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Lippmann Partnership

Locality: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9318 0844

Address: 570 Crown Street 2010 Surry Hills, NSW, Australia

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22.01.2022 Zaha Hadid laid to rest In this new millennium, sexual and racial inequality in the free world is dwindling, but there's no doubt that women (and especially women from the Arab world!) are still suffering from misogyny. The recent death of Zaha Hadid at only 65 years of age, stunned the architectural community. Whether we like it or not, she was a towering influence in contemporary architecture and a person who brought tremendous commitment and energy to the art. Being a woma...n, born in Iraq, made her achievements even more inspiring. She was born in Baghdad, studied mathematics, emigrated to Britain where she enrolled at the AA (Architecture Association), a place of great creative ferment, before starting her own independent studio. She was a rare phenomena - powerful, mercurial, intensely loyal, hard-working and clearly, very creative. I recall her nomination of the film Blade Runner as an important influence for her early sci-fi work. For many years throughout the'70's and '80's, much of Zaha's work was unbuilt and what we architects often (used to) refer to as "paper architecture". But commencing with the Hong Kong Peak competition victory and the Vitra Fire Station project, her work became recognised as a dynamic creative force. For all the success there were many disappointments and competition losses that he she had to endure. Only last November whilst in Singapore for the World Architecture Festival, I met one of Zaha's associates who, along with many of us from all over the world, presented projects to the international WAF jury. The project he presented, one of their most recent, was the London 2012 Olympic Games Aquatic Centre, a building of tremendous vitality. I was amazed by this project - a work of great sculptural poetry, satisfying a demanding brief yet capable of future change and adaptation in post Olympic mode. Zaha Hadid's life was unexpectedly short but the influence of her work will burn bright for many years to come. EL

20.01.2022 South of the mainland where Hellenistic Greek culture and civilisation flowered, a 6,000 strong island archipelago is a stunning historical and environmental phenomenon stretching across the Ionian and Aegean Seas, easily accessed by air or ferry at slow or high speed. Although I've always thought Australia's beaches are the best in the world I have to say the beaches here are definite rivals because, although our sand quality is unparalleled, the water quality is superbly c...lean and transparent/turquoise in colour. With no heavy (or even light) industry to speak of it's not surprising. White washed irregular houses squeezed into hilly landscapes and escarpments make urban planning totally unnecessary here! The little towns and villages dotted all over the Islands - Imerovigli, Therasia, Santorini, Mykonos to name just a few - demonstrate that traditional communities with basic technology and no regulation whatsoever can be utterly delightful places for people to live and visit. Most of these villages are densely packed with 2 storey buildings separated by pedestrian streets no more than a metre wide, electrical lines, plumbing and drainage traversing in and around buildings without any apparent forethought. Carved into a volcanic cliff, Santorini is absolutely spectacular with densely packed houses, hotels, shops, restaurants and pathways cut into terraces cascading down into the Aegean Sea preserving panoramic views for all. Every now and then on our little planet, our human community intervenes in the natural landscape in a way that positively contributes and enhances the experience. These beautiful little low height, high density hill towns are a great example of this. #Greece #Euro2016 #SydneyArchitecture #Architecture #Landscape See more

