My travels continue

Today Robina, on the Gold Coast for a flying visit.

My flight at 7.30 was cancelled – Jetstar couldn’t get one of the engines working! A two hour wait in the lounge left me with the tightest schedule when I arrived.  I’m booked on the 2.25 return; miss that and I have to wait till 8.30pm to fly back to Melbourne around midnight.  Clock’s ticking.

First cab off the rank I have to present our scheme for Robina Food Court to the professor Warren Julian who is judging the International IES lighting design awards (the project is entered, along with the MTC, as a result of receiving the Award of Excellence in the state lighting design awards).

Then, I’m meeting the builders and client to check out the new light sculpture that we designed which has been fired up for the first time today.  The sculpture seeks to provide illumination to the mall through a combination of continuous fluorescent fittings at the jauntiest angles.  Each of the ‘pick up sticks’ is about 10m long.  Light is cast onto the ceiling as well as the floors.  We will probably tweak the arrangement a little but you get a feel for what it’s going to be from the photos below.

Finally, I’m back in a cab talking to a driver who was trying to convince me that Kevin Rudd is from Tasmania.  All very strange.  At airport with 10 minutes to spare for the 2.25.  Mission accomplished.