset, she also seeks to question alternative forms of design through the lens of technology, media and film.

You can visit Amanda’s amazing portfolio of works here!

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Kimberley K. Hui 20/01/2020 Kimberley K. Hui 20/01/2020

Episode Four// Did Lego Inspire Your Architecture Career?

Lego has always played a part in our childhood and even now! In this episode, Vince and I examine how Lego has built up our interest in architecture and marvel at the field of creativity found in the beloved building block.

"To Parents
The urge to create is equally strong in all children… It’s imagination that counts… You build whatever comes into your head, the way you want it. A bed or a truck. A dolls house or a spaceship. A log of boys like dolls houses. They’re more human than spaceships. A lot of girls prefer spaceships. They’re more exciting than dolls houses. The most important thing is to put the right material in their hands and let them create whatever appeals to them.”
- A letter from Lego promoting gender equality to parents in 1974
Source: Waverman, Emma. ‘9 ways Lego has changed since we were kids’ Today’s Parent. 25 November 2014. https://bit.ly/2Td1Ctw

About Vince Nicandro

Vince is currently studying Master of Architecture and practising at a local firm. He believes that architecture has the ability to better people's lives, outside the norm of just aesthetic visuals and more into mental health. Apart from frantically ensuring his sectional perspectives are meticulous, he finds time in building interesting Architecture or Star Wars Lego.

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Kimberley K. Hui 20/01/2020 Kimberley K. Hui 20/01/2020

Episode Three// The Sims, Colour, Dentistry and Ducks of Instagram

Branching off from our written collaboration about The Sims, Jun Yi, Dani and I explore how the Sims have affected our perception of architecture. While one has studied architecture and the other being an architecture enthusiast, the three of us explore a variety of architecture concepts embedded in colour, dental clinic setups and the much talked about Instagram.

*Kindly please note that this episode is best listened with headphones / earphones!

You can find our collaboration ‘The Digital Narrator of Architecture’ here.

About Daniela Kresnadi

Daniela is a recent Graduate of Architecture from Monash University. She has had previous experience in a small-scaled office working mostly on government school development projects around Melbourne. She is drawn to humanitarian projects and aims to pursue her interests and apply her skills abroad to assist the healthy growth of underdeveloped communities. She enjoys illustration and storytelling and will always prefer staying in with a good book.

About Jun Yi Chong

Jun Yi Chong is a dental student at the University of Melbourne in her penultimate year. In her perspective, the practice of dentistry is an exciting combination of both art and science.

Jun enjoys flipping through coffee table books about architectural and interior design and pays particular interest in residential architecture. The Sims™ was a big part of her late childhood to early teenage years, spending many hours on it for leisure. At present, The Sims™ 4 plays an important role as her architectural creative outlet.

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Kimberley K. Hui 27/12/2019 Kimberley K. Hui 27/12/2019

Episode Two// Anything and Everything 🅴

Sharing similar interests and celebrating the completion of our architectural studies, Bella and I reflect on our six years of studies in a philosophical light. Naturally, the conversation took us on a detour on our favourite words, literature, working in practice, toilets (yes toilets) and the dreaded topic of group work.

* Special thanks to Will Qu, Daniel Moore, Lily Jiang, Preeti Shukla, Isabella Alvarado and Isabella Peppard Clark for their input.

About Isabella Alvarado

Isabella Alvarado is a recent Graduate of Architecture from Monash University, she's currently working at a medium sized firm and much like other graduates is excited to gain experience in a variety of fields. Her interests in architecture are practicing honest and authentic experiences, she enjoys drawing and reading and loves to thrift for second hand and vintage items. Isabella hopes to do more projects advocating for a more DIY ethos and community based attitude.

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Kimberley K. Hui 27/12/2019 Kimberley K. Hui 27/12/2019

Episode One// Searching Value and Validation

Branching off from ArchiTeam's 'Redefining Success', Isi and I continue on the discussion on the definition of success. Looking at what it means to be valued, exploring society's perception of success and the unrelenting pressures that we place on ourselves, together we open questions for ourselves and those who are determined to break through the stigma attached to 'success' and 'value'.

You can find a quick summary of ArchiTeam's 'Redefining Success' here.

* Special thanks to Will Qu, Daniel Moore, Lily Jiang, Preeti Shukla, Isabella Alvarado and Isabella Peppard Clark for their input.

About Isabella Peppard Clark

Isabella is a Graduate of Architecture currently working in small practice with previous large practice experience. For years she has campaigned for student welfare and rights at university, and actively promoted labour rights and wage transparency in practice. Student Representative elect for her cohort in 2018, she actively campaigned for several issues affecting students including work placements, career advice, overworking, time management and unrealistic work expectations. She established a peer-to-peer mentoring program and lead a student-run exhibition. She has since run a campaign for student support, resulting in the Architectural Student Kit (publication) being widely distributed across many universities and online platforms. Isabella has actively engaged with gender equity issues through conducting interviews with many women in practice and academia (published on Parlour Instagram). She has been involved in many industry events such as a speaker on the SONA ‘Innovation vs Tradition’ Panel at MPavilion and speaker on the 'Redefining Success' Panel at Brickworks this year.

*This conversation was recorded in November 2019, since then Isabella has moved employers

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