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Annual Bar Stools Travel Talk
Posted 30 08 2017
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![Photo Credits: Ralph Johns, Meg Back, Julia Wick, Helen Mellsop and Jeremy Gershen.
Thanks to Meg Back of Jasmax who kindly montaged this.](/media/cache/aa/8a/aa8a26ebe8670f05aa6f2b8b839ac5dc.jpg)
Auckland Branch
The annual Bar Stools travel Talk was well attended by a varied audience of Landscape professionals from Auckland Practices, the Landscape Foundation and NZILA Graduate and Student Members. The talks were diverse in theme and showed some spectacular locations, through an array of interesting design narratives -the activation of streetscapes and public places, Japanese cycle infrastructure, informal gathering spaces of Samoa and Cuba, and many other.
Following introductions by Sue Holmes for Design Source, and Di Menzies from the Landscape Foundation, Adrian Malloch talked through a black & white expose of Ian Athfield as a study in capturing 'essence', and introduced Al Newsome’s winning entry to the NZ Landscape Photography Competition.
Click here to view winning entry
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Ralph Johns kicked off the global venturing with a fascinating exploration of cycling patterns and opportunities in Tokyo, one of the densest urban centres in the World. Juxtaposed against the bustle and energy of this talk Paul Murphy demonstrated the importance of ‘Observation Landscapes ‘with the tranquil symmetry of Kyoto’s public Garden spaces. Julia Wick exported us SW to Penang’s funky coloured heritage and their Think City initiatives, before Orson Waldock dived deep into an intriguing journey through multiple activations of the Cambodian street network.
Jeremy Gershen slowed the tempo of the evening with a casual stroll back through time along the El Malecon waterfront promenade in Cuba, and revealed the Cuban's nocturnal Park obsession with free wi-fi internet sites. Helen Mellsop’s exploration of Barcelona canvassed 3 stunning Parks, including Mies van de Rohe 1929 Pavilion and Patrick Blanc’s green wall at Caixa Forum. Meg Back bravely jumped in at the last minute to cover a vacated talking slot with a dreamy collection of professional snaps of life across rural Samoa before we were eloquently transported back in time to the primordial landscapes and ecosystems of Madagascar. The devastation of a once majestic and eye-catching baobab vista and it’s over-population of lemurs was a thought-provoking end to a very stimulating 2 hr talk fest.
Many thanks to all the Speakers who contributed time and their captivating imagery for us all to experience, and thanks also to the Student & Committee Members of the NZILA who helped with set up and shut down.
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