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Glenn Murcutt: Touching the Earth
Lightly

Words by Jana Perković

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Practical Matter

Play
Matters

Words by Mitra Anderson-Oliver
Photos by Nailya Bikmurzina

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Environment

Catherine Mosbach:
Temporal Landscapes

Words by Elliet Spring

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ENVIRONMENT

Expecting the
Unexpected

Words and photos by Jeff McAllister

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Living not decorating

Yandell and Lauren: Creating
Community

Emma McRae in conversation with Yandell Walton and Lauren Dunn

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Practical Matter

The
Rooftop Energy Revolution

Words by Ryan Alexander
Illustration by Lachlan Conn

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Play Matters: The Style and Substance of the Berlin Spielplatz

Germany has some of the world's most exciting playgrounds, thanks to a combination of social values and wise design regulations. On her sojourn in Berlin, planning lawyer Mitra Anderson-Oliver gets to explore (mit kind!) this essential infrastructure of childhood.

Environment

Catherine Mosbach: Temporal Landscapes

Catherine Mosbach’s career has followed an unconventional trajectory, her portfolio of work emphasising the imaginary and designed with future generations in mind. Earlier this year at the Living Cities Forum, architect and urban designer Elliet Spring sat down in conversation with the renowned landscape architect. Landscape architect Catherine Mosbach is jetlagged when we meet in […]

Environment

Expecting the Unexpected

As global warming causes our planet to heat up, weather disasters are becoming increasingly common. Jeff McAllister, a chemical engineer at Arup’s Research, Foresight and Innovation team, investigates how we can use technology to create a built environment capable of responding to outside forces.

Living not Decorating

Yandell and Lauren: Creating Community

Artist’s Yandell Walton and Lauren Dunn live in an art-filled warehouse in Collingwood with their two whippets, Sanchez and Desi. Emma McRae speaks with them about how Collingwood has changed over the years and how they managed to transform an empty warehouse space, into a plant-filled sanctuary for a community of artists.

Practical Matter

The Rooftop Energy Revolution

According to the United Nations, the global community has until 2030 to change its behaviour before we lock in a disastrous level of warming. This begs the question: why aren’t we using the vast amounts of renewable energy available to us? Ryan Alexander investigates the green energy movement in Australia and how households can effect change.

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Living Closer Together Symposium: (Future) Legacies

When: Sunday 24 Nov, 11am – 6.30pm
Where: MPavilion, Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne
How much: Free!
More info: Tickets here

Following the release of our latest print edition (#12: (Future) Legacies – available all summer long at MPavilion), the AP team host a series of discussions exploring the intersection of design, action and community.

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Assemble Papers #12 Launch Party

When: Friday 15 November, 6 – 9pm
Where: MPavilion, Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne
How much: Free!
More info: RSVP here!

Assemble Papers issue #12 is hot off the press, and it’s our best yet – seriously! Developed in partnership with our friends at MPavilion, AP #12: (Future) Legacies explores past and future legacies.

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Issue 12 — Out Now

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#12: (Future) Legacies

AP #12: (Future) Legacies explores past and future legacies: from Glenn Murcutt’s sustainable architecture to German housing co-operatives, and from the world’s most beautiful playgrounds to Australia’s last cassette tape-maker. Buildings are the most durable art. But how will the next generation judge what we build today?

Practical Matter

Play Matters: The Style and Substance of the Berlin Spielplatz

Germany has some of the world's most exciting playgrounds, thanks to a combination of social values and wise design regulations. On her sojourn in Berlin, planning lawyer Mitra Anderson-Oliver gets to explore (mit kind!) this essential infrastructure of childhood.

Assemblage

Glenn Murcutt: Touching the Earth Lightly

Australia's only Pritzker Prize winner is also the award's most unlikely recipient: Glenn Murcutt AO prefers to work alone, and has never built a single structure outside Australia. This choice reflects his dedication to working with the nuances of the local climate and natural conditions. As Glenn's MPavilion opens in Melbourne's Botanical Gardens, AP editor Jana Perković sits down to chat with Australia's most environmentally conscious architect about past and future legacies.

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