How big buildings can still make us feel good
What do you feel when you look at the Melbourne CBD skyline? Is it a sense of pride? A recognisable place marker from a distance? What about when you are in the city directly looking up at great skyscrapers? Itâs probably a different feeling⊠a feeling of awe? An overbearing feeling? When an idea, an object, or a building exceed an exceptional scale, it becomes monumental. If we begin to feel that we canât gauge its scale or place it can create confusion and feel overbearing - it makes us feel small and disconnected. Itâs our responsibility as designers to have empathy and consider the effect environments will have on people. On this monthâs theme of MONUMENTAL, Jack Ryan from John Wardle Architects will discuss how big buildings can still make us feel good.
About the speaker
Jack is a young Architect working in Melbourne (Naarm) for John Wardle Architects (JWA), one of Australiaâs leading design studios. His work over the past 9 years since completing a Masters in Architecture has focused on towers. Following graduation he worked for 3.5 years at Elenberg Fraser, an Architecture office with immense influence across the Melbourne CBD skyline. In 2015 Jack registered as an Architect and has gone on to design and document more than 20 towers to date; half of them progressing to construction. In 2017 Jack moved to Japan to work for Kengo Kuma, a masterful Japanese Architect now widely known for the design of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Stadium. On returning home from the two year design sabbatical, Jack has been leading projects in China for JWA; and in particular 11 residential towers spread across two sites in Chengdu.
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