20.01.2022 Leaving the Mediterranean and returning to winter in Australia was a rude shock but necessary to keep up with the office workload. A few months back on board before the next staccato trip this time to the USA and Europe. En route to New York, my pilgrimage took me to Fort Worth just near Dallas and the Kimbell Museums the Louis Kahn 1972 masterpiece and equally inspiring 2013 Renzo Piano building separated by a lush green lawn. The Piano building is a beautifully built and ...lit single story pavilion of similar scale to the Kahn building which it speaks to very comfortably. On to New York and a reminder of how this tough, vibrant city keeps reinventing itself in the face of big global events and issues, which it is often at the centre of. Construction of the new One World Trade Centre replaces the Twin Towers which were destroyed on November 11. The new tower is the tallest office tower in the USA providing stunning views over Manhattan and beyond. Apart from the memorial which features the big dark lake in the ground, and the museum, Santiago Calatravas stunning retail cathedral which accommodates Westfields latest shopping centre is breathtaking and joins a list of other great public rooms in the city including Grand Central Station and Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim Museum. One of the other innovations which New Yorkers have taken to their hearts is the High Line, an elevated disused freight rail track, converted to a great park in the sky, which snakes its way along New Yorks west side. New sections of the high line are being extended as we speak, reflecting the energy and efforts of local residents, friends of the high line and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Time to leave New York, but not before a quick visit to Eero Saarinens TWA Terminal at JFK airport, completed in 1962 but soon to be converted into a hotel?! #Architecture #NewYork #USA #LouisKahn #RenzoPiano #FrankLloydWright #Guggenheim #GrandCentralStation #Westfield #HighLine #TWATerminal #LippmannPartnership #WorldTradeCentre

20.01.2022 Andrew "Boy" Charlton Pool Sydney 2002 building on the edge of the harbour was an opportunity to enhance our appreciation of this great public asset and to provide the best public swimming pool in Sydney, an icon that has become greatly loved by Sydneysiders...

19.01.2022 ...Chifley makes an unparalleled contribution to the public realm, while offering a dynamic social workplace and the sustainability of the city, without doubt the next wave of high rise development for Sydney

18.01.2022 Postcard from Istanbul After a week at the opening of the Architecture Biennale in Venice and all the exhibition openings, receptions and parties, a quick tour of northern Italy care of Smeg in Parma to inspect wineries, cheeseries (is that a word?) and kitchen appliance production, it was on to Istanbul, a vibrant, thriving city known to most of us as the film set for Skyfall, the recent James Bond movie. Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople is much more than just a Ja...mes Bond film set. Having increased its population from only a million people 50 years ago to a sprawling metropolis of over 20 million today, this city has been a bustling trading hub for centuries if not millennia. Bisected by the Bosphorus River, Istanbul is the confluence of East and West. One side of the river is Europe while on the other is Asia or at least the Middle East. It is also the termination of the Orient Express from the Silk Route to China and like many big cities in the world today, Istanbul is trying to cope with the consequence of population growth. With some 3 million Syrian refugees having flooding across the Turkish border many of which are now residing in Istanbul, this city is struggling to cope with big economic and social issues as well as the impact on its urban fabric so its ability to function well is a question worth asking. There are some precedents and lessons to take home to our little city of Sydney although Istanbul's history is very different to ours. Originally part of the Minoan, Mycenean, Greek, Anatolian and Byzantine civilisations before being engulfed by the Romans and then it's conquest in the fifteenth century by the Ottomans, this place is a treasure trove of layer upon layer of rich architectural and cultural influences. One could spend weeks in Istanbul without fully absorbing its sights, sounds and smells and my little I-phone 6 camera has been working overtime capturing some stunning lessons in architectural history and urban design not to mention plain old everyday chaos! Wherever I've walked (and there were many kilometres), I've been bombarded by sights, so different to what I'm used to, that one could be excused for thinking it's an out of body experience! From Istanbul, it was across the Aegean and straight into Athens, the cradle of mainstream European culture and Classical Architecture. Within hours of my exit through Greek customs, I was climbing the stairs up to the Acropolis, through the Propylaea, passed the Erectheum to the Parthenon - the Temple of Athena - WOW!!! More to say and see next time but for now Ciao, Salam Aleikhum and Jasu! Ed

