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Thu 13 June: 1–2pm
Architect and designer Derek Wrigley will be in conversation with Roger Benjamin, Professor of Art History, University of Sydney, discussing works in the exhibition, Total Design: Derek Wrigley and the ANU Design Studio.
Derek led the ANU Design Unit from 1962 and his approach considered all aspects of design from the bike racks to the chairs to the way the campus connected to the city of Canberra. Find out more about his process, achievements and philosophy. There will be a walk around the exhibition following the talk
Roger’s father, Bruce Benjamin, commissioned Derek Wrigley to make a record player cabinet for his iconic round house in Red Hill designed by Alex Jelinik. This object is on display in the exhibition.
Image:
Library furnished by the ANU Design Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research (now the Florey Building), c.1957.
ANU Archives
Thu 13 June: 1–2pm