Ross Anderson
Title: Mr
Name: Ross Anderson
Position: Lecture in Architecture: Design, History and Theory, First Year Coordinator
Location: Room 321, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Phone: +61 2 9351 5907
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My research concentrates on aspects of modern and contemporary German architecture and theory, informed both by academic scholarship and the experiences of recent architectural practice.
My current work focuses on themes developed in my PhD dissertation, entitled From the Bauhütte to the Bauhaus: The medieval masons’ lodge as an aesthetic and cultural paradigm from German Romanticism to Early Modernism. It identifies the motif of the Bauhütte and traces its history and meaning as a paradigm for architectural making from the late medieval period through to the Bauhaus as it is transformed from being the organisation of building praxis embedded within medieval ecclesiastical society, to a post-Enlightenment reified cultural paradigm which, as a fragment, stands for the perceived unity of medieval society as a whole. The terminus of the dissertation is early Modernism, where the notion of architecture as an isolated harbinger of cultural meaning gets its fullest manifestation. The thesis presents a number of the most significant philosophical and ethical themes surrounding the dialogue between Romanticism and the contemporary position, in a theme whose transformation illuminates the history as a whole.
In addition to my background in architectural history and theory, I have substantial experience in architectural practice, having worked as a design architect on international projects in the Berlin offices of Daniel Libeskind and Zvi Hecker. I am currently preparing an architectural monograph on Hecker’s work.
Education
Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University
Master of Philosophy (History and Philosophy of Architecture), Cambridge University
Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours), University of Canberra
Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture), University of Canberra
Refereed Publications and Conference Papers
Ross Anderson, "The Star and the Vessel: Situating the Architecture and Ornament of Heidegger's Hütte at Todtnauberg", in Architecture and Phenomenology - Second International Conference, Kyoto Seika University, Japan: 2009
Ross Anderson, “The medieval Masons’ Lodge as Paradigm for Peter Behrens’s Dombauhütte in Munich, 1922”, The Art Bulletin Volume 90 (September 2008): 442-466
Ross Anderson, “Anything but Silent: Daniel Libeskind’s Architecture as Events of Representation”, in Stephen Loo and Katharine Bartsch (eds), Panorama to Paradise: Scopic Regimes in Architectural and Urban History and Theory: XXIVth Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, [Available CD-Rom] Adelaide: 2007
Ross Anderson, “Stones Against Forgetting: German-Jewish territories of remembrance in contemporary Berlin architecture”, in Errinerungskrisen – Memory Crises: German Studies Association of Australia Conference, Melbourne: 2007
Ross Anderson, “Fabricating the Late Gothic German Chapel: Theology, Geometry, Materials and the Practical Imagination”, in Spaces and Places: VII Annual Conference of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern European Studies, Auckland: 2007
Public Lectures
"Insight: On the Practice of Architecture with Daniel Libeskind and Zvi Hecker", Department of Architecture, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music: 3 July 2009
Reflections on the Practice of Architecture at Studio Daniel Libeskind
Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Tuesday Night Talks, Autumn Programme 2008
April 01 2008
Invited Panel Memeber: 'Stadt und Haus - New Architecture from Berlin'
Exhibition Opening, Goethe-Institute Australia, Sydney
29 January 2009
"Peter Behrens and the motif of the medieval masons' lodge, 1922", Architecture and Allied Art Research Seminar, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney: 16 August 2007
"From the Bauhutte to the Bauhaus", Architecture Research Seminar, Department of Architecture and Art History, The University of Cambridge: May 2006
Editorial Responsibilities
Editorial Committee: Architectural Theory Review, University of Sydney
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
PhD Poynton Cambridge Australia Scholarship, Cambridge Australia Trust
ORS (Overseas Research Students) Award, Universities UK
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists
Teaching Grants
Ross Anderson, Architecture Studio Archive, University of Sydney Teaching Improvement and Equipment Scheme 2008
Teaching Portfolio
DESA1001 (Design Practice 1A)
DESA1002 (Design Practice 1B)
MARCH4102 (Modern Architectural Theory)
Supervision - ARCF5301(Advanced Study Report)
Supervision - Honours in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture
University Committees
Learning and Teaching Committee, Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning, The University of Sydney
Tin Sheds Gallery Exhibition Committee, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney
Architectural Practice
Design Architect. Zvi Hecker Architects. Berlin, February 2004-October 2004
Architect. Magma Architecture. Berlin, September-November 2003 Architect.
Architekt Daniel Libeskind. Berne, January-August 2003
Graduate Architect. Studio Daniel Libeskind. Berlin, February-December 2002
Design Architect on Buildings and Competitions
“World Trade Center Design Study, New York USA”, Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2003, Invited Two Stage Architecture and Urban Design Competition, First Place. Program: Museum, Railway Terminus, Opera House, Memorial, Urban Open Space, Office and Retail, 1000000m²
“WESTside Brünnen Shopping and Leisure Centre- Swimming Pool Complex, Berne Switzerland” Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2000, Open Competition, First Place (completed 2008). Program: Interior and Exterior Swimming Pools, Sauna and Fitness Centre, 13000m²
“WESTside Brünnen Shopping and Leisure Centre- Senior Housing, Berne Switzerland” Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2000, Open Competition, First Place (completed 2008). Program: Apartments, High Dependency Ward, Recreation Rooms, Administration, Restaurant & Café, 32000m²
“WESTside Brünnen Shopping and Leisure Centre- Garden Centre, Berne Switzerland” Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2000, Open Competition, First Place (completed 2008). Program: Retail Space and Carparking, 11420m²
“Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong”, Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2003, Invited Competition, First Place (under construction). Program: Auditoria, Recording Studios, Sound Stages, Study Spaces and Library, 32000m²
“Kulturforum Münster, Germany”, with MAGMA Architecture, 2003, Open Competition, Honourable Mention. Program: concert halls, museum and library, 16000m²
“KMAR: Royal Dutch Military Complex at Schiphol, Amsterdam The Netherlands”, Zvi Hecker Architect, 2000, Invited Competiton, First Place (under construction). Program: Offices, Dormitories, Training and Sporting Facilities, Catering and Logistics, 38000m²
“Visitor Information Centre, Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Memorial Site, Germany”, Zvi Hecker Architect, 2004, Invited Competition. Program: Visitor Information, Bookshop & Cafe, Security Office, 400m²