347 items tagged “urbandesign”

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.

exhibitions

• May 8, 2012 - May 26, 2012
• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Art Atrium 181 Old South Head Road Bondi Junction
• Free

PhotoGraff brings together the work of Sydney-based artists Garry Trinh and Jason Wing, collaborating as active observers of the brilliance of our physical surroundings.

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.

conferences

• Sept. 10, 2012 - Sept. 12, 2012
• 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Melbourne VIC 3000
• Early Bird Member rate $790.00 closes 18th July

The 5th International Urban Design Conference will be held at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne from Monday the 10th to Wednesday 12th of September 2012. The International Urban Design Conference was established in 2007. Since then over 390 ...

exhibitions

• April 26, 2012 - today
• noon - 4 p.m.
• 82-84 George Street, Redfern NSW 2016
• Free

This exhibition at the Boutwell Draper Gallery, will present selected projects by 12 Sydney Architectural Companies.

talks

• May 10, 2012
• 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• RMIT Building 50, Orr St, Carlton, VIC
• Entry by gold coin donation. Refreshment provided.

What role and form does Public Art have in the City and its future/s? In imagining the city, ideas of community and culture, and their dynamic interrelations, can be obscured within a focus on physical and built forms. Artist John ...

talks

• May 14, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Coombes Lecture Theatre ANU, fellows road acton
• Adults $20 Concession $15

Canberra and the planned capitals movement. Speaker Pre-eminent Griffin scholar Professor James Weirick (UNSW).

talks

• May 7, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Finkle Theatre, John Curtain School of Medical Research ANU 131 Garran Road
• Adults $20 Concession $15

The past and future of Changchun, an exploration of the city of Changchun whose design was modelled on Canberra.

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

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

• May 26, 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

Sydney architecture duo Bennett and Trimble practice architecture and urbanism. This talk will present a range of their projects.

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 25, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• April 8, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• March 25, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

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.

tours

• tomorrow
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80. (+$30 if you need a bike). Includes free mini-city SAW guide.

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

tours

• April 1, 2012
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80. (+$30 if you need a bike). Includes free mini-city SAW guide.

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

tours

• March 18, 2012
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80. (+$30 if you need a bike). Includes free mini-city SAW guide.

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

talks

• Oct. 24, 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 ...

talks

• May 23, 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?

talks

• March 8, 2012
• 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills 2010
• Free

This talk by Dr. Bronwyn Hanna describes the humble beginnings, courageous career and mixed legacies of Florence Taylor, Australia's first professionally qualified, practising woman architect. Taylor was also an engineer, town planner, journalist, publisher, social climber and rightwing feminist. A ...

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.

tours

• Feb. 5, 2012
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80. (+$30 if you need a bike). Includes free mini-city SAW guide.

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

tours

• Jan. 15, 2012
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80. (+$30 if you need a bike). Includes free mini-city SAW guide.

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

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.

walks

• Feb. 8, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Dec. 18, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

festivals

• Jan. 9, 2012 - Jan. 20, 2012
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007
• $599 includes GST and Material Costs

Come and experience the unique studio culture of UTS's School of Architecture and, with the help of UTS staff and students, learn how to see the city through the eyes of an architect.

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

• Dec. 5, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• The Studio, Sydney Opera House
• $15/$10 MCA Members & Concessions

Hear Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer speak about his recent interactive installations in public spaces.

conferences

• Nov. 9, 2011 - Nov. 12, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• The Australian National Maritime Museum. 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
• $200 - $600

Planting on roofs and walls is one of the most innovative, sustainable and rapidly developing disciplines in architecture, landscape design, urban environmental planning, ecology and horticulture.

