267 items tagged “sustainability”

festivals

• Oct. 24, 2012 - Nov. 4, 2012
• Sydney

Beyond Boundaries seeks to form connections; encouraging celebration, enjoyment and investigation of architecture that is outward focussed and collaborative.

conferences

• June 6, 2012 - June 8, 2012
• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Geelong, VIC
• Full Registration: $950.00 Day Registration: $550.00

A platform to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more.

exhibitions

• June 23, 2012
• noon - 4 p.m.
• Customs House Library, Circular Quay, Sydney
• FREE, registration essential as limited spots available

Twelve leading NSW sustainable architects and building designers will be available to homeowners at Speed Date a Sustainable Designer, in Sydney on June 23.

continuing professional development

• June 7, 2012
• 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• NSW Chapter 'Tusculum' 3 Manning Street, POTTS POINT, SYDNEY
• Member $72.00, Non Member $105.00, A+/Practice Member $ 65.00 for full price list please see website

The seminars will show relevant examples of adaptive re-use, and also of new architecture in historic precincts, and will discuss the principles behind their success.

continuing professional development

• Sept. 11, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Soho Annex South Corner Crewe Pl & Rothschild Ave Rosebery Sydney 2018 Australia
• FREE

This presentation will focus on shading innovations and passive solar design principles. Passive design is practiced throughout the world and has been shown to produce buildings with low energy costs, reduced maintenance, and superior comfort. This presentation will also focus ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 14, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Soho Annex South Corner Crewe Pl & Rothschild Ave Rosebery Sydney 2018 Australia
• FREE

With new environmental rating tools being developed regularly, how can architects and specifiers understand let alone choose an ecolabelling program, a building product, or a green building? This workshop is aimed at providing a broad overview of environmental rating systems ...

continuing professional development

• June 12, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Soho Annex South Corner Crewe Pl & Rothschild Ave Rosebery Sydney 2018 Australia
• FREE

Customers and clients are increasingly expecting to see businesses taking steps towards sustainability - understand how to implement sustainability in your business, and leave with an action plan to start making improvements in your business. Learning outcomes: - An understanding ...

continuing professional development

• April 28, 2012
• 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
• Soho Annex South Corner Crewe Pl & Rothschild Ave Rosebery Sydney 2018 Australia
• Full day $60, Morning session $45, Afternoon session $45

In House Group 3 aims to connect like-minded people in the design and building industry. Over the past two years we have been running free formal CPD point presentations designed for medium to large Architectural firms. Some of our clients ...

talks

• April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012
• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Customs House Library, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney 2000
• Free, bookings essential

The series of talks, as part of the 2012 National Trust Heritage Festival, celebrates the theme of Amazing Stories: Innovation & Invention, by considering Sydney itself as an invention and examining the innovative creation of this city. 16-20 April

conferences

• May 10, 2012 - May 12, 2012
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

In 2012, for the first time in more than twenty years, the conference is to be held in Brisbane, and the theme is: Experience.

talks

• April 3, 2012
• 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
• Free

Many discussions, reports, studies and consultations to date have achieved very little in resolving a strategy that will be the catalyst for the revitalisation of Newcastle...

continuing professional development

• May 8, 2012
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library
• $450

This workshop will focus on the development of new places and the challenges involved in establishing self sustaining communities with a ‘sense of place’.

talks

• March 30, 2012 - March 31, 2012
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
• Free

See first-hand the entries in the Australian Institute of Architect’s 2012 NSW Architecture Awards. Architects will present their entries in 5 minute intervals to the awards jury.

walks

• April 15, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

walks

• March 28, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

talks

• March 21, 2012
• 6 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway NSW 2007
• Free

Highlighting stories & images from 40 years of design/build with the Jersey Devil group, in collaboration with students in underserved communities.

talks

• Sept. 19, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• UNSW Kensington Campus
• FREE

Built Environment 2012 Utzon Lecture Series Built Environment's Utzon Lecture Series was officially launched in 2010 by Jan Utzon, former UNSW student and son of the renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon. Held on a regular basis at the UNSW's Kensington ...

exhibitions

• March 14, 2012
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Leighton Hall, Scientia. UNSW Kensington Campus
• Free

How do we know when a city is truly sustainable? Is it even possible for cities in a global age to be so? How can professional practices retool to be sustainable urbanisms?

festivals

• July 28, 2012 - July 29, 2012
• Melbourne Victoria
• Free

Melbourne Open House (MOH) 2012 unlocks the city's significant buildings for the fine people of Melbourne (and her visitors) to explore. It's a rare opportunity to discover the often-hidden wealth of design, architecture, engineering and historic gems nestled around the ...

conferences

• March 5, 2012 - March 7, 2012
• Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
• Free

The conference, will bring together the industry’s leading green thinkers, experts & manufacturers for three days of green building conversation, innovation and collaboration.

talks

• March 5, 2012 - March 6, 2012
• Sussex Lane, Sydney, NSW
• FREE!

The City of Sydney is creating a smarter, more sustainable Sydney, and they want to share their plans with you. For two days only Sussex Lane will be transformed into a great, green oasis in the heart of Sydney.

talks

• Feb. 25, 2012
• 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• 5 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
• Free

A free community workshop to learn valuable tricks on how to turn your home into an energy efficient, eco-friendly and healthy environment.

continuing professional development

• July 8, 2012 - July 22, 2012
• 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Boyd Education Centre, 170 Riversdale Road, Tapitallee, NSW
• 50% of $6,600

There are only 32 places available and applications will be assessed on credentials and merit, with preference to early applicants.

competitions and awards

• Jan. 1, 2012 - Feb. 29, 2012
• www.worldarchitecturenews.com
• The entrance fee is £50 GBP

About the awards The WAN AWARDS 21 for 21 category is a major international competition now in its second year, an initiative aiming to highlight 21 architects who could be the leading lights of architecture in the 21st Century. Outstanding, ...

exhibitions

• Jan. 27, 2012 - March 25, 2012
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 417 Bourke St SURRY HILLS 2010
• FREE

EVERGREEN: fresh sustainable fashion presents a new generation of designers who are changing the look and feel of eco-fashion with innovative and beautiful designs. While sustainability is a lifestyle choice on the lips of many Australians, it is yet to ...

talks

• March 31, 2012
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills 2010
• Free for Library & AIA members / $10 for non members

Join Caroline Pidcock, of Pidcock Architecture and Sustainability, as she explores what we should be doing as architects and citizens to make the most of a low carbon future.

walks

• Feb. 19, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• Jan. 22, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• Jan. 8, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• Feb. 16, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

walks

• Feb. 1, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

walks

• Jan. 18, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

walks

• Jan. 11, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25.Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW..

