10 questions, Series 2 - Frank Young, Perth Architect.
In this series, Perth Architect Frank Young answers some questions.
Name: Frank Young
Short Description of Work: Mainly Residential Design
Education (year): 1971
Website: http://www.fyarch.com/
1. Describe your style, as a friend would describe your work.
A journalist once described a house he covered as having “More facets than a handful of dice”. I think it’s sculptural, fun and cares a lot about the site and the environment.
2. Recent work completed: written, drawn, or constructed. Can you provide a description or images?
3. Do you read Architectural press? Online, Hard Copy or both? Could you please list them?
Mainly Architectural Record online.
4. Could you suggest an article worth reading?
Arch Record video on Buckminster Fuller exhibition (click to link).
5. Can you provide a link to an inspiring piece of design you’ve seen online recently? Local or Global.
Daniel Libeskind Art Museum in Denver Colorado.
Sancho-Madridejos Architecture, Valleaceron Chapel, Spain.
6. A company/person you’d most like to design for.
Nobody (or company) I can think of, but someone (or firm) prepared to do something that is architecturally different from conservative standard design and wants to be environmentally responsible.
7. Western Australian Architect you most admire. Dead or Alive.
Probably Lyn Matthews. He’s prepared to to be sculptural, use materials in clever ways and knows what “big scale” means.
8. In your opinion, best piece of Architecture in the last 10 years. Local or global.
Probably Libeskind’s Denver Art Museum
9. Your intepretation of the public’s perception of Architects/Architecture in Perth.
Public thinks - Architects are Expensive - I can’t afford that!! Personal thought - basic architecture principles should be taught in schools to break the cycle of - being brought up in “spec” homes, never experiencing anything else, then naturally looking for a spec house when looking to set up a family home.
10. Any thoughts on the role of the 21st Century Architect?
Architects must become very aware of what has to be done to minimise the environmental impact of their buildings (yet make them attractive to the public) and put that knowledge into action. Global warming is real and architects can do a huge amount to reduce the problem.
