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The forum brings together leading international architects and urban thinkers to consider the factors that determine a healthy and vibrant city. Other speakers include Mimi Zeiger, Dan Hill, Marisa Yiu and Rory Hyde.
"I think everyone we were bidding against wanted to knock it down. Although that might have been more sensible, I fall in love too easily." Robbie Walker discusses the Glass Link House, which once had a fake tile roof, nasty aluminium windows and a dodgy add-on, but is now a delightful family home.
"I think across the world, whether in Australia, Shenzhen or Songdo, city makers are in danger of fetishising the power of technology and infrastructure to create the most efficient and effective human service environments, ultimately losing sight of what cities are all about: the experiences of people being people."
New kid on Melbourne's Albert Road block, The Crux & Co., has been created by the aptly named Architects EAT, and what a feast is in store for lovers of design and patisseries alike.
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