• Title
  Item 2: Alec Tzannes interview by Colin Bisset, 15 December 2017
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  15 December 2017
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9627453
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (136 minutes) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  Architect Alec Tzannes talks about his working relationship with domestic and commercial clients and on particular projects, such as John Symond’s private house in Point Piper (2006) and the new timber-framed International House in Barangaroo (2017), both in Sydney. He shares his thoughts on sustainable design and why materials are important, and his experience in designing street furniture for the City of Sydney in 2012. He talks about balancing his role of Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment at UNSW with heading a busy architectural practice, and talks of the changes he made to the university syllabus, including funding for new Chairs and improving communication between the academic and commercial worlds. The interview concludes with his thoughts on the importance of beauty, and his liking for drawing by hand.
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: Download available for research, personal use and public use
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at Chippendale, New South Wales, on 15 December 2017
  
  Acquired in digital format; access copy available online
• Subject
  Architects--Interviews.
  Tzannes, Alexander--Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE13682061

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