Gibbs College is excited to announce that Carey Lyon, founding Director of Lyons, and Ian McDougall, founding Director of ARM Architecture, will be featured in the Goff Lecture Series for 2024. Both distinguished architects will give a public lecture open to all Gibbs students, faculty, and staff.
In 1979, Goff visited and lectured in Melbourne, Australia, during a time when post-war modernist education was being challenged by emerging postmodern ideas, creating a dynamic shift in architectural discourse. Out of this period, ARM Architecture and Lyons became leading practices in Australia’s architectural landscape. In this lecture, Lyon and McDougall will share insights into their creative practices, reflecting on both past and current projects that have defined their careers.
The lecture will take place on Wednesday, September 18, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes long, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
Carey Lyon is a founding Director of Lyons, one of Australia’s most recognised and awarded architectural design practices. He has taught design for over three decades and is currently Professor of Architecture at RMIT University in Melbourne and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (in design) from the same University in 2018.
In 2006 he was elected by his peers as National President of the Australian Institute of Architects and is a Life Fellow. He has been a long-term Board member of the Green Buildings Council of Australia. In 2007 he was awarded the Presidential Medal from the American Institute of Architects.
Lyons is a multi-award winning practice based in Melbourne Australia and have completed a wide range of public and commercial projects around Australia, including architectural Medals in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria. They have represented Australia as the Venice Architecture Biennale 2000, 2008, 2014 and 2023 and the practices work has been extensively published nationally and internationally, including a monograph by Thames and Hudson called More – the architecture of Lyons 1996 to 2011.
Ian McDougall is a founding Director of ARM Architecture and is one of Australia’s most significant architects. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at RMIT University in Melbourne, and Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Adelaide.
In 2003 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for his contribution to Australian architecture, and in 2016 he was awarded the Gold Medal, the highest accolade awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects, and shared with his fellow practice founding Directors Steve Ashton and Howard Raggatt. He has also served on a range of creative organizations, including the Melbourne Arts Festival Board, and the Lucy Guerin Dance Company Board.
ARM Architecture is one of Australia’s most awarded architectural and urban design practices and their work includes the recent major refurbishment of one of the world’s most iconic buildings, the Sydney Opera House. Their work has been extensively awarded and published, including the monograph Mongrel Rapture published by Uro Publishing in 2015.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from two of the most significant figures in contemporary Australian architecture.
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