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Snake Gully
Pavilion

Northcote
Town Hall

Annie Dennis
M&CHC

Nicaragua AVI:
Cantera
Library and
workshop

John Cain
Pavilion

Radcliffe
Pavilion

Melbourne
Port

Outer urban
residential
developments

Bangkok Port

Baucau
East Timor

Northcote
Arcade

Bank Place
Melbourne
CBD

Sustainable
development
and aid
East Timor

Tambogrande
the town or
the gold mine

Ethics, wars &
reconstruction

archimage

urban design assessments

consultancy
services

3D modelling

1		2		3	Annie Dennis Child Care and M&CH - Northcote, completed 2002

1		2		3		4	City of Darebin, Snake Gully Pavilion, Bundoora Park - completed Sept. 2004

1		2			council building - Northcote

1		2		3	Library and workshop - Nicaragua 1996

1		2		3		4	City of Darebin, John Cain Pav. (major refurbishment)- completed 2001

1		2			council building - Radcliffe Pavilion, Reservoir. Completed 2002

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1 Planning project part of the Friendship relationship between local councils and the district administrator of Baucau

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1		2		3		4		5	artist: Anthony McInneny

1		2		3		4	artist: Anthony McInneny

1		2		3		4		5	artist: Anthony McInneny

1		2		3	artist: Anthony McInneny

Extract Federation Square and the Public Realm: Is this the new heart of Melbourne?.
Article published in PIA News

Federation Square presented the city with the opportunity to achieve the civic space for which Melbourne had been longing for the last 150 years. Without doubt, Federation Square, as a whole has become a landmark for the city. However, if this urban space was developed to satisfy a public interest, has it achieved this aim? In my many visits to understand this place and its day-to-day activities, I noticed something curious, except for those who work there, very few people are going about in their daily business. I am interested in the role of Federation Square in regards to the claim that it has become Melbourne's new civic heart , a "community space", the link between the city and the river and with the issue of who has, as expressed by Henri Lefebvre, "the right to the city"

Claims:

Opinions on the success or otherwise of Federation Square vary widely; while Professor Miles Lewis describes it as a "great missed opportunity" and "something of an embarrassment", Peter Seamer (CEO Federation Square) has compared it to the "St Mark's Square or Piccadilly Circus" stating that, "it is the centre of Melbourne".(...)

Beatriz C. Maturana B Arch MPIA

1 Planning project part of the Friendship relationship between local councils and the district administrator of Baucau

1 Extract When gold was found below Tambogrande, it was not a blessing.

Tambogrande is a Peruvian town located in the province of Piura - at the birth of a river system that supplies with water the towns and cities of this dry province.The sign reads: “don’t be fooled, Tambogrande will never be a mining pit”. And Tambogrande's citizens appear to have won the struggle - as a Christmas gift was for them the announcement that the mining project would not go ahead.Tambogrande is fertile and its agricultural produce feeds the entire region. It possesses a colonial architectural tradition and a richer indigenous architecture and building techniques.
Recently, Manhattan Minerals Corporation discovered a gold reserve below Tambogrande and was planning to construct an open mine. The opening of the mine would definitely mean the destruction of the town, and almost certainly, the contamination of the waters that support the lives and sustains the region. The residents of the town were offered relocation, available only to the 40% of the population that hold land titles. The proposed future homes - far from the agricultural land - consisted of minimum housing, devoid of the building traditions that have allowed the people of Tambogrande to survive this dry tropic environment.
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Extract Thoughts on the restoration of basic human and professional ethics

War on Iraq is illegal, unjustified and a crime. Surely the prevention of war and the consequent destruction should be debated by planners and not presented as an opportunity for innovative planning or worse, ardently supported as a way to “suggest” western planning standards.

The refusal by Australia to support the UN is central to any discussion before any cake is divided up between coalitions or consortiums of willing planners “ Dreaming of Baghdad”.

Basic professional ethics should have motivated us to oppose this war and the subsequent murdering of civilians, the destruction of their infrastructure and heritage. It is not acceptable that we "professionals" will profit from the reconstruction of Iraq - this is immoral and unethical. As professionals we should continue to denounce the practice of profiting from people's suffering and the violations of their human rights, the destruction of their cities and environment, their sovereignty and dignity.

Planners, architects, urban designers, let’s remember that Iraq has its own professionals, and its own way to go about re-building the cradle of civilisation. After the atrocities committed in our name, we should only humbly and ashamedly offer our assistance if Iraqi’s professionals so require it, on their terms, to enhance their culture and not for financial gain.

