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What a life! (working title)

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Summary

This exhibition presents interests that have shaped Professor Roger Fay's thinking

Start Date

5th Jul 2013

End Date

2nd Aug 2013

Venue

NEW Gallery, Newnham Campus

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Exhibition curator: Malcom Bywaters    

The title of this exhibition was prompted by a remark made by the renowned scholar Serge Chermayeff who believed that his life as an academic was blessed because he had the opportunity to work and develop relationships with some of the brightest people of his generation.  

As an architect practitioner, a photographer, a teacher and an academic, I too have been fortunate to work with many wonderful and inspiring people in Australia and overseas.  

This exhibition presents interests that have shaped my thinking.  Throughout my working life, environmental issues in particular, have increasingly informed my academic work. More recently, design for the elderly and particularly those with dementia, has reshaped my thinking about design in general. By this I mean that the proper role of architecture and architects is to create environments that nurture the human spirit.  The exhibition will include:

  • Photographs (urban, architecture, landscape, personal)
  • Drawings (architectural and personal)
  • Academic papers or selections from them
  • Archival material
  • One important part of Fay’s professional career has been working as the client and motivator for the new building at Inveresk and part of the exhibition will showcase this development.  

Roger Fay is a Professor at the School of Architecture & Design, University of Tasmania. Rogers has a BArch(Hons)(Melb), GradDipEd(Hawthorn) and a PhD from The University of Melbourne. He has taught at Deakin University and RMIT as well as practising as an architect in Australia and the UK. Roger is a Registered Architect and a Fellow of the AIA. Professor Fay teaches design and building technology, with a major research focus on sustainable design and the environmental performance of buildings through the application of design knowledge and creative problem-solving skills.  

Professor Fay exhibition is presented as part of the NEW Gallery Showcase Program that aims to profile and highlight the achievements of Utas people.