RORY HYDE

contact: rory(at)b-k-k.com.au

Project Involvement

    Strange Procedures
    Embedded Research within Architectural Practice
    Pavilions for New Architecture
    Smart Geometry

Links: Embedded Practice | Abstract | BKK Architects | 'The Architects' radio

Research and Practice

Rory is currently undertaking a PhD titled Strategies for Managing Complexity in Architecture as part of the Embedded Practice Research programme, supervised by Mark Burry and Andrew Maher. Rory is ‘embedded’ in the small Melbourne based design practice, BKK Architects, where he had worked as a designer for a number of years prior to beginning his PhD. Rory's new role in the practice mainly consists of developing design strategies for particular projects or problems using scripting, parametric design and digital fabrication. Images of many of these projects appear on the right of this page.

Teaching

Rory teaches undergraduate design and communications, including the Strange Procedures Rhino Scripting elective in the RMIT Architecture faculty. Rory also frequently sits on design studio review panels in the RMIT Architecture and Fashion schools.

Media

Rory is the producer of The Architects, a weekly radio discussion show about "architecture, buildings and stuff", hosted by Stuart Harrison and Simon Knott on Triple R, broadcast on 102.7 FM in Melbourne or streaming. Along with assisting in the organization and sporadically hosting entire shows, Rory presents the news and what’s on segments every week. Rory has conducted interviews with many local and international architects and designers including Peter Cook, Yung Ho Chang, Giulio Cappellini, Esther Charlesworth, Kees Kaan, Cassandra Fahey, John Denton, Lars Spuybroek, Teddy Cruz, Deyan Sudjic, Eames Demetrios, Ian MacDougall, Tom Daniell and Alain de Botton.

Awards

2007

Runner up in Melbourne Design Festival Sustainable Lighting Competition for Slow-Motion Catastrophe Lamp with Tai Snaith and Simon Knott.
Top 10 Forces and Faces in Australian Design. 'The Architects' on Triple R named in Design Quarterly magazine's annual round up of influential designers.

2006

Anne Butler Medal for Excellence in Design for RMIT final thesis project Smith Street Redux.
Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media for The Architects radio show.

2005

RAIA / SJB Graduate Prize for final thesis project Smith Street Redux.
New Generation. Named in Monument magazine's top 40 design graduates in Australia.
Caroma Golden Toilet Award for The Golden Turd project. Runner Up.

Publications

2007

Pavilion project used for cover of RMIT Architecture and Design Information Booklet.
Architecture Review Australia's special 100th issue on ARM's Storey Hall and Ian MacDougall.
PhD research discussed in interview with John Frazer and Mark Burry in Tombesi, Gardiner and Mussen (eds.) TAKE 5 Looking Ahead: defining the terms of a sustainable architectural profession, RAIA, Manuka, ACT, 2006

2006

'The Architecture of Happiness', transcription of interview with Alain de Botton published in The Trip, Triple R Subscriber Magazine, Radiothon edition.
'Smith Street Redux' project featured in Platform: RMIT Architecture Thesis Projects 2004-2005
'Out of the Box', a selection of young Melbourne architects for The Melbourne Design Guide

2005

Conference Clips', transcription of interview with Kees Kaan published in Architecture Review Australia, Issue 93, Residential '05
'Conference Clips', transcription of interview with Yung Ho Chang of published in Architecture Review Australia, Issue 93, Residential '05
'Pavilion' project with BKK Architects featured in Pavilions for New Architecture, exhibition catalogue, Monash University Museum of Art Publication
'Trampulse' project featured in Michael Douglas (ed.), Tramjatra: Imagining Melbourne and Kolkata by Tramways, RMIT University Press, Melbourne
Pavilion project discussed in 'The Difference is New', Diane Peacock, Architecture Review Australia, Issue 95.
Pavilion project discussed in 'Illusion, Ambiguity, Interaction and Play', Hannah Lewi, Architecture Australia, Vol 94, No 6.
Pavilion project discussed in "Forget 'what is': continue searching for 'what if'", Norman Day, The Age, 21.09.2005.

2004

'Six and Out' article published in Subaud Magazine, No.3
'Celebrate the Flood' project featured in Easily Flooded Architecture, catalogue to the International Architecture Workshop, Sommiers, France.

Exhibitions

2007

Slow-Motion Catastrophe Lamp, and Local Light featured in ‘LightCycle’ exhibition of sustainable lighting, 2007 Melbourne Design Festival, Fad Gallery, Melbourne

2005

Seeing 11.5 Billion times 6.6 Trillion Miles included in ‘Pavilions for New Architecture’ exhibition, Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield

Updated 11.07.07