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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 102: Architects Overseas - deciBel (A)))

Jan Henderson is back with the new series, Architects Overseas in which she discusses international endeavours with notable Australian architects.

In this week’s episode, Jan talks with Dylan Brady from deciBel architecture, and formerly studio505. The award winning architect speaks candidly about the joys and frustrations of working as an architect in China, Singapore and Japan, on projects as diverse as the Malaysian Academy of Han Studies, The Lotus Building and Phoenix Valley projects in China and the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Singapore.

Watch the extended version here.

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Producer: Jan Henderson Director: Sandi Miller Camera Operator: Lachlan James Burns Editor: Corinne Innes

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