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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 73: Parlour - Women in Architecture

Karen Burns, senior lecturer at University of Melbourne and Co-founder of Parlour, discusses the website and the progress it has made for equity in the profession with ArchiTel Interiors editor, Jan Henderson.

A place for active exchange and discussion, Parlour brings together research, informed opinion and resources on women, equity and architecture in Australia. Parlour is currently running a crowd funding campaign to support further research and their cause. Show your support and donate here.

Statistical compilation and analysis led by Gill Matthewson

Producer: Ron Brown

Camera A: Rishi Patanckar

Camera B/Editor: Nathan Carden

Photography supplied with courtesy of Peter Bennetts (Making Conference 2014, Parlour inc launch 2015), Jonathan Butler & Phuong Le (Transform 2013) and Roger Williams Alumni (Beverly Willis Foundation)

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