18.01.2022 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale now open! The 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale is now upon us. The gates of the Giardini at Venice's Arsenale district have opened to visitors from around the world with around 70 nations from 6 continents represented. Australia is the only single country/continent represented here. The Australian exhibition is being held in a new pavilion designed by Denton Corker Marshall which is, itself, a contribution to the Giardini being the only new ...pavilion constructed here in decades. It cantilevers over the Rio del Giardini canal network surrounding the Biennale. Inside this black granite box is an immersive multi-sensory exhibition called "The Pool". The Pool explores the iconography of swimming pools in Australia's cultural life. A prefabricated swimming pool (manufactured by Myrtha Pools) has been installed into the building and around this is the exhibition which includes many iconic public and private swimming pools serving white and indigenous communities from around the country. The Andrew "Boy" Charlton Pool is one of the pools exhibited. It is consistently voted Sydney's favourite by Sydney Morning Herald readers and also happens to be Ian Thorpe's favourite swimming pool. Ian is in Venice to promote the exhibition and is one of 8 prominent Australians who share their stories about the role that swimming pools have made in our collective psyche. Of course Ian is a national icon, himself, embodying our nation's great sporting ability and it's wonderful to have him here championing another aspect of Australian culture which is less frequently acknowledged - Architecture and Design. As Exhibition Commissioner Janet Holmes a Court says: "This is the foremost event in the architecture calendar and a valuable opportunity to showcase the diverse, leading edge work in which Australian architects are engaged." The ABC pool is constructed half over land and half over Sydney Harbour in a landscape environment virtually a stone's throw from our city centre. It is one of the only public pools in Sydney or Australia which uses salt water pumped from the harbour, rather than chlorinated piped town fresh water. It was competed in 2002 following a public competition won by my office four years earlier and, apart from its amazing context, the ABC Pool is built to exceptional standards of environmental sustainability and design excellence. The Architecture Biennale closes here on the 27th of November 2016 and is well worth a visit by anyone visiting Venice before then. Ciao, Ed

18.01.2022 St Ives - Sydney Australia

17.01.2022 The northern hemisphere had a bleak winter this year and driving from New York to western Pennsylvania was a challenge. The road to Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater House at Bear Run was frozen over as was the masterpiece itself.. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfF-ErXFz0t/

16.01.2022 Out of busy Istanbul (just in time to miss the bomb blast near my hotel within hours!! The airport suicide bombing a couple of weeks later and Saturdays military coup!), across the Aegean Sea to Athens. I can fondly recall my history lectures at the UNSW in the late 80s when Professor John Haskell delivered his fascinating course on classical architecture. Great as his lectures were, nothing could prepare me visiting the Acropolis for the first time in my life!! No sooner... had I arrived in my hotel, drew open the curtain and stepped out onto the terrace, did I realise the Acropolis was a stones throw from my accommodation. I got the runners on and was on my way up to the Propylaea. Shimmering in the late afternoon sun, this stone plateau commends an overwhelming presence above the city of Athens. Climbing up the stairs, through the Propylaea layer, passing the Erechtheum, one final reaches the Parthenon - the Temple of Athena, an utterly surreal experience. This magical building made of marble, superbly proportioned and exquisitely executed with relief carvings in the pediments at either end, is a work of undeniably strength and beauty. I would venture to say that a building like this would be inconceivable for a CAD designer because the IDEAS inherent to its design and construction are just not part of the toolbar of the average building. The column entasis and curved line of the lintel and frieze mark a work of aesthetic sophistication not surpassed in the millennia since. Of course throughout the ages from Hellenistic beginnings through Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman occupation, the Parthenon has been damaged, rebuilt and refurbished many times so the latest restoration efforts should not be seen as any more than historic reality and technical necessity. Its good to see the Greek authorities so reverent to their heritage The Acropolis sits on top of a hill, where it was easily defended during throughout history. It overlooks the city below and is part of a network of other hilly outcrops in and around Athens, a city with a unique urban typography. The Agora or market place is situated in the city fabric below the Acropolis. It was used to conduct commercial and retail activities and, like the Acropolis, has undergone restoration by the public authorities over the years and is accessible to the public today. The main building the Stoa of Attolas has been converted into a museum where Greek sculptures from different periods are exhibited. Beyond the Odeion and Middle Stoa, another fabulous temple, largely intact, the Hephaisteion, at the top of hill overlooks the Agora offers another superb view and wonderful example of classical Greek architecture. Next stop the Greek Island, then home. Jasu, Ed #Greece #Athens #Europe2016 #Architecture See more