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

walks

• Dec. 21, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide.

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes.

conferences

• March 17, 2012 - March 18, 2012
• 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Southern Highlands NSW Australia
• Full/Student

Design & build with strawbales, weekend residential workshop, 11 formal hours for registered architects as a CPD activity.

talks

• Nov. 30, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• TCW, Showroom 24, Level 1, 69-73 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia
• Non-members $40, AAA Members $30

This event will outline the choice of energy efficient light sources and how they work in application. Learning Outcomes: Understanding the variety of energy efficient light sources Learning the technical measurements of efficiency and how this works in application. Roadmap ...

continuing professional development

• Nov. 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2012
• Sydney
• EARLYBIRD SPECIAL $49.95 - Save $10: Ends 30 Nov

Caroline Pidcock, director of Pidcock Architecture and Sustainability, explains what is involved in achieving ‘net zero emissions housing.’

talks

• Nov. 21, 2011
• 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Library Community Meeting Room, Level 2, Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
• $55

Farmacy AgBag Workshop Become a uFarmer! A workshop with artist/engineer/activist/experimenter extraordinaire, Natalie Jeremijenko to create your very own AgBag. Learn about xClinic's Farmacy, a distributed urban farm aimed at encouraging urban food production, diversifying food systems and improving environmental health. ...

exhibitions

• Nov. 17, 2011 - Dec. 18, 2011
• Ground floor, Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney
• Free

The exhibition launches a 5-year research project, founded in the idea of deploying art and design to curate (literally ‘care for’) the city. It focuses on the use of creative strategies to meet the challenges of creating eco-sustainable urban environments.

talks

• Nov. 23, 2011
• 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• 40 Mount Street, North Sydney
• $40 (Members) $50 (Non-Members)

Paul Reidy, Principal with Rice Daubney gives a talk on Coca-Cola Place. Architecturally sophisticated, it is representing ‘World Leadership' in sustainable design.

talks

• Nov. 26, 2011
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street Ultimo 2007
• Free

Hear how others have influenced and driven change in their buildings to achieve sustainable outcomes.

exhibitions

• Nov. 3, 2011 - Nov. 30, 2011
• Town Hall House, City of Sydney
• Free

Automated Waste if adopted will over time "re-wire" the City's buildings to vacuum collect waste and recycling, eliminating banks of garbage bins and changing vehicle collection.

conferences

• Nov. 22, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Barnet Long Room, Level 1, Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney
• $69.00

The conference will address the demands on the cultural sector in the face of climate change; namely the need to develop sustainable cities and raise questions about the role of public art in urban ecology.

talks

• Nov. 9, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Lower Town Hall, Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney (Entry via Druitt Street)
• Tickets are FREE and ESSENTIAL

We’ve invited small and big business leaders, policy makers and the experts to explain how a price on carbon works and how it affects you.

talks

• Oct. 27, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Penrith Library
• Free, booking required

AOS - Penrith Oct 27 - Award winning young architect, James Stockwell will speak on 'Combewood to Kinetic' - An evolution of climatic architecture. Unique architecture derived from a closer look at geology and climate.Combewood is an historic building in ...

talks

• Oct. 25, 2011
• 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Kogarah Town Square Library
• Free, no bookings

Our house is a fairly unremarkable freestanding double brick house with tile roof on a modestly sized relatively flat site, located within Marrickville in Sydney. When we purchased it we did all of the usual things, such as ripping up ...

talks

• Oct. 25, 2011
• 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Parramatta City Library
• Free, no bookings

NICK SIMITZIS is a graduate from the University of Newcastle and has over 30 years' experience in architecture and the construction industry. He has worked overseas throughout Asia, the South Pacific and Zimbabwe, as Architect and Project Coordinator for an ...

talks

• Oct. 25, 2011
• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
• Stanton Library North Sydney
• Free, no bookings

Alex Kibble discusses the sustainable benefits of adaptive reuse and the generation of meaningful projects that are responsive to human activity. Case studies will include several North Sydney houses as well as Nutcote; Canberra Glassworks - an award winning adaptive ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 22, 2011 - Oct. 29, 2011
• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sydney College of the Arts Rozelle, Balmain Road, Rozelle
• Free, no bookings

WHEN2050 allows visitors to interact with 3D projections of future architectural designs and become immersed in a virtual world of students' visions for sustainable living. This year's MacICT Virtual World project highlights the work of Year 10 students from Dulwich ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 21, 2011 - Oct. 23, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sydeny Convention Centre, Darling Harbour
• Ticketed, booking required

talks

• Oct. 18, 2011
• 6:30 p.m.
• ALT1, Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• Free

The built environment is one of the largest contributors to GHG emissions. More than 60% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 already exist today. As such the Government Architects Office has been undertaking sustainable regeneration projects for some ...

conferences

• Sept. 22, 2011 - Sept. 23, 2011
• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 158 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD
• Starts from $790 Member Early Bird

The theme Resilience in Urban Design, is a chance to reinforce and highlight these resilient solutions for our citywide planning, design & infrastructure - to be able to successfully address emerging challenges.