Beatriz C. Maturana B Arch MPIA

Archimage architectural services

artist home and exhibition spaceartist home and exhibition space
Annie Dennis
Maternal&Child Health

In our approach to architectural design, we take into consideration all the environmental aspects of a project. Without compromising the style or function, where possible, we opt for minimising financial and environmental costs.

General project stages:

Pre-design

Design Development

Contract Administration

Urban Design

We approach urban design as an opportunity to enhance and reassert the public realm. An inclusive place that generates the necessary qualities to create opportunities for social interaction, entertainment and business.

We are interested in creating urban spaces that respond to our diverse population – this is a challenge as the city and its suburbs could reflect the diverse needs of a more cosmopolitan society.

We aim for:

Cities designed for people

Private forms of transport subdued to public transport alternatives

Sustainability that involves the social, economic and environment

Streets for connecting and living

Corners and squares in which to meet

Reassertion of public ownership of the city

Culture, commerce and conviviality

Urban Design Assesments

Archimage Architecture and Urban Planning is a small company that works in collaboration with town planners, environmental planners, engineers, public artists, project managers and the community.

We provide urban design assessments for developers and local councils. As required, we can be part or form a team with planners, lanscape architects, engineers, community groups, community consultative bodies, councillors, developers and council officers.

Consultation

Archimage Architecture and Urban Planning is a small company that works in collaboration with town planners, environmental planners, engineers, public artists, project managers and the community.

We provide consultation services in the areas of urban design, architectural design, project assessments, and public art.

Consultation services

Archimage Architecture and Urban Planning uses computer generated models created in ArchiCAD. We produce 3D models from architectural to urban design scale projects. According to the desired level of detail, these models can incorporate existing and proposed structures, roads, vegetation, topographic levels, and water systems.

We provide:

3D models for architectural and urban purposes

Shadow diagrams

3D model perspectives and views

Photographic type renderings

Beatriz C. Maturana
Beatriz is Archimage's principal architect. She works in collaboration with other professionals in the areas of town planning, urban design and public art.

Selected biography

Education:
Master of Urban Design, Melbourne University - Australia (2004)
Graduate Certificate, Urban Restoration – Polytechnic University of Cataluña, Spain
Bachelor of Architecture – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia (1992)
Graduate Certificate Graphic Design – INACAP , Chile (1986)

Overseas Development:
Planning Institute of East Timor. Team member to assist in the establishment of the regional planning body, Baucau, East Timor (2001)
Habitat for Humanity, self-build housing evaluation, Chinandega Nicaragua (1996)
Overseas Project Corporation of Victoria, liaison and technical advice between Governments of Australia and Uruguay (1994)
Ministry of Planning and Development- Group Self Built

Teaching and Papers presented at Seminars and Conferences:
Currently teaching and tutoring at the University of Melbourne and RMIT - Site: Public Art
Sustainable development in the World's Newest Democracy, PLEA conference, Chile (2003)
Federation Square, Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) PIA News (2003)
Lecturer in Architectural Design, National University of Engineering, Managua Nicaragua (1994-96)
Curriculum Development, National University of Engineering, Managua Nicaragua (1994-96)

Awards and Prizes:
Dulux Colour Awards, first prize, student category, 1993
Dulux Colour Awards, highly commended, student category 1992

Anthony McInneny

Education:
Graduate Diploma Fine Art - Public Art. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Australia (2003)
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design Caulfield Institute of Technology. Australia (1983)

Public Art (please refer to public art projects)

Installations
Modern Image Makers' Association. Sound Sculpture. Melbourne Australia (1992)
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Film Installation. Melbourne Australia (1991)
Linden Gallery, Point 333 Recurring. Film and print installation. Melbourne Australia (1990)
State Film Theatre. Film Installation, Net Gain, Other Pleasures, Melbourne, Australia. (1989)

Teaching
RMIT. Site RMIT International Public Art Unit. Tutor in Public Art, (2004)
Monash University Arts Centre. Teacher of Photography, Clayton, Australia (1994)
Victorian College of the Arts, Guest Artist, Prahran, Australia. (1990)

Town Planner: Javiera Maturana

Environmental Planner: Blair Shoniker

Web design: by Matias @ WebArts

Contact us: by appointment only

Address: 107 Springvale Road, Blackburn. Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tel/Fax: (03) 9873 3706

Email: archimage's email here
ABN: 27 773 686 950

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