13.01.2022 Here are the up-to-date construction photos of Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra. The plywood ceiling planets almost fully installed, the controversial red carpet is being laid and the seats from South America are now being installed. These photos were taken recently by Felipe Torres (Project Architect) and Ed. To see more click this link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf_3QuqFcNw/

11.01.2022 By contrast, California was mild if wet and the Apple Campus at Cupertino, by Foster Partners with Apple was an equally gob-smacking masterpiece, although on a grand scale for another century. 12,000 employees are moving onto the spaceship corporate headquarters and across the road the visitor centre was opened to the public. This is the model with virtual reality imaging off an i-pad. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfF-XmDl5N-/

10.01.2022 Australia's Architecture Exhibition at the 2016 Venice Biennale 'The Pool' exhibit draws attention to the significance of the public pool within Australian culture, with special regard to Lippmann Partnership's Andrew "Boy" Charlton Pool by Australia's own Olympic gold winner, Ian Thorpe. http://architectureau.com//water-born-the-pool-opens-in-v/

10.01.2022 EAST DARLING HARBOUR URBAN DESIGN MASTERPLAN SYDNEY 2005 we brought together an international team the Sydney Morning Herald called us the dream team to create a Masterplan for Sydney as a future global benchmark of urban planning and sustainability... Read More > http://www.lippmann.com.au//462/language/en-US/Default.aspx

10.01.2022 Butterfly House, Dover Heights, Sydney. 2005 What started with an unlikely brief from an eccentric client became one of Sydneys best known residential icons. Read More > http://www.lippmann.com.au//481/language/en-US/Default.aspx

10.01.2022 Follow our Instagram page to keep up to date with our projects, old and new! http://www.instagram.com/lippmannpartnership

06.01.2022 Last week at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia, our Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Pool was transformed into a poolside runway bringing the work of @katama to life! Hope the clothes were up to our high standards. [image taken by @poolsidecafe] For more updates follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lippmannpartnership/

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02.01.2022 WE ARE HIRING...ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Leading design practice Exciting and diverse range of projects Surry Hills location... Lippmann Partnership is currently looking for a high-calibre Associate Director, with extensive local experience responsible for delivering project deadlines on a variety of projects. The successful candidates will possess: 10-20 years significant local experience Ability to liaise with partners and project architects of the practice to ensure delivery of deadlines to cost and quality standards. Proven track record of leading internal and external teams, liaising with clients, consultants, authorities and builders to manage assigned projects. High level of attention to detail and presentation. Excellent CAD documentation skills. Advanced Microstation experience preferred InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop skills also preferable Committed approach to work, desire to accept responsibility and work autonomously and in a team. This exciting opportunity is offering a salary package commensurate with the successful candidates level of experience. To apply, please email you cover letter and cv to [email protected]

01.01.2022 After a long delay getting council approvals work is now underway at Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra with the ground slab poured and steelwork about to be fabricated. Read More: http://www.lippmann.com.au//447/Artic/59/Emanuel-Synagogue

01.01.2022 WE ARE HIRING...PROJECT ARCHITECT Leading design practice Exciting and diverse range of projects Surry Hills location... Lippmann Partnership is currently looking for an experienced Project Architect, with extensive local experience and the ability to take responsibility for delivering medium and small sized project. The successful candidates should have: 10 years significant local experience Ability to liaise with Associate Director of the practice to ensure delivery of deadlines to cost and quality standards. Experience leading internal teams and external consultants, liaising with clients, authorities and builders High level of attention to detail and presentation. Excellent CAD documentation skills with Microstation experience InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop skills also preferable Committed approach to work, desire to accept responsibility. work autonomously as well as in a team. This exciting opportunity is offering a salary package commensurate with the successful candidates level of experience. To apply, please email you cover letter and cv to [email protected].