continuing professional development

• Sept. 22, 2011
• 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• University of Sydney, Camperdown campus
• Free

At GO you can talk, listen, read, and take home all the information you’ll need to make your decision about postgraduate study at the University of Sydney.

talks

• Nov. 9, 2011
• 7:15 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• 69 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria 2015
• Non-Members $90

Hosted By: NSW Business Chamber09 November 2011 7:30 AM - 11:00 AMDoors open 7:15 AM Location: Tables, Chairs and Workstations, Showroom 24, Level 1, 69 O'Riordan Street Alexandria, 2015 Region: Sydney - Metro Type: Seminar, Networking Maximum attendees: 120 This ...

talks

• Aug. 31, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney, 2000
• Free, no bookings

Bold ideas and good governance are helping us improve the city’s economy, environment and culture – that’s the essence of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan. Hear the Lord Mayor explain.

exhibitions

• Aug. 4, 2011 - Sept. 3, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015
• Free

Selected artists have been asked to create works addressed to the Mayors of San Francisco and Sydney that propose visionary solutions to making each city more humane, green and livable.

continuing professional development

• Sept. 27, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• 51A Hume St, Crows Nest 2065 NSW
• Free

Specifying Sustainable Paints - Using Coatings to Increase Building Energy Efficiency and Improve Indoor Air Quality Presenters Names:Colour Designer and Colour Therapist -Jacquelene SymondDirector of GreenPainters - Warren Jack This is a two part presenation from which 1 formal CPD ...

talks

• Sept. 19, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library and Community Centre, 405 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2017
• Free, bookings essential

This workshop is delivered with leading industry experts providing information, resources and practical tools to create a more sustainable City.

talks

• Aug. 15, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library and Community Centre, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills
• Free, bookings essential

Want to go solar but not sure how or where to start? Come and find out at this FREE City of Sydney workshop.

talks

• Oct. 26, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Cervantes Institute, 22-24 City Road, Chippendale
• Free, booking required

Marinel Dator and Katie Yeung describe their winning scheme for the Barcelona 2011 ideas competition. The competition brief brazenly asked for the insertion of a one hundred metre, zero-ecological impact tower within the historical Gothic quarter of Barcelona. The desiner's ...

talks

• Oct. 25, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Kogarah Town Square Library & Cultural Centre, Kogarah Town Square, Belgrave Street, Kogarah, N.S.W., 2217
• Free, no bookings

As part of Architecture on Show for the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival, architects Adrian Ball and Anthony Nolan will look at the issue of Sustainable Housing. Visit the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival website for more events.

exhibitions

• Oct. 19, 2011 - Nov. 2, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Barrack Street, Sydney
• Free, no bookings

"STREET WORKS is a competition to explore the possibilities of free and creative uses of public space. An initiative of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) NSW, STREET WORKS invites you to re-imagine underutilised spaces in the City of ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 22, 2011
• 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sydney College of the Arts, Balmain Road, Rozelle
• Free, booking required

A day of tours, workshops, public talks, demonstrations, exhibitions and much more.

exhibitions

• Oct. 22, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Barrack Street, Sydney
• Free, no bookings

"STREET WORKS is a competition to explore the possibilities of free and creative uses of public space. An initiative of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) NSW, STREET WORKS invites you to re-imagine underutilised spaces in the City of ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 19, 2011 - Oct. 30, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• UNSW Built Environment Red Centre Gallery, Gate 9, High Street, Kensington NSW
• Free, no bookings

See all the creative ideas to form places for people, as well as promote dialogue as to the city we wish to inhabit.

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2011 - Oct. 31, 2011
• Sydney
• Varies

Architecture comes alive for the annual Sydney Architecture Festival! Mark the dates in your diary!

exhibitions

• Aug. 8, 2011 - Aug. 13, 2011
• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
• Sam Crawford Architects, Level 5, 68 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
• $10 per session or $30 for 5 sessions. Free for asylum seekers and refugees.

Please join us at Sam Crawford Architects during Sydney Design (August 8-13), to Plant a Pinwheel in Taylor Square! Plant a Pinwheel uses a simple craft technique to engage and connect with an otherwise disconnected community in our city. The ...

talks

• Aug. 11, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• COFA lecture theatre: EGO2 Cnr Oxford Street and Greens Road Paddington, NSW
• FREE

In this panel discussion, design practitioners and professionals discuss the role of design in a global environment facing potentially catastrophic challenges. Are designers and design adding to the problem or part of the solution? This series of talks asks you ...

talks

• Aug. 4, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• COFA lecture theatre: EGO2 Cnr Oxford Street and Greens Road Paddington, NSW
• FREE

In this panel discussion, design practitioners and professionals discuss the role of design in a global environment facing potentially catastrophic challenges. Are designers and design adding to the problem or part of the solution? This series of talks asks you ...

talks

• July 30, 2011
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street Surry Hills 2010
• Free for Library & AIA members, $10 for non-members

James Stockwell, winner of the 2008 Wilkinson Award for the Residential Buildings and 2009 National Architecture Award, will present a lesson on architecture.

conferences

• Aug. 17, 2011 - Aug. 20, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• John Niland Scientia Building, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052
• $160/$95 Standard; $100/$65 Student (Main Conference); $80/$45 (Postgraduate Conference)

What is experimentation? What makes art 'experimental'? What are the results of aesthetic experiments and why do we need them? Could artists invent new modes of experimentation with/for science? What are the differences between experiments and inventions; experiments and failures; ...

continuing professional development

• July 29, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• 5 Strickland Street Rose Bay NSW 2029
• $75.00 (discounts available)

You will hear ... Insights into the current and future sustainable housing practices nationally and globally. This educational and inspiring seminar will use case studies as a backdrop. Cameron will identify the problems that need to be addressed and the ...

