Tropical Architecture Design Talk with Antoine Perrau
19/02/2016
Tropical Architecture Design Talk: Antoine Perrau
The Australian Institute of Architects FNQ Regional Members Committee in association with the Architecture Foundation Australia and event sponsor Harvey Norman, have arranged for a tropical architecture design talk to be given by architect Antoine Perrau. This is a FREE public event that is also being provided as a continuing professional development activity for architects and designers in the Cairns area.
Title: Tropical Architecture Design Talk: Antoine Perrau Date: Wed 16 March 2016 Time: 5.30pm for 6pm start Venue: James Cook University, The Cairns Institute, Smithfield Campus Cost: Free to attend but please register For more information contact:email/shaneen)(peopleorienteddesign.com.au
About This Seminar Antoine Perrau is a French architect now living and working in tropical French Réunion Island, in the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of Africa. In twenty-five years of practice in Réunion, he and his partners have undertaken an impressive body of work which includes housing developments, apartment buildings, mixed use developments, large secondary schools, visitor centres, rehabilitation projects and large fresh-air sports halls. He has specialised in climatic responsive design in the tropical conditions, and has particularly championed non air-conditioned buildings and strategies to create accelerated natural air movement. He uses specialist French environmental consultant Jacques Gandemer, who consulted with Renzo Piano on the acclaimed Tjibaou Centre in Noumea. Antoine is also a lecturer and design tutor in L’École National Supérieure d’Architecture Montpellier La Réunion. Antoine Perrau will also be a speaker at the Architecture Foundation Australia, Deerubbin Conference on the Hawkesbury River, 11-13 March.