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. 2, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• State Theatre, 49 Market Street, Sydney
• Tickets are FREE and ESSENTIAL

Charles Laundry has inspired people to change the way they think about cities around the world. He's a passionate defender of the role immagination and creativity plays in the development of cities and in invigorating local economies. He'll be joined ...

talks

• Nov. 23, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• History House, 133 Macquarie St, Sydney
• $29, Afternoon tea supplied

WEA/RAHS Lecture Series: Afternoon session Join historian Ian Willis on a journey to discover how a small country town on the Cumberland Plain coped with the challenges prompted by the motor car, air travel, the telephone, electricity, movies, the wireless ...

talks

• Nov. 23, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• History House, 133 Macquarie St, Sydney
• $29, Morning tea supplied

WEA/RAHS Lecture Series: Morning session Lesley Muir will take you from the 1870s, when Sydney's colonial past was still very much in evidence, through the transformation of the 1880s, when a speculative real estate boom changed the city's appearance forever. ...

talks

• Oct. 31, 2011
• 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Mosman Library, 605 Library Walk, Military Road, Mosman
• Free, no bookings

Paul Berkemeier is the national councillor, honorary treasurer & chair of the NSW education committee for the Australian Institute of Architects. Paul has written numerous feature articles and critiques of buildings and urban projects for Architecture Australia, Architecture Review, The ...

talks

• Oct. 30, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• UTS Architecture Warehouse, 50 Kensington St, Chippendale
• Free, booking required

Cycle into Sydney's favourite think-and-design event where we are prototyping solutions for making cities more human. For this special instalment of BikeTank we will build Density-Vitality Models for Sydney's favourite suburbs. Be prepared to get your hands dirty [making stuff] ...

talks

• Oct. 27, 2011
• 10 a.m. - noon
• UTS Architecture Warehouse, 50 Kensington St, Chippendale
• Free, no bookings

Why are so few modern heritage places included on the World Heritage List? What is listed internationally? What isn’t?

talks

• Oct. 26, 2011
• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Target Theatre, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo
• Free, no bookings

Craig Allchin, Director Six Degrees and Adjunct Professor of Architecture, UTS will discuss this topic as part of the Powerhouse Museum's Sydney Architecture Festival Talks Program. Craig Allchin is an architect and urban planner. During the 1990s he worked on ...

talks

• Oct. 25, 2011
• 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
• Target Theatre, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo
• Free, no bookings

Hear how the Powerhouse and its neighbourhood are being transformed. Anthony Burke will talk about the changing face of the Ultimo/Broadway precinct - what some have referred to as Sydney's creative crescent as the UTS Master plan, Powerhouse Museum Building ...

exhibitions

• Nov. 3, 2011 - Nov. 26, 2011
• 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Pin-up Gallery, Centre for The Applied Arts - 15-25 Keele Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
• Free

Presented by Rijavec Architects, this is an ambitious exhibition that aspires to change the way in which we perceive Australian urbanism.

talks

• Oct. 12, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Newtown Library, 8-10 Brown Street, Newtown, 2042
• Free. Bookings essential.

What if…empty spaces were given to the community to transform into positive public space? This talk unpacks this idea, takes it out of the art world and into the real world.

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.

exhibitions

• Oct. 24, 2011 - Oct. 29, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 60 Hutchinson St, St Peters. NSW. 2204
• Free

Sketching The Gamut will include: a one week exhibition (during October, beginning the week of the 24th), a bicycle tour of The Sydney Green Ring (over two days and in four stages of the Sydney Green Ring will be held ...

competitions and awards

• Sept. 5, 2011
• 5 p.m.
• 60 Hutchinson St, St Peters. NSW. 2204
• Free

ARTcycle Inc. ATVP and INDEX. are currently seeking proposals for artworks to be included in a one week exhibition in October at INDEX. Art Space. Ends TODAY!

talks

• Sept. 7, 2011
• 6:30 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway NSW 2007
• Free

talks

• Sept. 1, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Tusculum, 3 Manning St Potts Point NSW
• A+ and SONA members $15.00, Institute members $30.00, Student non-members $25.00, Non-members: $65.

Arie van der Neut, Director of The Netherlands’ 2010 Architecture Firm of the Year HDVN Architects, will visit Sydney for a talk at Tusculum, TODAY, Don't miss it!!

