LSAA 2013 Conference and Design Awards

Theme - "Touching the Earth Lightly"

13-15 November, Hilton Hotel, Auckland

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Looking at the most efficient use of materials & resources to have a material effect on our planet, our lives & our future.

We want to help get people thinking about building better, building for the environment & living lightly on the planet.

Lightweight structures can not only be light they can be relocatable, reusable, recyclable and offer many sustainable advantages for architects, engineers and developers.

VENUE: To be held in Auckland, New Zealand. Venue: Hilton Hotel. Dates are 13-15 November 2013

Pre-conference visit to Alan Gibbs's Sculpture Farm on the Wednesday.

Conference Dinner and LSAA Design Awards on the Thursday Night.

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Dr Kourosh Kayvani, LSAA President talks about Lightweight Structures

LSAA 2013 Conference and Design Awards
Theme “Touching the Earth Lightly”

Note: The LSAA 2013 AGM will be held by teleconference on December 4 2013.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Optional Pre-Conference Day, Wednesday 13^th November 2013

 Dr Kourosh Kayvani talks about LSAA 2013 and Lightweight Structures

 

11 am – 5.30 pm Pre-Conference Visit to Alan Gibbs Farm

The LSAA is privileged to have organized a private visit to Alan Gibbs’s Farm, a 1,000-acre sculpture park on New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour.

Since purchasing the site in 1991, Alan has commissioned some epic works by Neil Dawson, Anish Kapoor, Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, Leon van den Eijkel and Bernar Venet amongst others.

A large tensioned fabric structure sculpture by Anish Kapoor moulds into the hill top (above). It was a worthy winner of an LSAA Design Award in 2009.

We will travel an hour each way to the farm by bus.  Meeting time is at 11.30 at the Conference Hilton Hotel.

Delegates have a leisurely 3-4 hours to explore the Farm and sculptures before returning to the main hotel.

Overseas delegates wishing to avail themselves of this unique opportunity are advised to arrive in Auckland the day before.

DESIGN MATTERS - Creating The Bliss Point in Architecture and Engineering

What is it that creates and defines great design? Why is the iPhone a design classic and yet the Samsung Galaxy is not?  Alastair will explore the drivers of great design and how it relates to architecture and engineering through the principles of lightness, sustainability and social awareness.  Using the analogy of the 'bliss point' within the design context we will explore using real projects the perfect combination of the physical, environmental, social, physiological and emotional definers that are behind great architecture.

This Keynote Address will be given by Alistair Richardson of Cox Architecture. 

Alistair Richardson is one of Australia’s most experienced sports architects with over 18 years experience in the development, design and delivery of complex sports facilities. His work has been recognized internationally with numerous architectural and industry awards. Alistair is a regular contributor to conferences and international publications.

Alistair is passionate about designing quality public assembly buildings and spaces that create a unique sense of place to enhance the fan experience and social interaction. Alistair’s in depth knowledge of the impact of design on revenue generation at public venues combined with a passion for the integration of technology into buildings has led to the creation of some of Australasia’s leading stadia. 

Alistair joined Cox Architecture as a national Director and Director of Cox Sport in 2010 after being a Senior Principal and Director of Populous and HOK Sport.

Taiyo Birdair do Brasil has recently completed tensile fabric roofs for 3 new stadiums in Brazil.  Fonte Nova (Salvador) and Estadio Nacional (Brasilia) were both significant rebuilds of existing stadiums.  At Mineirao Stadium (Belo Horizonte) the existing concrete cantilever roof, dating from the 1960’s, was extended by 25m to increase the covered seating. Important features of the design and construction of these roofs will be covered in this presentation.

Mike Lester, Managing Director of MakMax Australia will be giving the presentation.

New Opening Stadium Roof over Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne Park

As a result of the growing popularity of the Australian Open, the existing 6000 seat open air Margaret Court Arena is to be enlarged to a 7500 seat, year-round entertainment venue. The crowning feature of the venue will be the sleek operable roof which can be opened or closed in under five minutes, housing an arena suitable for tennis, basketball, netball and concert events. The operable roof allows international-standard “outdoor” tennis to be played, as well as providing the capacity to hang theatrical equipment for indoor concerts.

This presentation will focus on the structural design aspects of the roof and the challenges faced by the design team to provide the design within a restricted height envelope.  The operable roof added complexity and Peter will touch on the multitudes of considerations required for its design.

The presentation will be given by Peter Murenu.

Peter Murenu is a Technical Director and Structural Engineer of Aurecon.  Peter has over 19 years consulting engineering experience specialising in the design (from concept through to detailed design) of major and complex projects including stadia, commercial, entertainment, rail related, institutional and heavy industrial schemes