A MEMORIAL FOR VICTIMS AND SUVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE - BALLARAT Selected as the winning scheme out of 25 entries as part of a National Design Competition. Our proposal reimagines the traditional idea of memorials as static objects and instead proposes a civic space that is commemorative and dynamic, supporting reflection, healing and conversation.

The genesis of The Memorial is the expression of the survivors healing journey. This is represented as brass strands that emerge from the land and the water. As they converge together they create a protective, self supporting canopy, a place to gather, a safe space. Through reflection and shadow play the strands appear continuous. They pass through a focal point surrounded by a central artwork that contains a collection of permanent contributions from survivors, victims and their families.

The AGM will be held at the close of Day 1 of the LSAA 2024 Conference “Connecting To Tomorrow” on Thursday 12^th September 2024 commencing at 5:15pm AEDT. The AGM Notice of Agenda along with the minutes of our AGM of the previous year and the 2024 Conference Flyer has been emailed to all Financial and recent unfinancial members.

Business Sessions Topics presented by industry experts at SPECTEX24

Peter Lim LSAA President
Peter Lim is a Director of Tensys and working in the field of lightweight structures and space frames for the past 25 years. His expertise and experience is not only in design but also project management, execution and delivery of these unique complex geometric structures internationally.

Tom Westcott Company Founder of Alfresco Shade
Topic: Use software to make your business grow

Field of Dreams

Fabritecture was contracted for the design and construction of the bespoke canopy structure for the Field of Dreams project at Oxford Falls Grammar School in New South Wales, Australia. The concept design required weather protection for two competition playing courts located on the top floor of the two-storey facility.

Along with the PTFE canopy, stainless steel mesh was also installed along the sides of the open-air structure. This effectively encloses the space without sacrificing air circulation. The inclusion of the mesh also acts as a fall protection and ensures that balls and other equipment do not fall onto the nearby road.

The Annual General Meeting of the

Lightweight Structures Association of Australasia Inc.

Year 2022/23

 will be held from 11:00AM to 11:30AM AEDT.

 on

Thursday 30^th November, 2023

The meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams

Formal notice and attached reports have been emailed to financial members (November 2 2023)

Melbourne, Australia - Naomi Milgrom AC, Founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and Professor Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University have today jointly announced that MPavilion 2022 designed by Rachaporn Choochuey of all(zone), Thailand has been gifted to RMIT University and will be relocated to its new home at RMITís Brunswick campus.

Experimenting with materials and forms being used for the first time in Australia, all(zone), a female-led architecture studio based in Bangkok, Thailand, worked closely with Melbourne based Zilka Studio, TENSYS and AECOM to realise MPavilion 2022. MPavilion 2022 at Queen Victoria Gardens saw 352 free events 8 December 2022 to 8 April 2023 involving over 600 collaborators and attracting over 350,000 visitors.

The LSAA welcomes its newest corporate member Teufelberger-Redaelli.

Teufelberger is now a seventh generation family business. It was established in 1790 in Austria as a hemp ropery but now has expanded to handle the vast array of flexible tensile ropes and cables such as those used in lightweight structures.

Relatively recently, in 2018, Teufelberger and the Italian company Redaelli proudly announce the merger of their brands for the wire rope business.

Examples of tensile structures supported with Teufelberger Redaelli cable systems include;

The theme of the IASS 2023 symposium is Integration of Design and Fabrication, which is becoming increasingly important with the developments of digital technologies in both design and manufacturing.

Both our (LSAA) President Peter Lim from Tensys, and our Vice-President Scott Rathie from Arups gave presentations on the opening day of the Symposium.

Images from Greg Goldblatt.

Some images from the Master Class workshop:

HVG Fabrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Fisher to the newly created role of Business Development Manager – Shade Structures.

Mike comes to HVG with an extensive shade fabric background, notably as the general manager of Polyfab Australia for the last 6 years.

“HVG are very pleased to have someone of Mike’s pedigree in the Shade Fabric market join our national team of fabrics specialists.  With a business driven by relationships built on trust and reliability, we believe Mike adds significant value with his many years experience in performance textiles.” Said Daniel Gollan, Business Manager of HVG Fabrics.