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.

talks

• Oct. 27, 2011
• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• UNSW City Campus, Level 6, 1 O'Connell Street, Sydney
• Free, booking required

Using current models of urban consolidation and their purported efficiency of energy use, Harry Margalit will outline some relationship between energy policy and urban form. The presentation sketches the orders of magnitude of urban energy requirements, and their necessary infrastructure, ...

talks

• Aug. 10, 2011
• 6:30 p.m.
• Level 5 Architecture Studios – Faculty of DAB (Building 6), 702 – 730 Harris St, Broadway 2007
• Free

UTS Architecture Public Lecture: Cultural Building's Genealogy of Originality: The Individual, the Unique and the Singular. By Dr Pavlos Philippou Dr Pavlos Philippou will be presenting the public lecture: Cultural Building's Genealogy of Originality: The Individual, the Unique and the ...

talks

• Oct. 24, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Alliance Francaise, 257 Clarence Street, Sydney
• Free, booking required

Thanks to a Byera Hadley Scholarship, Tim Williams went to investigate the outcomes of the the Grand Paris Consultation.

talks

• Oct. 22, 2011
• 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Macquarie St, Sydney
• Free, booking required

Penrith City Council, in partnership with Landcom, Penrith Panthers and C3West partners Penrith Performing & Visual Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art have commissioned internationally renowned French art and urban design collective Campement Urbain to engage Penrith City communities ...

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
• 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. 20, 2011
• 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, 86 River Road, Emu Plains
• By Invitation Only

A preview of Campement Urbain The Future of Penrith/Penrith of the Future will be held at Penrith Regional Gallery & Lewers Bequest. Visit the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival website for more events.

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.

exhibitions

• Oct. 19, 2011 - Oct. 28, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025
• Free, no bookings

Six housing estates of Berlin Modernism (1913-1934) are to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

exhibitions

• Oct. 19, 2011 - Oct. 28, 2011
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025
• Free, no bookings

Bruno Taut is one of the most eminent architects of German Modernism. On the occasion of his 125th birthday, the Berlin Werkbund dedicated this exhibition of his projects to him. Bruno Taut's residential settlements in Berlin set architectural and urban ...

competitions and awards

• July 22, 2011 - Aug. 26, 2011
• Sydney
• FREE

STREET WORKS is a competition to create temporary installations that transform under-utilised public spaces into vibrant places. An initiative of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) NSW, STREET WORKS invites you to re-imagine spaces in the City of Sydney ...

talks

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

Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksWinter 11 SPEAKERS: David Welsh + Chris Major Welsh and Major, Greenway award winners in 2009 have to date produced a series of elegant, smaller scale works that compress space and sculpt light. Enriched by ...

talks

• Aug. 16, 2011
• 6:30 p.m.
• Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point
• Free

Australian Institute of ArchitectsTuesday Night TalksWinter 11 INTRODUCTION: Philip ThalisSPEAKERS: David Stevenson and Thierry Lacoste, Michael Zanardo and Shaun Carter, Tom Rivard The architectural competition as a procurement tool has justifiably fallen into disrespect in Australia of late. However, looking ...

tours

• Sept. 18, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

tours

• Aug. 21, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80

The Situationalist International drifted through the city randomly, deliberately disrupting familiar ways of experiencing the city; organised spontaneity. 'Dérivistes or 'drifters' seek to experience bizarre encounters in unfamiliar places and left-over city spaces. We will explore Sydney tangentially, beginning with ...

tours

• Sept. 4, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80

Projects on the tour include recent works by PTW, Seidler Associates, Rod Simpson, TZG, JPW, Smart Design, BVN, Mac Interactive, Engelen Moore, 6 Degrees, Dom Alvaro, Neeson Murcutt and FJMT.

tours

• Aug. 7, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80

The Situationalist International drifted through the city randomly, deliberately disrupting familiar ways of experiencing the city; organised spontaneity. 'Dérivistes or 'drifters' seek to experience bizarre encounters in unfamiliar places and left-over city spaces. We will explore Sydney tangentially, beginning with ...

tours

• July 24, 2011
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• General $90, Concession $80

The Situationalist International drifted through the city randomly, deliberately disrupting familiar ways of experiencing the city; organised spontaneity. 'Dérivistes or 'drifters' seek to experience bizarre encounters in unfamiliar places and left-over city spaces. We will explore Sydney tangentially, beginning with ...

