A Good Idea

Join us for the exhibition opening of 'A Good Idea' at Tin Sheds Gallery

Opening Night: Thursday April 17, 2025
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Tin Sheds Gallery, 148 City Rd, Darlington NSW
Exhibition period: April 17 - May 30, 2025
Gallery Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10 am — 4 pm

A Good Idea Is an exhibition that celebrates the architect’s joy: bringing ideas to life. A State of Play unfolds through the collaboration of architects from around the world, each contributing a single drawing—precise yet open-ended—that serves as instructions for locally crafted artefacts. These peculiar objects, born of global imagination and local interpretation, explore themes of domesticity, collaboration, and the often-overlooked rituals of everyday life.

Explicit yet indeterminate, each proto-architecture opens new possibilities beyond the expected. The exhibition’s scenography is not merely the sum of its individual contributions, but a notable work in itself—it is crafted with care, without transport or waste. Together, these pieces create a rich assemblage, an austere yet joyous interior—a space where architecture celebrates directness, ingenuity, and the transformative power of just -good- ideas.

Participants:

BAST (FR)

Erika Nakagawa (JP)

Mike Hewson (NZ/AU)

Sam Chermayeff (DE/USA)

Theo De Meyer (BE)

Guillermo Fernández Abascal (ES/AU)

Desplans (FR/SE)

The Curator acknowledges the support of Brickworks, TKD Architectes, GHD and Candalepas Associates

Credits

Image credits: Serra, 2024, by Stand Van Zaken. Courtesy Elias Derbovan

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A Good Idea Exhibition Opening

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