About Rena
Rena is a practicing architect who teaches design and drawing at the Architecture Faculty of Sydney University and conducts popular drawing workshops. Her teaching method called Embodying Vision integrates sketching mindfulness and movement.
Author Archives: Rena Czaplinska-Archer
Time for Drawing 3/8/12 – 5/8/12
Residential drawing workshop with Rena Czaplinska at Arthur Boyd Education Centre Riversdale Bundanon Commences: Friday 3rd August, 2012 at 4pm Concludes: Sunday 5th August, 2012 at 5pm Cost covers: Accommodation/food/ tuition = $650/$570 student rate (Early bird $600/$520 if fully paid by 8th June 2012) inquiries: mail@rena.net.au; http://timefordrawing.rena.net.au Registration: Click here to download flyer or contact Rena on [...]
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Meeting members of Body Conscious Design at the Healthy Houses Conference in Bratislava, May 2011
Prof. J., Dr. Rena Czaplinska-Archer (Australia) Prof. Veronika Kotradyova (FA STU Slovakia), Nattawa Kamklai, (Thailand) – all members of Body Conscious Design. And meeting Prof. Galen Cranz (Berkeley USA), the founder of Body Conscious Design during her visit to Sydney in August 2011.
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Designing houses as if body/human life mattered.
Key Note Speaker at the Conference Healthy Houses Bratislava May 2011 Green and sustainable design talks about the protection of natural resources, about designing in harmony with nature. We are nature too. Before we start designing we study and observe the natural and built environment. We must not forget to engage our senses and learn [...]
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Meeting Juhani Pallasmaa at the National Architecture Conference in Melbourne 14-16 April 2011
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Riversdale Drawing Workshop
Residential drawing weekend with Rena Czaplinska Arthur Boyd Education Centre at Riversdale Bundanon Commences: Friday 24th June, 2011 at 5pm Concludes: Sunday 26th June, 2011 at 5pm Cost covers: Accommodation/food/ tuition = $620/$550 student rate (Early bird $570/$5o0 if fully paid by 9th May 2011) student scholarships may be available Registration: Click here to download registration form or contact [...]
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Wollombi Drawing Weekend
Drawing Breath 5-7th November 2010 2 day residential drawing workshop with Rena Czaplinska in Wollombi Hunter Valley We often draw with a fixed idea of what we want, we try to be accurate but we miss what is really there—the rhythms, the tones, the harmonies, the very life of a thing. In this workshop, for [...]
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Saturday Open Drawing Class
2:30 to 5pm – 21st August to 18th September Wilkinson Studio, Wilkinson Building. 148 City Road - Faculty of Architecture, Sydney University. These drawing classes will take the participants on a journey of discovery which will focus on awakening the creative spirit, opening your eyes and refreshing and recharging your drawing talents. Whether you drew before or not these [...]
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Riversdale Drawing Workshop
Residential drawing weekend with Rena Czaplinska Arthur Boyd Education Centre at Riversdale, Bundanon Commences: Friday 16th April, 2010 at 5pm Concludes: Sunday 18th April, 2010 at 3pm Cost covers: Accommodation and food = $550/$460 student rate (Early bird $500/$430 if fully paid by 22/3/10) Registration: Click here to download registration form or contact Rena on [...]
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Wollombi Drawing Weekend 18th – 20th May