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; ...

talks

• July 8, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 702 Harris Street, Ultimo
• Free

Illustrating the case of a strategic plan for the urban region of Milan, one of the most dynamic European cities.

exhibitions

• Aug. 20, 2011 - Sept. 18, 2011
• Festival Office: The Mining Exchange, 12 Lydiard North St, Ballarat VIC 3350

Australia's exhibition at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale will be appearing at a number of Australian and overseas locations throughout 2011. The exhibition, which closed in Venice last year after a three month run, attracted a record 93,000+ visitors to ...

exhibitions

• July 2, 2011 - Sept. 25, 2011
• Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, 417 Bourke St Surry Hills NSW

Australia's exhibition at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale will be appearing at a number of Australian and overseas locations throughout 2011.

exhibitions

• June 1, 2011 - July 1, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway NSW 2007
• FREE

Linda Matthews' exhibition, LuminoCity explores the potential for CCTV cameras to be adapted as a contemporary design tool by manipulating the diffraction patterns inherent in CCTV technology. The exhibition proposes contemporary urban façade designs that exploit the duality of virtual ...

exhibitions

• July 20, 2011 - Aug. 27, 2011
• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• The Compund Interest: Centre for The Applied Arts, 15-25 Keele Street, Collingwood, Melbourne
• Free

An exhibition and installation engaging with issues of urban design, density and housing that will open at Pin-up Architecture & Design Project space as part of the State of Design Festival.

exhibitions

• March 3, 2011 - May 31, 2011
• 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney NSW 2000

With the bulk of new homes needed to accommodate Sydney's growth to be built in existing urban areas, the Department of Planning has released two new draft publications for comment: Centres Design Guidelines & Good Design for Medium Density Living. ...

talks

• May 23, 2011
• 7 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway 2007
• FREE

A lecture on GENERIC SPECIFICITY - Five Points for an Architecture of Approximation by Mark Lee, the principal of the award winning, LA based firm Johnston Marklee & Associates.

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.

continuing professional development

• May 5, 2011 - May 6, 2011
• 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sydney Olympic Park
• PIA members/students: $190; $230 others

A number of excellent speakers and organisations will present at this 2-day forum, aimed at planners in their first years of professional practice. Day rates available. Includes a half day workshop, on renewing our neighbourhoods, open to all planners, led ...

continuing professional development

• May 5, 2011
• 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Sydney Olympic Park
• $55.00 PIA member/student; $85.00 non-member

This half-day workshop, case study & panel discussion, open to all planners, is run in conjunction with the NSW Young Planners Bootcamp. It includes: The Strategic Context:Do we really need urban renewal in Sydney? And if so, why, where and ...

competitions and awards

• May 31, 2011 - Sept. 30, 2011
• Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, 417 Bourke St Surry Hills NSW

NOW AND WHEN AUSTRALIAN URBANISM is Australia's entry to the Venice Architecture Biennale. The exhibition highlights six interesting urban and outback regions as they are 'NOW' before dramatically representing the 17 futuristic urban environments imagining a 'WHEN' we reach 2050 ...

talks

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

'Islands and Paradigms: on unorthodox ways to read the city' The city can be defined as an 'island' if we consider the island in relation to the nature of its edges, as a mutable space that constantly negotiates relationships. Space ...

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 6, 2011
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Cnr King and Steel Street Newcastle NSW
• $15 for Members, $25 for non-members, Students free

The topic for discussion is "From East Darling Harbour to Barangaroo: Lessons for the development of a city". Paul Berkemeier will talk about the ideas that underpinned the winning scheme.

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 8, 2011
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
• FREE & ESSENTIAL

CITYTALKS2011 invites Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton, Co-Artistic Directors of Sydney Theatre Company, to share their ideas on fostering a green and vibrant cultural precinct at Walsh Bay.

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

walks

• March 26, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• March 19, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• March 12, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• March 5, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Jan. 4, 2012
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free mini-city guide from SAW.

