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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 142: Conde House

This week on ArchiTel, Jan Henderson chats with designers Mikko Halonen and David Trubridge, as well as President of Conde House Tetsuya Fujita.

Armed with both her iphone and zoom recorder, Jan was lucky enough to interview them in Japan at the Asahikawa Design Week 2018.

Conde House is noted for exceptional design and manufacturing quality as expressed in its line of contemporary furnishings for distinguished homes and contract market for 44 years. They offer tables and chairs for dining, meetings and conferencing, furniture for libraries, hotels and schools, bedroom furniture and media cabinets for residential and contract clients.

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Host: Jan Henderson Camera Operator: Jan Henderson Editor: Tess Emmerson

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