talks

• July 30, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Cnr Worrigee & West Sts, Nowra NSW 2541
• General $35 Conc/Member $30

Listen to talks by timber and woodworking experts and see woodwork made by Kenneth McKenzie, who project managed the building of Meroogal.

festivals

• July 30, 2011 - Aug. 14, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 500 Harris St, Ultimo
• Visit website for details

An annual event produced by the Powerhouse Museum in association with more than 60 cultural institutions, organisations and individuals. The program includes exhibitions, workshops, master classes, talks, installations and tours...

festivals

• Aug. 4, 2011
• Sydney College of the Arts, Balmain Road, Rozelle

Launch of 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival at Sydney College of the Arts coinciding with the launch "Neues Bauen International 1927/2002" For more information on Bauhaus and Beyond go to www.goethe.de/Australia or http://sydney.edu.au/sca/. Visit the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival website for ...

conferences

• Sept. 5, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• The Intercontinental Adelaide, North Terrace, South Australia, 5000
• Professional Member $395, Non Professional Member $595

WoodSolutions 2011 - Seminars For Architects. Engineers. Developers. Builders. Building Designers. Be informed and inspired - the one-day program will feature leading International and Australasian architects and engineers speaking on topics ranging from reducing carbon footprints, sustainable designs, new concepts ...

conferences

• Sept. 6, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sydney Marriott Hotel, College Street, Sydney, 2000
• Professional Member $395, Non Professional Member $595

Be informed and inspired - the one-day program will feature leading International and Australasian architects and engineers.

conferences

• Sept. 8, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• The Windsor Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne, 3000
• Professional Member $395, Non Professional Member $595

WoodSolutions 2011 - Seminars For Architects. Engineers. Developers. Builders. Building Designers. Be informed and inspired - the one-day program will feature leading International and Australasian architects and engineers speaking on topics ranging from reducing carbon footprints, sustainable designs, new concepts ...

tours

• June 21, 2011
• 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• 48 Holker Street, Silverwater NSW
• $80 Member, $100 Non Member

The Centre was awarded a 6 Star Green Star – Education Design v1 rating in June 2010. Join DEM Architects and Brookfield Multiplex as they go inside this new energy efficiency education facility.

competitions and awards

• May 16, 2011 - June 7, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• National

Key to the Key Design For Lockwood Competition With your imagination being the only limit, the theme for the 2011 Design for Lockwood competition is Key to the Key. Any member of the design community is eligible to enter, including ...

competitions and awards

• May 16, 2011 - June 7, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• National

The theme for the 2011 Design for Lockwood competition is Key to the Key. Any member of the design community is eligible to enter, including architects, industrial designers, interior designers and students. Entries close Tuesday 7 June 2011.

talks

• June 7, 2011
• 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• 101 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW 2000
• Member $75 / Non Member $90/ Includes Stand up Breakfast

A special event with international sustainability champion Rick Fedrizzi, as he discusses the importance of strong leadership in stimulating significant industry and social change.

conferences

• May 26, 2011
• 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Sydney NSW 2000
• Day pass: $680.00 Member, $980.00 Non Member, Half day pass also available

The summit will deliver a state-specific program to advance your green building expertise. With a CPD-approved course list addressing your priorities, it helps you keep pace with industry needs.

talks

• June 21, 2011 - June 22, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Parliament House
• $550.00 for Full Summit Registration/$450.00 for Summit Only Registration/ $170.00 for AAUD Dinner

An annual summit which facilitates conversation between parliament and industry leaders and explores issues that influence national prosperity.

talks

• May 21, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Brown St Community Hall, behind Newtown Library. 8 Brown St Newtown 2042
• Free. Bookings are essential.

This workshop helps you find out what to look for when choosing products and materials, explore the principles of passive design and be inspired by creative ideas for renovating.

talks

• May 3, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Library Plaza, 170 George Street, Liverpool
• Free

To coincide with Liverpool Regional Museum hosting of the Built for the Bush Exhibition, Tone Wheeler from Environa Studio will talk about sustainable design practices.

exhibitions

• April 2, 2011 - May 12, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• The Liverpool Regional Museum, corner of the Hume Highway and Congressional Drive, Liverpool

Explores the energy efficient features of Australia’s 19th century country homes and the reappearance of many of these traditional practices in contemporary green architecture.

talks

• April 12, 2011
• 6:30 p.m.
• Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
• Free

Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksAutumn 11 SPEAKER: Paul Reidy, Director of Design, Rice Daubney We all agree on the need for sustainable buildings but how do we continue to deliver long term sustainability on speculative office developments built for ...

continuing professional development

• April 28, 2011
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Adelaide
• Free

Adelaide Building Sector The Building Products Innovation Council is Australia's peak body representing the building materials sector. We provide a unified and coordinated approach to the rapid pace and expanding scope of regulatory change in the Australian building industry and ...

continuing professional development

• April 13, 2011
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Hobart
• Free

Hobart Building Sector The Building Products Innovation Council is Australia's peak body representing the building materials sector. We provide a unified and coordinated approach to the rapid pace and expanding scope of regulatory change in the Australian building industry and ...

continuing professional development

• April 7, 2011
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Perth
• Free

Perth Building Sector The Building Products Innovation Council is Australia's peak body representing the building materials sector. We provide a unified and coordinated approach to the rapid pace and expanding scope of regulatory change in the Australian building industry and ...

talks

• April 13, 2011
• 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Fort Scratchley Function Centre, Newcastle East
• $30 standard, $10 concession

The forum will address integration of cycling in the built environment and the key role that cycling can play in providing practical urban transport, reducing impact on our environment and improving health for all ages. Guest speakers include two of ...

continuing professional development

• April 11, 2011
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Gordon
• FREE

Sydney Building Sector (Seminar 2) The Building Products Innovation Council is Australia's peak body representing the building materials sector. We provide a unified and coordinated approach to the rapid pace and expanding scope of regulatory change in the Australian building ...