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Feb. 19, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Feb. 12, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Feb. 5, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

walks

• Jan. 29, 2011
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

‘Utzon’ is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.

talks

• Dec. 6, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 49 Glebe Point Road Glebe NSW
• free

book launch the launch of Paul Carter's new book Ground Truthing: Explorations in a Creative Region gleebooks 6:00 for 6:30 pm, Monday 6 December 2010 Upstairs at 49 Glebe Point Road Glebe NSW 2037 Launched by Michael Tawa Professor of ...

talks

• Dec. 2, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney, Darlington, NSW
• Free, RSVP essential

'A new breed of architect is emerging,' we are told 'that has no truck with concepts that have defined architecture for millennia—such as inertia, stasis and muteness.'

talks

• Dec. 2, 2010
• 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• 377–383 Sussex Street, Sydney
• $35.00 (waged) and $10.00 (unwaged)

This half-day seminar aims to bring together a group of stakeholders to discuss the challenges of living in greater density – and what this means for households on low incomes.

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.

talks

• Nov. 11, 2010
• 6:30 p.m.
• 3 Manning St, Potts Point, NSW
• FREE

The book launch of the Post-traumatic Urbanism issue of Architectural Design (AD) will be launched by Adrian Lahoud, Charles Rice and Anthony Burke.

continuing professional development

• Nov. 25, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• Sydney

What vision do prominent architects have of the future of our city? What sort of built environment do we want? How dense should it be? What infrastructure do we need?

tours

• Nov. 7, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• $85/$75 conc. +$25 if you need a bike

The Situationalists International drifted through the city randomly; not simply a stroll but a deliberate disruption of ways of walking in and experiencing the city; organised spontaneity. 'Dérivistes or 'drifters' seek to experience bizarre encounters in unfamiliar places and left-over ...

tours

• Oct. 30, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 30 Harrington Street, The Rocks
• $85/$75 conc. +$25 if you need a bike

Following in Situationalists International footsteps, this bicycle tour will skirt Sydney’s quiet industrial western edge before trespassing through the back streets of the Inner City plucking out the most interesting and provocative urban and residential projects along the way.

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. 27, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

'Utzon' is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.Discussing the sources of the young architect's deepest inspiration, his working methods and ...

walks

• Nov. 20, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

'Utzon' is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.Discussing the sources of the young architect's deepest inspiration, his working methods and ...

walks

• Nov. 13, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

'Utzon' is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.Discussing the sources of the young architect's deepest inspiration, his working methods and ...

walks

• Nov. 6, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

'Utzon' is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.Discussing the sources of the young architect's deepest inspiration, his working methods and ...

walks

• Oct. 30, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney. cnr Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25. Ticket includes free entry in the Museum of Sydney

'Utzon' is at once an in-depth and textured portrait of enigmatic Danish architect Jørn Utzon, as well as the story of the 20th centuries most ambitious architectural project.Discussing the sources of the young architect's deepest inspiration, his working methods and ...

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 ...

talks

• Oct. 28, 2010
• 6:30 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway 2007
• FREE

'Gehry Partners: New Work' Presented by Craig Webb, partner who will be discussing the recent work completed by Gehry Partners including the new Apartment tower in Manhattan '8 Spruce' (pictured). Gehry Partners, led by Frank Gehry, are currently working on ...

talks

• Nov. 4, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

This unique event features an opportunity to hear from staff across a number of our programs as they tackle one of the biggest issues in Sydney's built environment: Barrangaroo. Right now it seems everybody has an opinion about the Barangaroo ...

talks

• Nov. 4, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• Free

From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background for a new production of space. Highlighting the variety of scales on which his ...

talks

• Oct. 21, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Speaker: Hamish Lyon, NH Architecture, MelbourneIntroduction: Sandra Kaji O'Grady, FADP About the talkIs contemporary Public Architecture defined by function, type or ownership? Does Public Architecture even exist anymore? Or has it been replaced by seamless commercialism camouflaged beneath the privatised ...

exhibitions

• Oct. 19, 2010 - Jan. 30, 2011
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• 31 Alfred St Circular Quay 2000
• Free, no bookings

