Australian Institute of Architects Bar
The Australian Institute of Architects Bar, located in the centre of Form & Function is the social hub where architects from the 2010 National Architecture Conference will gather to network and share industry insight.
The bar designed by Chris Bosse of LAVA with the use of MakMax tensile membrane fabrication was well received in Melbourne last year, so if you missed out be sure to visit the bar in Sydney 2010. The design is a scaled prototype for the innovative LAVA proposal of "Re-skinning" of the UTS Tower.
The 2010 Institute of Architects Bar incorporates new lighting concepts developed in collaboration with Mary-Anne Kyriakou, ERCO and Color Kinetics.
MakMax Australia
Having created textile icons such as the Moet and Chandon interior space and more recently Green Void in Sydney Customs House, MakMax will exhibit the latest in tensile membrane fabrication and design expertise.
MakMax together with LAVA have developed a space that exhibits both new and existing tensile membrane technologies.
Renowned for creating fabric structures that are cutting edge, MakMax as part of the International Taiyo group have been responsible for many of Australia’s recognised structures.
Longitude 131 luxury tents, Adelaide Oval Grandstand, O2 Arena (formally Millennium Dome) and more recently Mumbai Airport, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games are all included on MakMax’s reference list. Additionally, MakMax have also invested in research and development to create both innovative and sustainable fabrics.
MakMax is tensile membrane technology. The Australian Institute of Architects Bar is anticipated is an example of the future of textile architecture.
Chris Bosse and LAVA
At the vanguard of a nonconformist and inventive new generation in architecture, LAVA bridges the gap between the dream and the real world.
LAVA operates as a unique think tank with branches placed strategically worldwide. It has been formed by some of the most experienced and forward thinking architects from around the globe. LAVA was founded by Chris Bosse and Tobias Wallisser in 2007. During its first year, the office has completed a wide range of projects in Germany, Australia and the U.A.E.
Chris Bosse is the director of LAVA Asia Pacific, based in Sydney, Australia. Chris is Adjunct Professor and Innovation fellow at the University of Technology, Sydney and lectures worldwide. Educated in Germany and Switzerland, Chris worked with several high-profile European Architects before moving to Sydney. For a number of years Chris was Associate Architect at PTW Architects in Sydney, completing many projects in China, Vietnam, the Middle-East and Japan.
Chris’s work on the Watercube Swimming Centre in Beijing received the prestigious Atmosphere Award at the 9th Annual Venice Biennale and Chris was recently recognized as an emerging architect on the world stage by the RIBA London.
