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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 124: Leon van Shaik - RMIT

In this episode of Architecture and Education, Jan Henderson will discuss RMIT and it’s architectural research program with Professor Leon van Schaik AO. Professor van Schaik promotes local and international architectural culture.

His research focuses on creating and sustaining innovative communities of practice. He has developed a practice-based research program for architects and designers whose work demonstrates mastery in their field. This peer-based program has evolved into a biannual Practice Research Symposium (PRS) chaired by Professor van Schaik. Running over a long weekend in ten parallel streams of enquiry, the program has attracted widespread international interest and is being replicated in several countries. The PRS has been hailed by distinguished visitors from around the world as a uniquely important innovation in the design of a research environment.

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