Open Agenda: Speculative Architecture and Design ResearchCustoms House exhibition opening as part of Sydney Architecture Festival, October 2010 Open Agenda is an annual competition initiated in 2010 by the School of Architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney aimed at ...

festivals

• Oct. 23, 2010 - Nov. 6, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Sydney
• $30.00, $15.00 for students

Sydney City Walk, 23, 30 October & 6 November 10.00am-12 Noon Sydney City walk focuses on high-rise development since WW11. You will learn who designed Sydney's tallest skyscraper. You will learn what a curtain wall is. You will learn why ...

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2010 - Nov. 7, 2010
• Object Gallery, St Margarets, 417 Bourke Street, Surry Hills

The Object Circle of Design Walking Tour guides children and their parents or teachers through some of the laneways of Surry Hills and major thoroughfares of Taylor Square and Oxford Street. Being launched for the 2010 Sydney Architecture Festival, the ...

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2010 - Nov. 30, 2010
• 8 a.m.
• Customs House, Sydney
• FREE

The year is 2030. The architecture students of 2010 are now the established practitioners of today. Key planning, transportation, environmental and cultural changes have been implemented. The metro carriages are due for replacement, Central Park's tri-generation plant is operational, the ...

festivals

• Oct. 23, 2010
• 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• The Commissioners Steps, Circular Quay, Sydney
• $50 non-members & $40.00 AILA members (includes finger food)

‘CRUISE’ landscape architecture from the Harbour as part of the Sydney Architecture Festival. Enjoy a relaxing and informative Saturday afternoon cruising around Sydney Harbour’s recently upgraded harbour parks.

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2010 - Oct. 27, 2010
• 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Museum of Sydney, cnr Bridge & Phillip Streets, Sydney
• Adults $35, Concession $25 (includes free entry to 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 ...

festivals

• Oct. 21, 2010
• 6:30 p.m.
• Lecture Theatre 1, Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning, Sydney University, 148 City Road, Sydney
• FREE

Hamish Lyon, Architect, Melbourne Introduction: Sandra Kaji O'Grady Is contemporary Public Architecture defined by function, type or ownership? Does Public Architecture even exist any more? Or has it been replaced by seamless commercialism camouflaged beneath the privatised politics of western ...

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 ...

talks

• Oct. 13, 2010 - Oct. 13, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• Faculty of Built Environment, Red Centre West Wing, Ground Floor, UNSW, Kingsford, NSW
• FREE

Synopsis: Australia today faces epidemics of obesity, chronic diseases (including heart disease, lung disease and cancers) and depression. The cost of the obesity epidemic alone has been estimated at more than $20 billion per annum. This is leading to more ...

festivals

• Oct. 20, 2010
• 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
• Free with Museum entry ($10 adult/$6 concession/Powerhouse members free)

Australia at the Venice Biennale Richard Goodwin, Richard Goodwin Architects and Russell Fortmeyer, Arup The twelfth Venice Architecture Biennale, opening late August, is the major international exhibition for 2010. The Australian Pavillion will exhibit Designs for Australia's Cities 2050+ A ...

festivals

• Oct. 22, 2010
• 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Barnet Long Room, Customs House, Circular Quay, Sydney

What are the stories behind the carved faces on Sydney's sandstone buildings? Who are they and what do they represent? NSW Government Architect Peter Mould will present an illustrated talk focusing on the sculptures that adorn many of the city's ...

festivals

• Nov. 6, 2010
• 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Eastern Pontoon, Circular Quay, Sydney
• $46.00

The only architecture cruise in Sydney led by Nic Hollo. The cruise not only examines buildings along the shoreline but also highlights some of the underlying characteristics that give Sydney its sense of place. Sydney architect, Michael MacCormick will lead ...

