Sydney Talk | Glenn Harper: Sydney Brutalism : Et tu, Brute? / July 20

Sydney Brutalism : Et tu, Brute?

Once openly supported for its architectural authenticity and desired social outcomes, the brutalist buildings of Sydney now face destruction or disfigurement by many of their patrons, including the NSW State Government. Join us for a discussion on what has happened and where to from here in this utmost of betrayals.

Speaker: GLENN HARPER

Glenn is an architect and independent researcher. A graduate of the University of Sydney he is currently a Senior Associate and Urban Designer at PTW Architects.
Awarded the NSW Board of Architects Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship in 2015, this study focused on Brutalism within Greater Sydney.

Since then he has continued to write on this topic and has an active Instagram
Feed @brutalist_project_sydney, which contributes to the debate for the recognition of ‘recent heritage’. Earlier this year he edited the Sydney Brutalist Map, a guide by Blue Crow Media, an independent London publisher.