continuing professional development

• March 30, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Cnr King & Steel Street Newcastle NSW 2300
• Members $50, Non-members $75 - other discounts apply

The seminar highlights the key considerations for architects arising from the new more stringent energy efficiency requirements for external glazing in the BCA2010 Section J.

festivals

• July 30, 2011 - July 31, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Melbourne Victoria
• Free

Melbourne Open House (MOH) 2011 unlocks the city's significant buildings for the fine people of Melbourne (and her visitors) to explore. It's a rare opportunity to discover the often-hidden wealth of design, architecture, engineering and historic gems nestled around the ...

talks

• May 19, 2011 - May 20, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Gate 9, High Street, Kensington, NSW
• Standard $49.00, Student $39.00, Early Bird Standard $39.00, Early Bird Student $29.00

What is ecological thinking and how does it transform the way we understand materials, objects and environments?

conferences

• April 30, 2011
• 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Berida Manor, 6 David Street, Bowral
• $150 members, $240 non members

All day mini conference focusing on how architects can help mitigate climate change as well as sustainable living.

talks

• March 22, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Foyer, Sydney Law School, Sydney Law School F10, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney.
• FREE, no booking or registration required

How might we gauge the implications of the profoundly different past from the unknown future of sustainable urbanism?

talks

• March 23, 2011
• 6 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway NSW 2007
• FREE

Paul Stoller will reflect on where the industry stands and will discuss emerging trends that will drive the next generation of Green design and development.

conferences

• April 6, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW
• FREE

Discover how the latest Building and Infrastructure software and hardware solutions can turn your challenges into opportunities.

exhibitions

• Feb. 13, 2011 - March 27, 2011
• 9 a.m.
• Circular Quay West, The Rocks, Sydney 2000

Greenhouse by Joost is an ingenious eco-friendly cafe built using recycled materials. Its water is collected on site, waste is recycled, ingredients are grown on the roof and even the generator runs on cooking oil.

talks

• Feb. 17, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• 3 Manning Street, Potts Point NSW 2010
• FREE for members, $35 non members

ArchiTECH Thursday 17 February - Environmental responsibility - FREE for members In order to produce an ESD specification, appropriate design decisions must first be made. A non-sustainable design cannot be transformed into a sustainable one just by specifying. It is, ...

walks

• Jan. 30, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• March 27, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• Feb. 13, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

Getting beyond the post–card view of the city and its two shimmering icons, SAW 3 reveals the city at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt.

walks

• March 30, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• March 23, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• March 16, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• March 9, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• March 2, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• Feb. 23, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• Feb. 16, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• Feb. 9, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

walks

• Feb. 2, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes

talks

• March 26, 2011 - March 27, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tallong, NSW, Australia
• $575 (earlybird $525 by 28 January)

A workshop introducing the principles of mudbrick, cob and other forms of earth construction, developing an understanding and appreciation for the use of unfired earth as a building material and tool for design.

talks

• March 12, 2011 - March 13, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tallong, NSW, Australia
• $575 (earlybird $525 by 28 January)

A weekend residential workshop is for designers, alternative technology enthusiasts and those interested in sustainable design offering an overview of how solar energy is harnessed in nature and introduing some of the latest solar technology innovations available around the planet.

talks

• Nov. 28, 2010
• 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Coorner of Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• General: $10, Conc: $5

Reincarnated McMansion aims to audit, dismantle and rebuild an existing McMansion to create two or three new homes, applying best practice environmentally sustainable design principles.

conferences

• Feb. 27, 2011 - March 2, 2011
• 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Melbourne, VIC 3000

Green Cities 2011 is back with a fresh new approach. Whether you are new to green building or have been committed for years, Green Cities has the essentials for green buildings and sustainable communities.

walks

• Nov. 24, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes; projects that respond to the culture, history and environment of Sydney and not just imported formulaic codes. As ...

walks

• Nov. 17, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes; projects that respond to the culture, history and environment of Sydney and not just imported formulaic codes. As ...

walks

• Nov. 10, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes; projects that respond to the culture, history and environment of Sydney and not just imported formulaic codes. As ...

walks

• Jan. 26, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

This walking tour trespasses joyfully across disciplines and genres, seeking out the architecture and public art that materialises contemporary conditions and attitudes; projects that respond to the culture, history and environment of Sydney and not just imported formulaic codes. As ...

walks

• Nov. 28, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

Join us on this stroll around Sydney's spectacular harbour edge, from Circular Quay, through the city's great depository of memory, The Rocks, up Observatory Hill to Walsh Bay. The route is diverse, spectacular and full of surprising recent projects as ...

festivals

• Oct. 27, 2010
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
• Free with Museum entry ($10 adult/$6 concession/Powerhouse members free)

Tone Wheeler & Ken Woolley The interface between professional design and popular buildings is one of the most contentious areas of architectural history. During the 1960s and 1970s some of Australia's best-known architects applied their talents to small project homes. ...

festivals

• Oct. 24, 2010
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
• Free with Museum entry ($10 adult/$6 concession/Powerhouse members free)

Australian cities are notable for an unsustainable combination of cheap energy, suburban sprawl and big houses. The Reincarnated McMansion project seeks to act as a catalyst for a new, greener and more sustainable approach to suburban redevelopment that goes beyond ...

festivals

• Nov. 1, 2010
• 6:30 p.m.
• Alliance Francaise Sydney, 257 Clarence Street, Sydney
• FREE

As Sydney continues to grow, the issue of density becomes more important and working out how to most efficiently accommodate ever-more people in urban areas is extremely difficult. 'Achieving Density' will study current residential densities in Sydney and discuss ways ...

continuing professional development

• April 14, 2011 - April 29, 2011
• 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane
• $70

