Harry Seidler and Associates have designed Kaldor Public Art Projects’ 13 Rooms exhibition within the heritage listed Piers 2 and 3 at the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct in Sydney.
The architecture of 13 Rooms was conceived to provide spaces for thirteen performances art works by thirteen international artists. The exhibition concluded in April 2013.
At the AIA National Awards ceremony in Perth on November 1, Harry’s Park was awarded the National Commendation for Urban Design, while Australia Square was honoured with the The National Enduring Architecture Award.
The Museum of Estonian Architecture will be opening a Harry Seidler Exhibition on 3 October and will be on display to the public until 25 November before continuing on a tour of other cities.
Ithaca House had been added to the Harry Seidler & Associates website.
Situated in a rural hill-top town in the Marche region of northern Italy, this extensive renovation comprises the amalgamation of three previously separate houses into a single, three bedroom holiday house.
At the Australian Institute of Architecture (NSW) Awards event, Australia Square was honoured with the 2012 Enduring Architecture Award. The jury citation, in part, reads:
This iconic 50-storey tower and its associated public space created through the amalgamation of over 30 individual properties more than any other single project, shaped the redevelopment of Australian cities for the remainder of the 20th century. Australia Square is the unified representation of Seidler’s philosophy of the synthesis of aesthetic, planning, technology and construction issues into a ‘Gordian Knot’ solution resulting in the total architectural and urban solution for a tower in the late 20th century which is elegant and timeless in its appeal. Australia Square has become a landmark in Sydney and an icon of Australian architecture.
In awarding the 9 Castlereagh Street Lobby and Forecourt a 2012 Commercial Architecture Commendation, the jury remarked:
This project is quite remarkable in that the office of the original architect has not only upgraded the space, but also transformed and improved upon it by releasing the existing assets held within it: mural, sculptures, public space and gardens.
The Capita Centre speaks of a truly Sydney building, one that embraces the possibility of a permeable building situated within a verdant landscape. The upgrade and refurbishment is sympathetic to the original intent of the building and improves the public and commercial performance of the space.
Harry’s Park, was awarded the 2012 Urban Design Architecture Award (NSW) at the Australian Architecture annual awards ceremony. The Jury commented:
The Public Park is a fitting tribute to one of Australia’s pre-eminent modernist architects and creates a conclusion to four decades of Seidler building activity along Glen Street. The negotiation the land and the design and construction of the park were done by Penelope Seidler and the office of Harry Seidler and Associate, constituting a significant act of public philanthropy rarely seen in this country.
In partnership with local representatives JBC International Design Union, Harry Seidler & Associates have presented a project design for two major banks on a shared site in Shenzhen, China
On 10 November 2011 Harry’s Park was officially opened. This park, adjoining the office of Harry Seidler & Associates in Glen Street, Milsons Point, was gifted by Penelope Seidler to the people of Sydney in memory of Harry Seidler and celebrates his life, his contribution to architecture and the enrichment of our environment. It also bears his favoured inscription from the Vienna Secession Building:
To Each Time Its Art – To Art Its Freedom
Curved seating groups and ribbon walls framing views of Sydney Harbour are juxtaposed with straight elements such as screen walls. Free formed garden beds are set into the natural porphyry stone paved plaza. A sculpture, Tracing Light – For Harry 3D/4D by Robert Owen, completes the park.
9 Castlereagh Street, previously known as the Capita Centre, was relaunched on the 25 October 2011 by new owners Stockland following enhancements to the entrance by Harry Seidler & Associates.
An expanded gleaming glass lobby showcases the original porcelain tile mural by Artist Lin Utzon and a bronze sculpture by the late Charles Perry. An indoor outdoor café nestles into the sparkling lobby and fresh new rainforest planting to the forecourt.
