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中国建筑工业出版社2000年曾经组织出版过一套“国际大师级建筑师”系列丛书。那时,我正在墨尔本做申请建筑师资格注册,受邀撰写介绍一位澳大利亚的建筑设计大师。为此我开始对澳洲所有的建筑设计事务所进行全面的了解研究,很快发现丹顿·廓克·马修是代表澳洲设计水平的最佳公司。因此,我用了三个月的时间在他们事务所里了解公司的历史、各个项目的设计和完成情况以及他们的设计理念和设计方法,这可能是我最想要了解的重点。

In 2000,China Construction Press organised an International Master Architect series.At the time,I was undertaking my architect’s registration in Melbourne and was invited to write a piece to represent Australian architecture.I researched Australian architecture practices and it soon became apparent that Denton Corker Marshall was the best practice to represent the country.As a result,I spent three months in their office to understand the history of the practice,their projects and most importantly,their design philosophy and methodology.