WHAT TOPICS DOES THE SEMINAR COVER?> Five keys to a sustainable home> Budgeting for a sustainable build> Construction methods> Future proofing WHY ATTEND?> See a truly sustainable home in all its glory!> Learn the keys to designing and constructing a ...

festivals

• Nov. 29, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Alliance Francaise Sydney, 257 Clarence Street, Sydney

Design led solutions for a post Kyoto metropolis. Tim Williams takes us through a themed appraisal of the important proposals developed by 10 multi-disciplinary teams engaged to ponder the future of Paris.

festivals

• Oct. 26, 2010
• 6:30 p.m.
• Law Theatre, University of New South Wales
• $20 at the door

Paul Kephart (Director / Founder 'Rana Creek Living Architecture', USA) Green Roof Designer, Biologist, Restorative Ecologist. Paul is an international leader in the design and installation of green roofs on any scale. William McDonough (Cradle to Cradle) engaged Paul to ...

festivals

• Oct. 30, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Cnr Wharf Road and Ronald Street, Birchgrove
• Free - Limited to 25 per tour

This multi award winning 2.5ha post industrial waterfront park is located on a contaminated former lubricant production site on the Birchgrove Peninsula in the inner reaches of Sydney harbour. The site's richly layered history included occupation by indigenous people, construction ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 27, 2010
• 9 a.m. - noon
• Perth WA 6000

Are you involved in a Green Star registered project? Would you like to improve your submission and avoid the common mistakes? This workshop is design to show you from a Green Star Assessor view what makes a winning Green Star ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 28, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Perth WA 6000

Thinking about greening your office interior? Working on a Green Star Office Interiors project? Want to market your sustainable design skills? The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has recently updated its Office Interiors Course to teach you how to ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 19, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Melbourne, VIC 3000

Thinking about greening your office interior? Working on a Green Star Office Interiors project? Want to market your sustainable design skills? The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has recently updated its Office Interiors Course to teach you how to ...

continuing professional development

• Nov. 30, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• HOBART, TAS 7000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Tuesday 30 November - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Nov. 16, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• CANBERRA ACT 2600

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Tuesday 16 November - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 25, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• VIC 3000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Monday 25 October- register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new case ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 19, 2010 - Oct. 28, 2010
• 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• NSW 2000

The GBCA's master classes are designed to provide a greater level of skill to committed green building practitioners. We're pleased to bring a variety of new courses and old favourites to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Green Star site tours will ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 19, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Perth WA 6000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Tuesday 19 October - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 14, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• NSW 2000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Thursday 14 October - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Oct. 12, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Adelaide 5000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Tuesday 12 October - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Sept. 30, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Brisbane QLD 4000

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Wednesday 29 September - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 29, 2010 - Sept. 29, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

The next Green Star Foundation Course is scheduled for Wednesday 29 September - register today to ensure your place in our new course. This course has replaced the Green Star Accredited Professional Course, and includes a revised interactive curriculum, new ...

talks

• Sept. 25, 2010
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• 7 New Street, Lawson - Mavis Wood Hall, Mid Blue Mountains Community Centre
• Free

This new sustainable and intentional neighbourhood initiative in the Blue Mountains, based on a collaborative model, is well established in Northern Europe and the US. The social, environmental and economical benefits of such a development has proven to be significant ...

conferences

• Sept. 9, 2010 - Sept. 9, 2010
• 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• RMIT bld50, 11 Orr Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria
• gold coin donation

The Victorian State government recently announced that Melbourne's urban growth boundary will be expanded, an increase roughly equivalent to four times the size of Philip Island, that is expected to accommodate 134,000 new houses (that's about 3.1 dwellings per hectare, ...

competitions and awards

• Oct. 8, 2010
• 5 p.m.
• Australia wide
• FREE

Call for Entries The AA Prize for Unbuilt Work seeks challenging, inventive and rigorous speculations on the futures of architecture. The 2010 theme is Sustainable Futures. How might we make "sustainable" buildings, environments and practices in 2020? In 2050? What ...

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2010 - Nov. 7, 2010
• 6 a.m.
• Sydney
• Varies

The 4th Sydney Architecture Festival invites residents to engage with the built environment with an event program that will feature an informative and entertaining program of architectural talks, exhibitions, films, outdoor architecture installations, boat, bicycle and walking tours, and children's ...

talks

• Aug. 26, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Alan Peters, FADPIntroduction: John McInerney, City of Sydney CouncillorCo-hosted with the Planning Research Centre About the talkPlanning gets bad press in New South Wales. Yet Sydney regularly features on lists of the best places in the world to live, more ...

tours

• July 30, 2010 - Oct. 10, 2010
• Sydney
• FREE

Goodbye gallery, hello city! No gallery space could ever be big enough to capture the creativity of an entire city. That's why Object is doing away with the concept of a conventional design museum. We'll let the city be the ...

festivals

• Sept. 17, 2010
• Australia
• FREE

PARK(ing) Day is an annual global event aimed at raising awareness of how urban public space is allocated and used by exploring its potential. Originally created by Rebar, a San Francisco art and design collective, PARK(ing) Day began in 2005 ...

talks

• Aug. 7, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• pyd building, 197 Young Street Waterloo NSW 2017 #201
• free

Sustainable Design workshops Graduates Talk Sustainability Saturday August 7 10:30 -15:00 10:30- 11:00 Free Style on SRD, Change exhibition series. Greg Campbell 11:00- 11:30 'Agri-Housing/ Precinct'; Empowerment through the production of food. Gilo Holtzman 11:30- 12:15 Sustainable Fashion, Fashion ecologic. ...

exhibitions

• Aug. 2, 2010 - Aug. 15, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 197 young street waterloo, NSW 2017
• free

FRESH IDEAS and solutions to creating our sustainable future...SRD Change 10 : Graduate Sustainable Design Exhibition "The SRD Change exhibition, now in its 7th year, is growing to a whole new level… presenting an impressive 'snap shot' of the future, ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 2, 2010 - Oct. 10, 2010
• 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Object Gallery, 417 Bourke St, Surry Hills
• Free.