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. 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 ...

talks

• Oct. 28, 2010 - Oct. 28, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 2 Hill St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010

2 part series of talks celebrating Italy and design uniting aspects of relevance to sydney, its design community and the general public, david holm, principal architect woodhead Talk 1 30th september 2010 6-8pm "the 2010 venice biennale : what's new? ...

talks

• Sept. 23, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

International migration and ethnic diversity are integral aspects of globalisation. Immigrants make up 1 in 10 of the populations of the richest countries and much more in some - nearly a quarter of the Australian population were born overseas. Our ...

exhibitions

• Sept. 8, 2010 - Oct. 1, 2010
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• 702-730 Harris St, Broadway 2007

INTERIOR URBANISMPORTMAN SPACEBy Charles Rice & Alina McConnochie Opening Wednesday September 8, 6 - 8pm Charles Rice and Alina McConnochie's exhibition 'Interior Urbanism / Portman Space' opens at DAB LAB on Wednesday 8 September. The show explores the work of ...

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, ...

talks

• Sept. 9, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Creativity is the fountainhead of human civilizations. All progress and innovation depend on our ability to change existing thinking patterns, break with the present, and build something new. Progress, however, in any field of science, depends on a clear conception ...

talks

• Oct. 1, 2010 - Oct. 1, 2010
• 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
• Catholic Institute of Sydney, 99 Albert Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135
• $10 at door

Community and Incarceration: The Architecture of Alienation and the Politics of Redemption. This Public Lecture will be the keynote address of the Biennial Conference in Philosophy, Religion and Culture - "Creation, Nature and the Built Environment". The speakers will raise ...

competitions and awards

• Sept. 24, 2010
• 5 p.m.
• Randwick, NSW
• FREE

Randwick City Council's 2010 Urban Design Awards are now open for nominations, seeking Inspirational building design that enhances the urban environment of Randwick City. The Urban Design Awards are open to registered architects who have been involved in an approved ...

conferences

• Sept. 8, 2010 - Sept. 10, 2010
• 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Melbourne, Australia
• From $30.00

Creative Innovation 2010 is the place to learn from world changing innovators, futurists, inspired thinkers and curious souls gathered together in an interactive community. It's a place to learn techniques and strategies, unlock and share ideas and gain empowering experiences. ...

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

• Sept. 6, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
• 417 Bourke Street, Surry Hills 2010
• $15 Tickets at the door, including snacks and drinks

Kino is a monthly event that has taken place in Sydney since November 2006. Participants make films specifically for Kino then present the work to a sold-out audience. Each film is therefore a world premiere! The event includes music, giveaways, ...

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, ...

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. 5, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Speaker: Bart Lootsma, Leopold- Franzens University, InnsbruckIntroduction: Matthew Chan, Principal, Scale ArchitectureAbout the talkNotwithstanding the ambitious motto of the Expo in Shanghai, the exhibition itself is the ultimate proof of Rem Koolhaas' dictum that "The style of choice is postmodern, ...

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 ...

exhibitions

• July 15, 2010
• 10:30 a.m.
• Panthers World of Entertainment, Mulgoa Rd, Penrith

Official launch of the C3 West project in Penrith: International art collective Campement Urbain has been commissioned to develop the second stage of their proposal The Future of Penrith / Penrith of the Future, in collaboration with Penrith City Council, ...

talks

• July 29, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• 148 City Road, Darlington, The University of Sydney
• Free

Lecture: And where did you say you were from...? Place and Identity: Norwegian Contemporary Architecture Now An understanding of local conditions is central to creating architecture anywhere in the world. But this focus has a flipside: If we connect the ...

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 ...

exhibitions

• June 8, 2010 - July 15, 2010
• 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• 22-24 City Road, Chippendale NSW 2008 / Sydney
• FREE

Architecture without Paper is an extraordinary selection of works in audiovisual format, shown at the 11th Venice International Architecture Exhibition. The exhibition, organized by the Spanish Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, representes 15 architecture ...

conferences

• July 20, 2010
• 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Casula Powerhouse, 1 Casula Road, Casula

Councillor Alison McLaren President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd Invites you to attend the National Population Summit "Managing population growth is a key factor in maintaining Australia's economic and social prosperity, now and for the future. ...

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 ...

