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HEROES or VILLAINS

Andrew Currie, Co-founder of OUT-2 Design Architects ~ Designers ~ Workplace Strategists

20 08 RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTUREFORUM HCMC 17/10/2008

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HERO...

1

A person who is admired for havingdone something very brave or having achievedsomething great and is regarded as a model or

idealCambridge Dictionary

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LIVING THE HIGHLIFE

PROPOSITION No.

The success, or failure, of high rise living...

...will make, or break, Ho Chi Minh City

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HCMC

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CHANGING TRENDS

OLD NEW

SIZE: 100 150sqm 60 100sqm

BEDROOMS 3 4 1 2

MIX 40% 3 4br 80% 1 2br60% 1 2br 20% 3 4br

Whos buying...

Newly weds

New families with 1 2 childrenOwner occupiers.

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Av. Apt @ 75sqm = 2,646,225sqm

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COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE

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CONTEXT vs QUALITY

PROPOSITION No.

Context is no longer a legitimate excuse...

...for poor quality design or Construction

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LEAD OR BE LED

PROPOSITION No.

Is academia fit...

...to be your educator...?

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EDUCATION

Architecture is one of the key professionsinvolved in shaping the built environmentand urban space. Architectural education

that prepares architects for a professionallife should therefore, be seen, at least in thefollowing contexts and the specific objectivespertaining to them:

Social, cultural, political contexts Professional, technological, industrial

contexts The World: local, global, ecological

contexts Academic contexts including science and

knowledge in general. International contexts

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EDUCATION

Whatever the detailed dimensions of thesecontexts, architectural education shouldhave two basic purposes:

1. to produce competent, creative ,critically minded and ethicalprofessional designers/builders; and,

2. to produce good world citizens whoare :

intellectually mature, ecologically sensitive; and, socially responsible.

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CHOOSE OR LOOSE

PROPOSITION No.

Architecture must be founded on

Awareness Honesty Responsibility

...it cannot afford not to be...!

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OUT-2 DESIGN

Playing our part...

1. Our values2. Our Clients3. Our Projects4. Our People

5 years in Vietnam 23 staff First design firm in Asia to achieve WWF Green Office

Accreditation

Pivotal role in 3 of Vietnams first Building to be designed andconstructed to Australias Green Star Environmental RatingSystem

Responsible for Vietnams first Corporate HQ facility to bedesigned and built to Green Star rating and the first to use LEED*compliant non-toxic & sustainable materials throughout the16,000sqm facility. * Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

HERO VILLAIN

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HERO or VILLAIN

THE CHOICE IS YOURS...

...EACH & EVERY DAY