Claire McCaughan & Felicity Gartelmann of Sam Crawford Architects are installing Much Lead at Object Gallery in October and they need your pencils! Much Lead is inspired by the old school pencil and they are looking for designers, artists, makers, ...

talks

• Aug. 19, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Speakers: Chris L. Smith, Sarah Benton, Ross Anderson, FADPIntroduction: Terry Smith, Visiting Professor FADPAbout the talkThe mythic stories of Ovid's Metamorphoses are a song to transformation and change. This talk accompanies an exhibition in the Tin Sheds Gallery of 15 ...

talks

• Aug. 12, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Title: On the Hallucinatory Function of Architecture: Histories of Architecture in Walter Benjamin's ArcadeSpeaker: Terry Smith, University of PittsburghIntroduction: Gevork Hartoonian, University of CanberraAbout the talkBenjamin's Arcades Project is a labyrinthine archive of data, images andinterpretations of Paris, to him ...

talks

• Aug. 3, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• The Great Hall, Level 5, UTS Tower Building Broadway, Sydney
• Free - includes complementry drinks - Please register by 2 August

Are we at a major tipping point in the experience of humanity on Earth, one that requires a world-wide re-think on how we run our economies, our lifestyles, ourselves? How much should we blame governments for the failure of the ...

tours

• Sept. 12, 2010
• 6 a.m.
• Australia Wide
• FREE

Some of Australia's greenest homes will open their doors to the public for the ninth annual Sustainable House Day on Sunday 12 September - showcasing the country's most environmentally sustainable and innovative homes that invest in renewable energy, recycling and ...

conferences

• Aug. 31, 2010 - Sept. 1, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• National Convention Centre, Canberra
• Starts from $790.00

Join us for the 3rd International Urban Design Conference being held from 30th August to 1st September 2010 at the National Convention Centre- Canberra. "Designs On Our Future" What impact will the debate over sustainable population for Australia have on ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 5, 2010 - Aug. 29, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• $1920.00

This short course offers an understanding of the regulatory framework that applies to the energy efficient design of commercial buildings in Australia. Participants attending the 6 day short course will attract 10 formal points of CPD. Course Outline Day 1 ...

conferences

• July 27, 2010 - July 28, 2010
• 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000
• Full $185 / Concession $130 for 2 days

HotHouse brings together designers, artists, curators, creative thinkers, academics, philosophers, urban planners, architects and users of city space in a quest to develop inspiring models for sustainable urban transformation. The objective of HotHouse is to cultivate a new cultural ecology ...

exhibitions

• June 17, 2010
• 6 p.m.
• Frasers Studios
• FREE!

Third Year Architecture at UTS has explored the possibilities of making a carbon neutral city and what that means for Sydney. Through various different explorations and design outcomes a large number of permutations occurred. They will be exhibited, questioned and ...

conferences

• Sept. 3, 2010 - Sept. 4, 2010
• 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
• Conference fees (GST incl.): Full fee $1045, Students $330, Online attendance: $770

Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th September 2010State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Meet the challenge of transforming our existing buildings for a sustainable Australia. At the 8th annual Green Building and Design Conference, you will network with experts, expand your knowledge ...

conferences

• May 20, 2010
• 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Corner Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney
• General $90 Concession/Members $75

How have visions of Sydney shaped the city? This one-day history symposium and public lecture will explore 200 years of urban planning, from Macquarie to Moore. Prominent historians Dr Shirley Fitzgerald, Dr Grace Karskens, Professor Robert Freestone and Dr Paul ...

talks

• May 6, 2010 - May 6, 2010
• 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• RMIT bld50, 11 Orr Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria
• gold coin donation

As Lentil As Anything's Abbotsford premises faces closure, and in the wake of the recent documentary The Naked Lentil looking at the restaurant, there has been a strong interest taken by the public in the operations of this social enterprise. ...

walks

• Nov. 19, 2011
• 10 a.m. - noon
• Customs House, Circular Quay
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

A 2-hour walk showcasing more than 10 representative pieces of architecture in the Sydney Central Business District. Sydney's CBD from Martin Place down to Circular Quay changed dramatically after World War II. We examine many of the buildings in the ...

walks

• Nov. 26, 2011
• 10 a.m. - noon
• Customs House, Circular Quay
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

A 2-hour walk showcasing more than 10 representative pieces of architecture in the Sydney Central Business District. Sydney's CBD from Martin Place down to Circular Quay changed dramatically after World War II. We examine many of the buildings in the ...

walks

• Dec. 3, 2011
• 10 a.m. - noon
• Customs House, Circular Quay
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

A 2-hour walk showcasing more than 10 representative pieces of architecture in the Sydney Central Business District. Sydney's CBD from Martin Place down to Circular Quay changed dramatically after World War II. We examine many of the buildings in the ...

walks

• Dec. 11, 2011
• 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Corner of Belvoir and Buckingham Streets Surry Hills
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

Surry Hills Walk starts by visiting a crossroads that is edged by an almost complete history of Surry Hills building types from the tiniest terrace houses, through factory buildings to funky warehouse conversions to contemporary apartment buildings. From there you ...

talks

• May 13, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Lecture Theatre 1, Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• This is a free event

Caroline will talk about the issues that are emerging from her Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship research, which is looking at "The Architecture of Zero Emissions Housing". She has recently completed the first stage of her travels and will talk about ...

continuing professional development

• April 20, 2010
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• The Hearth, Lvel 2, Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• This is a free event

The Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning is holding an information night on Tuesday 20th of April, from 5.30pm. This is your opportunity to join fellow students and professionals in discovering the range of graduate study options on offer from ...

competitions and awards

• April 1, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Tusculum 1-3 Manning St, Potts Point, 2011

