LSAA 1997
Symposium of the Lightweight
Structures Association of Australasia

August 1st 1997, Melbourne.
Editor: Malcolm Barr
For individual papers, see below,

LSAA 1997 Programme & Technical Papers

The Proceedings are available as a PDF file generated from scanning the printed documents (May 2006)

LSAA'97 Proceedings (761Kb) Click to download PDF

  • Keynote address: Angel Dimitroff
    Designer/Architect on the Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne;
    and a pioneer of cable net structures in Australia.

  • Project review:
    • Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
      Peter Brook (Peddle Thorp Architects)
      Brian Dean (Connell Wagner)
    • The Ballarat Conservatory
      Peter Elliott ( Peter Elliott Architects)
    • Exhibition Building, Sydney Showgrounds
      Peter Bailey (Ove Arup & Partners)


  • Presentation by RMIT
    Dr Derham Groves

  • The Work of Greg Burgess - Uluru, Brambuk
    Greg Burgess

  • Developments in structural glass envelopes
    Brett Woods ( Pilkington )
    Lynton Wombwell ( Pilkington )

  • Fabric Forum: PVC Update
    Rob Faulkner, PACIA

  • LSA '98 Update / Closing statement
    Vinzenz Sedlak, President LSAA


Last Updated: May 16 2006.