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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - Mass Timber Construction: PT2406

PRESENTER
Dr Peter Tonkin
Formal CPD
1 Hour - FORMAL CPD
AU$59.95

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Duration: 00:48:35

Peter Tonkin presents the case for Mass Timber Construction.

By reviewing a range of architectural projects that his practice Tonkin Zulaika Greer have been recently involved with, he demonstrates how timber can be a major component of what must be a sustainable future.

He does this in three parts.

First is a review of the use of timber historically. Through his redevelopment of the finger wharfs at Walsh Bay in Sydney, he describes how timber buildings, originally constructed more than 100 years ago, still have life and purpose after a modest intervention, retaining the strength and beauty of the original structure.

The second part looks at several buildings where modern mass timber has been used extensively to great effect, both environmentally and architecturally.

The final part peers into the future, with a clear statement that timber not only has a role to play in the construction of new buildings, but also that it provides for positive human social and emotional outcomes in the environment that it helps to create.

TARGET LEARNING OUTCOMES

Units of Competency/Performance Criteria (at least partially addressed as per the NSCA 2021)

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT: PC 3, 7, 9 -13, 15, 16

PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: PC 18, 22, 24 - 35

DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION: PC 37 - 47

DESIGN DELIVERY AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES: PC 50, 54 58

At the completion of this course you will: 
  • Understand how the use of timber in construction has developed over time
  • Appreciate the ‘qualities’ of timber in construction, past, present and future
  • Learn about some of the differences in timber types and their uses
  • Hear how timber can be adapted of ‘augmented’ to improve its natural qualities
  • Appreciate how skilled adaptive reuse can give older buildings new life, and provide benefit to the environment
  • Understand how timber can play a significant role in future building & construction technology 
Recognised by the NSW ARB, ARB of Victoria, BA of Qld, AB of WA, Work Stds Tas, APB of SA, PIA, AILA & BDA
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  • Dr Peter Tonkin is a founding director of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and one of Australia’s most awarded architects. His work spans small to large scale, regional to civic, multi-faceted public projects, urban planning and adaptive reuse to educational facilities and collaborative art installations. Peter embeds environmental and social sustainability into all that he does, and has volunteered time to successful affordable housing schemes, carried out complex urban projects such as the multi-award-winning Walsh Bay Arts Precinct and designed iconic structures such as the Lighting Towers for Sydney’s 2000 Olympic Games. Recent projects such as the revitalisation of Art Gallery of NSW and the refurbishment of UNSW Roundhouse demonstrate his critical work giving the existing buildings that define our city’s contemporary life and aesthetic, and therefore preserving our built heritage.

    Peter’s commitment to public art allows him to blend architecture and art, seen in collaborative works such as the Australian War Memorial sculpture in London, created with artist Janet Laurence; and the transformation of the heritage-listed former power station into the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, which incorporates major pieces by Robyn Backen.

    Through urban design and planning, Peter works to combat the lack of public space in our cities – reimagining unused infrastructure and addressing density by incorporating visionary places and vital community resources that empower people. Exemplary projects include Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation Project, Riverbank Bridge Adelaide, and the National Arboretum Canberra, which won ten major awards, including the Sir John Overall Award for Urban Design. After running his own practice since 1981, he joined Brian Zulaikha in 1987 to form Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects. He is an Accredited Greenstar Professional, Trustee of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW and gives regular CPD talks at the Australian Institute of Architects and at Universities Australia wide.


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