Architectural Review Australia launches the third in their series of national architecture ideas competitions, Proposition 2065. You are invited to a briefing on the competition at one of the following dates. If you are unable to attend any of these ...

talks

• Sept. 15, 2010
• 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• UNSW Faculty of Built Environment [Red Centre Theatre G001], Kensington NSW
• FREE

The Utzon Lectures incorporate a wide range of subject matter and will include research themes and debates. The focus is on the design, construction and management of more sustainable cities and elements of cities, such as infrastructure and architecture. The ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• sydney
• $159.95

This is an oline event: Jean Nouvel heads an international architectural practice, yet his architecture is sensitive and poetic and speaks to the subtlety of each specific site. In this Australian Architectural Association Black Talk 5, Nouvel describes his architectural ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: 100 Years of Works outside the Modernist Mindset Rex Addison was asked by Architecture Australia in 2004 to design a page to be made into a poster to mark 100 years of publication. Rex made ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: This talk by Caroline Pidcock succinctly outlines her understanding of the principals of Passive Solar Design and demonstrates how these are applied in the real world. Firstly, the fundamentals of the science of passive solar ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: In this course Bernard provides a refreshing and persuasive argument about the implementation of sustainable design and identifies the issues that architects, planners and designers can and should address. He describes the current status of ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $119.95

This is an online event: Professor Rob Adams works at the City of Melbourne where he has, for the last twenty years, led a program on the urban design of the city. He has been instrumental in transforming the city ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Wendy Morris has been integrally involved in New Urbanism since its inception in the early 1990s. New Urbanism encourages urban planning which is diverse in use and population, is scaled for the pedestrian but capable ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: "The influences and thoughts behind the design and construction of three buildings, sited side by side, in a back pocket of land in the Brisbane suburb of Taringa." Rex Addison's architecture demonstrates construction ingenuity, sensitivity ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Without a logical design method, the infinite number of contributing factors that require consideration when planning a region or city can seem overwhelming. Liam Proberts, of Fairweather Proberts Architects, outlines a simple but effective method ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: The design philosophy of landscape architect Vladimir Sitta, from design group Room 4.1.3, is based on the premise that the Earth's surface is a non-renewable resource. Cities should be self-sustaining. They should restore the natural ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Coastal architectural design involves a distinctive combination of environmental, political and economic concerns and for this reason is uniquely challenging. Paul Fairweather describes a diverse range of coastal architectural designs, undertaken by his practice, Fairweather ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Recorded live in the offices of Tonkin Zulaika Greer, Peter Tonkin describes the intricate process of the design of meaningful commemorative artworks. He presents three well-known memorials, designed by his firm, TZG. All three commissions ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Tone Wheeler explains how some current perceptions of sustainability are flawed. By utilizing the Aristotelian division of matter into earth, air, fire and water, the subject of sustainability in house design is simplified. Issues of ...

conferences

• May 21, 2010 - May 22, 2010
• 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Mona Vale
• TBA

This conference is for any business that wants to find out how to make their business greener and more sustainable.The conference will cover the following areas: What your business needs to do to keep your business plan on track. What ...

exhibitions

• March 18, 2010
• 6 p.m.
• Brisbane- Gallery of Modern Art

The announcement of next year's winner of Australia's Gold Medal for Architecture will headline a new annual awards event being introduced by the Australian Institute of Architects. Placing the achievements of people in architecture more firmly into the spotlight, the ...

continuing professional development

• March 4, 2010
• 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• 37 Arcadia Road, Galston
• $160.00 inc GST

'We have organised a seminar to update ourselves on the revised ' Australian Standard 1428.1- 2009 Design for access and mobility. Part 1: General requirements for access-New building work ' Every Architect should become familiar with the revised requirements in ...

talks

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Prof Rob Adams uses Melbourne as a case study to explain how existing infrastructure can be adapted to accommodate a growing population and to produce a more sustainable, liveable and economically viable future.

continuing professional development

• Feb. 14, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Richard Johnson has been involved in some of the most significant architectural interventions within the city of Sydney: the First Government House Site, the Sydney Hilton refurbishment and Westpac Place. Through these architectural examples, he ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Jan Gehl, one of the worlds most eminent urban planners, highlights the often absurd design issues in our cities and he provides logical solutions to those problems.

continuing professional development

• Feb. 14, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Vancouver, Canada is a rapidly growing city that has successfully developed with the involvement of citizens in both planning and delivery, and received the label of being the most liveable city in the world.

talks

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $159.95

This is an online event: Elias Torres has made his mark in Spain, particularly in public works, for thirty years. In this Australian Architectural Association Black Talk 4 he exhibits an array of his works, from a series of private ...

continuing professional development

• Aug. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $479.00

This is an online event. This package of seven courses (10 Hours) provides the opportunity for full compliance for your Formal CPD requirements for the 2010 registration year. It provides a mix of CPD addressing the current issues, spread across ...

talks

• Oct. 12, 2009
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• 3 Manning Street, Potts Point 2011
• $10 Non Members, $5 Student Non Member Free Institute Members

Two of Sydney's leading architect / builders, Drew Heath and Clinton Cole, will present their recent work, and consider the challenges of this form of practice. Speakers: Drew Heath and Clinton Cole. Introduction:Andrew Burns.

continuing professional development

• Aug. 31, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• 9:03 a.m.
• sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: The architectural firm of Eeles Trelease has a history of environmentally sustainable design. However, a new level of sustainability is achieved in their design for the commercial building located in Double Bay. Architects, Bruce Eeles ...

exhibitions

• April 10, 2010 - July 18, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Museum of the Riverina, Cnr Baylis & Morrow Street, Wagga Wagga
• Free

Built for the Bush explores some of the energy efficient features of Australia's 19th century country homes and the reappearance of many of these traditional practices in contemporary green architecture. For Australia's rural settlers the creation of simple, energy efficient ...