Monument Creative Conversation Breakfast: Winter

Clockwise L-R: Steve Koolloos, David Richardson, Leanne Amodeo (Monument Editor), Neil Ashley, Amy Doherty (Monument National Advertising Manager), Asher Frankel, Tim Jordan, Caroline Pidcock and David McCrae.

Last Friday's Creative Conversations breakfast event at Surry Hills' The Book Kitchen was attended by David McCrae (Peckvonhartel), Steve Koolloos (Marsh Cashman Koolloos), Caroline Pidcock (PIDCOCK Architecture + Sustainability), David Richardson (Trend Windows & Doors), Asher Frankel (Stylecraft), Tim Jordan (Bathe) and Neil Ashley (GGI Office Systems). The topic focused on the nature of specification within the Australian architecture industry and the successes and challenges that arise from working on different projects with such a diverse range of collaborators. Some of the issues that were covered were the need for 'authenticity' in design, the question of collaboration and how this can be improved for maximum results and the client as specifier. Caroline Pidcock talks about collaboration in her upcoming Monument 99 (October/November 2010)Soapbox article, but in the meantime please feel free to post your comments below.

Click here to view a selection of images from the event. Photography courtesy Tom Lau.