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

• May 3, 2010
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• customs house sydney
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

A 2-hour exploration of the contemporary interior architecture of Sydney's bars. Come and see some of our current best designed, and most atmospheric clubs and bars, and hear more about how, and where, and what, the Sydney Bar Scene will ...

walks

• July 30, 2011
• 10 a.m. - noon
• Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie Street
• Adults $30, Students $15, AAA Members Free

Being a relatively young city it is possible to take a walk through 200 years of Sydney's architectural history in a two hour tour of the central business district. Starting at the Hyde Park Barracks, one of Sydney's oldest pieces ...

talks

• April 8, 2010 - April 8, 2010
• 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• RMIT bld50, Orr Street, Carlton, Melbourne
• $2.00

After almost a decade, Melbourne has little to show for Melbourne 2030, the much-lauded aspirational policy that sought to make the metropolis more sustainable by intensification of land-use in activity centres and transit corridors, linked by improved public transport. While ...

talks

• March 14, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• The Hearth, Level 2, Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• This is a free event. RSVP required.

As an expression of the Federal Government's renewed commitment to involvement in the growth and form of Australia's major cities, the Major Cities Unit of Infrastructure Australia has been established. Major cities play a key role in continued economic growth ...

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

• April 1, 2010
• 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
• ALT1, Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney
• This is a free event

About the talk:The inclusion or exclusion of sex work and red-light districts in cities and urban areas continues to challenge urban planners. This talk by Professor Hubbard will engage with on-going debates about the regulation of sex work in the ...

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

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

This is an online event: Jane Bringolf is the Executive Director of Independent Living Centre, NSW. In this presentation Jane explores the social and design history of housing for people with a disability and sets out the new concept of ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $89.95

This is an online event: Rod Rose outlines the information Planners and Architects require to effectively address bushfire concerns in approving and building developments. After providing an overview of the relevant legislation, which has resulted in bushfire issues being a ...

continuing professional development

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

This is an online event: Henry Feiner, a partner at the firm of Harry Seidler and Associates, presents a tribute to Australia's most influential architect, Harry Seidler. By referring to a diverse selection of Seidler's architecture, from residential houses to ...

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: This is the third of three seminars on the life, work and influences of Sydney Ancher as an architect. These seminars are live presentations by the Historic Houses Trust and Docomomo (Documentation and Conservation of ...

continuing professional development

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

This is an online event: This is the second of three seminars about the life, work and influences of Sydney Ancher as an architect. These seminars are live presentations by the Historic Houses Trust and Docomomo (Documentation and Conservation of ...

continuing professional development

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

This is an online event: These seminars are live presentations by the Historic Houses Trust and Docomomo (Documentation and Conservation of the Modernist Movement) in Australia, recorded at the Rose Seidler House in Sydney, Australia, during August 2005. The trilogy ...

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: Michael Fox, Director of Access Australia, is an architect and internationally recognised leader in the field of access and equity. This course outlines the legal and technical requirements regarding access to and within the built ...

continuing professional development

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

This is an online event: Mark Cashman begins by examining an article on Great Australian Places appreciated by a range of people, postulating unifying architectural qualities that may evoke a rapport from disparate individuals. He then draws parallels with his ...

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

• Feb. 28, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011
• Sydney
• $59.95

This is an online event: Virginia Kerridge's work is inspiring in its beautiful combination of materials and harmonious integration with site. Virginia describes the manner in which painting and sculpture, particularly the work of Andy Goldsworthy, have influenced her architecture. ...

continuing professional development

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

This is an online event: A number of themes consistently re-emerge and contribute to the richness of the architectural work of Bud Brannigan. Bud describes the manner in which these themes of; consideration of site, application of grids, structural clarity, ...

continuing professional development

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
• Sydney
• $129.95

This is an online course: Recorded live at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in October 2005, this presentation is the third in the Australian Architectural Association Black Series of invited guest presentations. Internationally acclaimed architect, Ricardo Legorreta begins with a ...

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

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

This is an online event: Chris Elliott views the architectural competition process as a catalyst in the promotion of fresh thought. His rich body of competition work is original in its dreamlike aesthetic yet pragmatic and cutting-edge in its environmental ...

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.

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 ...