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The Dream of Perfection

Dir. John Weiley

THE DREAM OF PERFECTION is as extraordinary as its provocative subject matter, the dramatic story of the building of the Sydney Opera House, culminating in Utzons departure from the project. Director John Weiley was commissioned in 1968 to make the documentary Autopsy on a Dream by then BBC2 controller David Attenborough, and following its only screening on the BBC, it was destroyed literally chopped to pieces on the chopping block. Miraculously, a mute print of Autopsy on a Dream was rediscovered in a BBC vault this year, and has now been restored with sound saved by John Weiley, and with a new prologue. The film features interviews with David Attenborough, Jan Utzon, Lin Utzon, and Richard Neville.

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Episode 57: WAF 2014 Rob Backhouse Hassell

Robert Backhouse is the managing director of international design practice Hassell. He is known for his reputation for design leadership and has completed international projects in Australia and Asia. He has worked for multinationals such as ANZ, BHP Billiton, Westpac and Medibank.

In 2011, he was awarded with the DIA fellowship. Robert’s broad portfolio of built work includes a range of commercial and residential commissions, from some of the world’s largest and most complex workplaces to unique apartments and houses.

Jan caught up with him at this year’s World Architecture Festival to talk to him about the infrastructure of his award-winning projects for ANZ in Melbourne and Sydney, Hassell’s global expansion and his current position at Hassell.

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