Invitation to the Inaugural Hunter Bonafide Awards (Hunter Bonas) Award ceremony and High Tea
Join us for high tea with Mrs Macquarie at Monet’s the former Military Hospital, 1841, in the grounds of historic James Fletcher Hospital, adjacent the site of the “Government House “ where Governor Macquarie and his wife Elizabeth, stayed on their visits to Newcastle. Heritage architect John Carr will outline the rich history of this site, and its colonial buildings, including the remains of the 1819 parsonage.
The awards ceremony will commencing following John’s talk. Drinks and canapes will be served. Tickets are $30(National Trust members) $35 (non-members) and bookings can be made on 49275135.
Hunter Bonas short listed nominees will be sent a personal invitation and will attend courtesy of the Hunter Heritage Network.
For further information please email hunterheritagenetwork@gmail.com or for bookings phone 49275135.
Invitation to Sacred Spaces at Singleton Saturday 8 August 2009
On Saturday 8 August the Convent will be celebrating exactly 100 years since the date of its opening – after taking 17 years to be completed!! (Such is the patience of women to get what they want!!)
Gates open at 1pm followed by an official ceremony at 2pm. Afternoon tea and music will be provided in the convent garden.
All are welcome at this golden event so please go to www.sacredspaces.org.au for session times, prices and details of the entertainment.
Sr Monica Sinclair
Adaptive Reuse Seminar
The Australian of Institute of Architects NSW Chapter invites you to attend an adaptive reuse seminar on the morning of Thursday 25 June. The Institute is offering the seminar to Australia ICOMOS members at the special price of $75 (or $100 for members of the NSW heritage advisors’ network who are not members of the Institute or Australia ICOMOS). This professional development event takes its cue from New Uses for Heritage Places, a guideline published last year by the Institute and the Heritage Council of NSW; it won the EnergyAustralia Conservation Award for Energy Management in this year’s EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Awards.
The opening speaker will be the Institute’s 2008 Gold Medal winner Richard Johnson MBE.
The session examines both the heritage and the sustainability benefits of retaining and adapting buildings and explains the principles of good adaptive reuse. Case studies include two examples from the guideline (Egan Street, Newtown and the Bushells building in the Rocks) as well as more recent examples, such as the Paddington Reservoir and the Flourmill Studios in Newtown. It also explores the heritage and design issues being confronted by architects on current adaptive reuse projects.
PRESENTERS:
Richard Johnson MBE, JPW Architects
Dan Mackenzie, Steensen Varming
Mary Knaggs, Government Architect’s Office
Julie Mackenzie, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (Egan Street, Newtown/Paddington Reservoir)
Megan Jones, Tanner Architects (Bushells building, The Rocks)
Kate Mountstephens, Allen Jack + Cottier (Flourmill Studios, Newtown)
Glenn Harper, Hassell (Waverton coal loader)
Catherine Forbes, Design5/Julia Heazlewood, Spangenberg & Park (Trocadero, Newtown)
CHAIR:
Diane Jones, Chair, NSW Chapter Heritage Committee
Core Competencies: Design
CPD Points: 3 hours formal points upon completion of formal activity
Time: 9am-12.30pm, Thursday 25 June
Place: Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point (parking in Ward Avenue, Kings Cross)
Price: $100 ($75 Australian Institute of Architects & Australia ICOMOS members only)
Registration: the registration form is available on the Institute’s website: http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.19.3588.3186.3539
