SEMINAR 01 6 March 2012
Christian Duell
Asia Pacific Design Library – State Library of Queensland
Thinking outside the T-Square
Designers today must be agile and versatile. Just because you study architecture does not mean you will find yourself solving architectural problems for the rest of your life. Christian Duell explains how to broaden your capacity to approach problem solving like you have never done before.
BIO
Christian Duell is a registered architect and the Manager of the Asia Pacific Design Library at the State Library of Queensland. In his current role, Christian explores opportunities to connect and engage industry, academia and the public in the generation of new ideas and content centred on design in the Asia Pacific.
Christian is passionate about the opportunities that arise through travel, collaboration, chance encounters and new relationships formed across a range of creative fields. He continues to explore these opportunities through design, music, art and teaching.
Dr James Davidson
James Davidson Architect
Medics and emergency services offer people help after the chaos of natural disaster and war, but who is there to provide support for our city’s infrastructure and built environment? James Davidson shares his experiences about Emergency Architects Australia and how their admirable aid work is strengthening public perception of the design and architecture industry.
BIO
Dr James Davidson is the director of ‘James Davidson Architect’ a studio-based architecture practice and research consultancy. He is also a current Research Fellow with the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre at the University of Queensland. Over the last fifteen years he has acquired a wide range of experiences both abroad and in Australia.
James is a former director of Emergency Architects Australia and in 2011 coordinated EAA's flood relief whereby sixty architects and one hundred students and graduates undertook pro-bono building assessments for uninsured homeowners affected by the floods.
www.jamesdavidsonarchitect.com.au
