MEDIA RELEASE

DO GREAT BUILDINGS MAKE GREAT CITIES?
Tenth Anniversary Special UTS Zunz Lecture

Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre, Thursday 15 December, Drama Theatre 2011

Emerging world cities compete to create their own ‘starchitect-designed’ masterpieces and become the next beneficiaries of the Bilbao effect. Yet, increasingly complex factors go towards making a great city; encompassing everything from infrastructure and sustainability to human behaviour.

Do great buildings make great cities? Sydney is a city with its share of great buildings. While a Sydney Opera House or Harbour Bridge are glorious ambassadors for their city; what is their impact on the life of the place and the people?

Can there truly be a balance between great buildings and the needs of local people and the wider city? Or are architects, planners, politicians and citizens arguing for a perfect solution that doesn’t exist?

Making Sydney is a special event to mark the tenth anniversary of the Zunz Lecture Series, established by the University of Technology, Sydney in to highlight the importance of engineering, information technology, innovation and collaboration. The series, sponsored by Arup, was named in honour of the work of Sir Jack Zunz, a brilliant British engineer who led the design team on the Sydney Opera House as a partner of Sir Ove Arup.

Broadcaster and host of SBS TV’s Insight, Jenny Brockie, will Chair a distinguished panel featuring:

• Elizabeth Farrelly- architect, writer and social commentator;
• Nick Greiner- former Premier of New South Wales; current Chairman of Infrastructure NSW;
• Graham Jahn- architect and Director of Planning, Development and Transport for the City of Sydney
• Professor Stuart White- Director, Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney

Details:
What: Do Great Buildings Make Great Cities?
When: Thursday 15 December 7pm
Where: Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre
Tickets: $30 sydneyoperahouse.com / 9250 7777

Facebook facebook.com/Ideas-at-the-House  / Twitter @SOHnews
View past Ideas at the House talks at Sydney Opera House PLAY play.sydneyoperahouse.com
____________________________________________________________________________

MEDIA CONTACT:
Alexandra Barlow / abarlow@sydneyoperahouse.com / 02 9250 7825  / 0418 656 535