Stephen Crafti on the Montgomery house

When he purchased a significant Modernist 1950s residence in Melbourne’s North Balwyn in 1991 (designed by Montgomery King & Trengove), Stephen’s design fascination shifted to the built environment. While he studied the history of his own home, Stephen began writing about post-war (post-1945) architecture. With his interest and knowledge in the subject broadening, Stephen was soon penning features about all forms of contemporary design. In the last three decades, he has submitted thousands of articles covering architecture, furniture, fashion and the decorative arts to an impressive range of publications.

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COLLECT* - Jarrod Haberfield

Following his highly regarded illustrated lecture in 2022, architect and scholar Jarrod Haberfield continues to share his ongoing research into why people collect. In this talk, he shares his deep understanding of the diverse motivations for collecting and introduces a selection of art collectors across time whose collecting has somehow changed the world.

GESAMTKUNSTWERK: The House-Museum as a Total Work of Art - Jarrod Haberfield

Jarrod Haberfield is an architect, educator and scholar with abiding interests in architecture and museology. Hear Jarrod share his ruminations on how we engage with art in the highly personalised and visually distracting world of the house-museum, compared with the rarefied, distraction-free world of the institutional art museum.

ARCHITECTURE AND GENDER - Jeremy McLeod

Jeremy McLeod is the co-founder of award winning Breathe Architecture, one of Australia's leading practices in sustainable and socially responsible design. He is also the instigator and co-founder of multi award winning Nightingale Housing which is revolutionizing the property development process in delivering cost effective sustainable living. Join Jeremy as he discusses the relationship between architecture and gender.

ART TRAVELS IN COLOGNE, DÜSSELDORF, BONN AND ENVIRONS - Charles and Leah Justin

Join JAHM Directors, Leah and Charles on their tour of Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn and Environs. Nestled amongst the predictable quaint medieval villages are stunning new spaces and installations. This zone is the economic powerhouse of Germany where the majority of collectors come from and is regarded as the centre of contemporary art in the country.

ART TRAVELS IN NEW YORK - Charles and Leah Justin

New York must have more museums and galleries than any city in the world. Join JAHM Directors, Leah and Charles on their whirlwind tour where they touch on the well-known, but focus on the less well known, including some major commercial galleries and not to be missed museums an hour or so outside of NYC.

ART TRAVELS IN JAPAN (Part 2) - Charles Justin

This talk by JAHM Director, Charles Justin includes Art Travels throughout Japan, including Kanazawa and Tokyo, with over 20 art sites, however within a more urban setting. This talk also expands on the presentation of art as an experience.

ART TRAVELS IN JAPAN (Part 1) - Charles Justin

This talk by JAHM Director, Charles Justin includes Art Travels throughout Japan, including Osaka, Naoshima and Teshima Art Islands and Kurashiki.

THE VENICE BIENNALE: Modern and Contemporary Art In Venice - Dr Nick Gordon

The Venice Biennale is the world’s oldest and largest art event. Dr Nick Gordon explores how the Biennale has changed substantially since 1895 and how in turn it has transformed Venice from a provincial town on the edge of modern Italy into a preeminent playground for modern and contemporary art.

ART TRAVELS IN HONG KONG - Charles Justin

In 2019, which seems a world away from the world we live in today, we had the privilege to travel to Asia on three brief art related trips. Over the coming months Charles will give a series of FREE talks on Hong Kong, Japan and Shanghai via Zoom on these 2019 art travels.  This talk by Charles Justin on Hong Kong includes Art Basel HK, Art Central, The Asia Society, The Pedder Building, H Queens, White Cube, Tai Kwun Heritage and Arts Precinct, Tai Kwun Contemporary, and M+ Pavilion.

THE CULTURE OF ARCHITECTURE - Ian McDougall

Ian McDougall is the co founder of ARM Architecture, the award-winning firm behind such distinctive projects as Geelong Library, the National Museum of Australia and The Shrine of Remembrance redevelopment. Ian will explore how architecture contributes to the culture of place, and how the culture of place has in turn influenced ARM’s own architecture.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF PHOTOGRAPHY - John Gollings

John Gollings is one of Australia’s leading photographers specialising in documenting the built environment, both ancient and modern around the world. Like architecture, photography is challenged to achieve both artistic and functional objectives. John’s talk will explore how his work is shaped by these imperatives. John will also talk about “truth” in photography.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF ART MUSEUMS - Karl Fender

Karl Fender presents the work of FKA, which includes Ian Potter Museum of Art, Bendigo Art Gallery, MONA, the Michael Buxton Centre of Contemporary Art and the Garangula Gallery. 

THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE - John Wardle

John has just been awarded the Gold Medal by the Australian Institute of Architects, which is it’s highest honour in recognition of an architects outstanding contribution to architecture. The jury’s citation noted that "John Wardle is an architect’s architect. He is a designer of consummate skill whose works – from small, intricate pieces of joinery to complex high rise buildings – receive detailed attention and conscientious formal experiment. His works celebrate both individual craft and broader production processes of making a building. Importantly, his works are the outcome of a studio-based collaborative practice."

John will present on his award winning projects that demonstrate the art of architecture, the art incorporated in architecture and the architecture of art related projects including Samstag Museum of Art, Phoenix Gallery for Judith Neilson, and the Ephemeral Pavilion at the NGV.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF COLLABORATION - Adam Haddow

Adam Haddow is a director of SJB and regarded as one of the leading architects in Australia. He and his team at SJB have recently won World Architecture Awards for Mixed Use Building in 2015 and Residential Interior in 2017. Architecture is very complex and in its realisation involves the collaboration of a large numbers of architects, consultants, artists and contractors. Adam will present several key SJB projects to demonstrate how successful collaborations can result in superb architecture.

ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY - Charles Justin

Charles Justin is an architect and past president of The Jewish Museum of Australia. He is also the son of Jewish Polish holocaust survivors. This presentation examines the historical context of Jewish life in Poland and Germany. Charles explores how the Polin Museum, Warsaw and the Jewish Museum, Berlin deal with complex issues of national identity, memorialisation and redemption through their architecture and the exhibitions on display.

JAHM ARCHITECTURE

This short video shows the incredible architectural and interior design by Justin Architecture of the JAHM apartment.

‘INFINITE LOOP’ ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

The artists from the 'Infinite Loop' exhibition, including German artists; Lars Breuer, Sebastian Freytag, Guido Münch, who also operate as the collective known as the Konsortium, and three Melbourne based artists; Justin Andrews, John Nixon and Stephen Bram discuss their art with JAHM director, Charles Justin.