The Australian newspaper ran a story on October 7 about Lynn Osomond’s (CEO of the CAF) visit using the following quote from Lynn which sums up one the the AAA’s key aims:

“It’s architects talking to the public – it’s not architects talking to architects – and the public gets engaged, gets informed and gets active,”
— Lynn Osmond

The Zumthor talks ahave created an unprecedented amount of media coverage for the AAA — too many articles to display here, instead here is an image of a half-page Sydney Morning Herald article by Linda Morris (6.09.2004)

Other articles:

Giving buildings body awareness: A swiss architect wants his profession to go beyond concepts and get real.
—Bernard Lane, The Australian 1/4 page 7.09.2004

Background for living: An acclaimed Swiss architect on a speaking tour in Australia creates structures that fit naturally with the environment.
—Robert Harley, Fin Review 1 page (3 images) 3.09.2004

Its all about us in Black and White.
—Elizabeth Farrelly, Sydney Morning Herald 1/2 page (2 images) 14.09.2004

One man going against the grey
—James Button , The Age 1/2 page (2 images) 11.09.2004

Julie Copeland interviews Peter Zumthor
—Radio National, 11am 12.09.2004

The recent contentious plan to redevelop parts ot the UTS campus into a housing development brought comment from AAA founding president, Glenn Murcutt and RAIA NSW Chapter president, Caroline Pidcock.

The comments were picked up by the Fairfax media with an article in the AFR and the SMH on August 26, 2004.

The announcement of ‘Black’, the AAA’s new international speaker series and its first speaker, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is creating somewhat of a buzz. Building Product News carried this article announcing the talks in its August 2004 edition.

A profile of AAA founding president, Glenn Murcutt in the July 2004 edition of The Sydney Magazine contains aspirations for the future of the AAA.

The article contains over four pages of coverage about Glenn in which he discussed the newly formed AAA.