ArchiCamp (also known as
Studio in the sticks) is a grassroots
architecture
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festival and a gathering of Australian and international architects, architecture students, craftsmen and artists, focused on sustainable architecture, ethical development, professional culture and community building. It introduced a new, interactive approach to the architectural education and practice.
In design workshops, participants of each camp work on specific projects that directly benefit the hosting community, e.g. community halls, housing, tourism facilities, masterplans. Following the camp, students continue working on their design concepts with the communities through planning approvals and construction.
The location of the camps changes. The events have had between 20 and 100 participants and typically run over 3–4 days.
The events occur spontaneously without sponsors or funding. Participants sometimes contribute small amount towards common costs such as meals and leftover money is donated to charity.
Notable figures involved with the past events include
Richard Leplastrier, Lindsay Johnston,
Kerry and Lindsay Clare
Kerry Clare and Lindsay Clare are a wife and husband duo who are Australian architects, founders of Clare Design and joint recipients of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal.
Professional career
Kerry Clare and Lindsay Clare pract ...
, Drew Heath,
Adrian Welke,
Elizabeth Farrelly
Dr Elizabeth Margaret Farrelly (born Dunedin, New Zealand), is a Sydney-based author, architecture critic, essayist, columnist and speaker who was born in New Zealand but later became an Australian citizen. She has contributed to current debates ...
.
History
ArchiCamp was founded in 2014 by architect
Jiri Lev
Jiri Lev (born 1979, , cs, Jiří Lev) is a Czech-Australian architect and urbanist, active in the field of sustainable residential, sacred and public architecture, disaster recovery and humanitarian development.
Lev's works are known for the ...
as a
grassroots
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event.
The inaugural ArchiCamp took place in 2014 in
Mudgee
Mudgee is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gover ...
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In 2015, ArchiCamp assisted flood recovery in the regional town of
Dungog
Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Located in the middle of dairy and timber country, it is the centre of the Dungog Shire local government area and at the 2016 census it had a po ...
, NSW.
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"Architecture students help Dungog through flood recovery"
''ABC News
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'', 20 Oct 2015. Retrieved on 6 August 2016.
References
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External links
ArchiCamp website
Architecture organisations based in Australia
Architectural education
Sustainable architecture
Architecture festivals