Australia House Design Competition
Niigata Prefecture Japan
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Submitted design 2011 130 m2 gallery and artist residence |
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'Australia House' is an art project which was launched on the occasion of the fourth Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in 2009 as a base for exchanges between Australia and Japan. An abandoned old Japanese-style farmhouse was transformed into an art installation, where Australian artists could work in residence and exhibit their artworks through exchanges with the local Urada community and members of kohebi-tai (meaning 'little snake squad' in Japanese), a group of supporters from all over Japan. However, 'Australia House' collapsed in the wake of the earthquake on March 12 2011 centered on the northern part of Nagano prefecture.
This Open Call for Design Proposals aims to select an appropriate designer or team of designers for the new Australia House as one of the main art projects of the upcoming Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in 2012. The new Australia House will continue the purpose of the original, providing space for Australian artists to live, work and present their artworks, and serving as a venue for joint projects between Australia and Japan. In addition, it is hoped that the new Australia House will be a symbol of Japan's recovery from the earthquake, and therefore, it should be designed to thoroughly reflect disaster-prevention and environmental considerations.