Our member Lean In sessions serve as a platform to unite professionals within the built environment profession, allowing them to engage in meaningful discussions and exchange valuable insights.
These sessions offer a space for community members to come together, fostering an environment of mutual support and collaboration. We encourage you to watch our past sessions for new built-environment industry insights, products, services and teachings.
How do you transfer data in and out of your design software? This session unpacks why data matters to workflows, demystifies BIM, and shows practical ways to apply it across 2D and 3D.
‘Data Wrangling’ – gathering, organising, and importing information from multiple sources – a task that can be time-intensive, but critical for maximising the benefits of BIM.
Our member Lean In sessions bring our community together, to share experience in what is the most complex and challenging of times.
23 July 2020
Bronwyn Weir, Director of Weir Legal and Consulting, highlights the key themes of the Building Confidence Report for architects.
21 July 2020
Architectural photographer Scott Burrows shares his thoughts and experiences on ensuring that, when commissioning photography, you understand your legal responsibilities, brand protection and your own client’s privacy considerations.
16 July 2020
Joining us for his second Lean In session, Steven Brant, Senior Director at Oracle Construction & Engineering, will answer your questions on how architects can get the most out of BIM coordination, Common Data Environments and Digital Twins.
14 July 2020
Adam De Guara and Fay Greenhalgh of Glowing Structures, an award-winning Melbourne architectural lighting consultancy, as they showcase the critical importance of lighting across different architectural settings.
9 July 2020
Girrimay/Yidinji/Kuku Yalanji man Tony Albert and Kudjala/Gangalu/Kuku Yalanji/Waka Waka/Gubbi Gubbi/Wangerriburra/Bundjalung man Daniel Boyd discuss honouring First Nations history in art and architecture.
7 July 2020
Specialist business coach, Ross Clark of WhyWhatHow, covers nine key business strategies for transforming COVID-induced ‘business flab’ into ‘business fit’ for success in a rapidly evolving business environment.
2 July 2020
Damien Crough, Founding Director and Board Chair of PrefabAU, the peak industry body for offsite construction in Australia, shares his extensive experience in modular construction.
25 June 2020
Leading business systems expert David Jenyns of SYSTEMology walks Institure member Nicole Rouissi through the process of building business systems and removing herself as a bottleneck.
Dave also shares how you can create time, reduce errors and scale your profits with proven business systems.
23 June 2020
Lindy Johnson of Lindy Johnson Creative discusses the do’s and don’ts of marketing to help you implement practical business development ideas to connect with more clients and build a strong pipeline of work.
18 June 2020
Robert Goodliffe from Clarke Hopkins Clarke provides insight into certification as a B Corporation. Andrew Stefanou, CEO of Built Environment Channel, describes their efforts supporting the architecture and built environment professions.
16 June 2020
Pip Stone and Laura Guccione from BlueScope discuss their commitment to environmental responsibility through Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s).
11 June 2020
This session was not recorded at the request of Macquarie Business Banking.
9 June 2020
Roberto Bannura of Steven Holl Architects (USA) shares an overview of his background, the key issues emanating out of the USA with COVID-19 and civil unrest centre stage, how this is impacting the profession, and covering off his time in Beijing where he works closely with the government on aiming to deliver a ‘new China’. Â
4 June 2020
This session was not recorded at the request of informed Lawyers.
2 June 2020
The University of Sydney’s Juliette Churchill discusses the Wingara Mura Design Principles that were incorporated into the university’s buildings and spaces. This strategy was awarded the Institute NSW’s inaugural Reconciliation Prize in 2019.
Also hear from three architects who’ve worked with Juliette closely on various university projects – Andrew Cortese of Grimshaw, Kiong Lee of JPW and Jess Austin of DS+R.
28 May 2020
Wadi Wadi-Walbanga artist Alison Page and Wiradjuri-Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones share their significant public art installations that acknowledge Australia’s layered history. This session is chaired by Samantha Rich who is Wiradjuri and a member of the NSW Chapter Reconciliation Working Group.
26 May 2020
Steve Brant of Oracle Construction & Engineering discusses the evolution of construction technology and the fundamental concept of neutrality – a key to establishing a trust foundation which is capable of fuelling true collaboration, providing universal fairness to project collaboration platforms.
21 May 2020
This session was not recorded at the request of CoreLogic.
19 May 2020
In addition to providing an overview of the practice and its upcoming projects, Dario Spralja, Principal of Architectus shares how the practice is currently operating and his thoughts on how they will return to the studio. Dario will also provide insights on how Architectus have leveraged proven international collaboration methodologies across local and national teams in response to the global pandemic.
14 May 2020
In this Lean In session, we’re going down a creative path, opening the doors with Samuel Mayze, Director of Strategic Projects, Australia & Middle East and Owen Craven, Director of New Business, Australia for an exclusive look inside UAP, a global organisation that works with architects to develop and construct their creative vision across the most incredible of design concepts.
12 May 2020
Colour has a proven way of affecting our mood – while also reflecting society. In this session, Dulux’s Colour Planning and Communications Manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr, discusses a brighter and more colourful future​.
7 May 2020
Dr Bailey Bosch will discuss some practical strategies for managing the ‘work-life-home’ bleed, where lack of boundaries means many of us are burning the candle at both ends and burnout is a very real danger.
Discover more at baileybosch.com.au.
5 May 2020
Dr Christine Clifford helps us utilise the broad set of skills we already have as architects and design professionals in times of dealing with uncertainty. Christine guides us to gently challenge our way of thinking and show us the difference a fresh perspective can make.
30 April 2020
This session was not recorded at request of the presenter. The presentation slides are available below.
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28 April 2020
Phillip Nielsen, co-founder of Regional Design Service in Corowa, NSW and Monique Woodward, founder of WOWOWA in Melbourne, Victoria are both adapting to new challenges and explore the steps they’re taking to continue to provide essential services and keep running successfully.
21 April 2020
Genevieve Brannigan, Managing Director of Communications Collective, discusses the use of content across owned digital channels (including social media, website and database marketing) and how to reach new customers by staying innovative and relevant in an environment of uncertainty.
16 April 2020
This session was not recorded at request of the presenter. The presentation slides are available below.
14 April 2020
Susie Hopkins, founder of Lilo Wellness, outlines steps we can take to relieve the pressure and maintain our wellbeing.
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9 April 2020
Kingspan’s Stuart Braine, National Specification Manager, and Craig Burr, Sales Director Australia/NZ provide an in-depth overview of how major architectural supply firms are working and the key customer and supply trends that are being seen as we journey through this unprecedented time.
7 April 2020
Krista Shearer, Managing Director of Bespoke Careers updates us on where the architectural profession currently stands from an employment perspective and shares her insights into the sudden change in our industry.
2 April 2020
Melissa Healy, director at leading business advisors and accountants DFK Everalls, outlines business continuity, cashflow planning and other key strategies that will help support your architectural practice as we journey through this unprecedented pandemic together. Melissa also covers the different government support packages that are being rolled out (at time of recording) and how architects may be able to access these.
31 March 2020
Scott Alden, lead construction, projects and procurement partner and Victoria Gordon, an associate at law firm Holding Redlich discuss the current pandemic and the impact it can have on commercial contracts and operations. Force majeure and frustration, cost cutting, the workforce and other rights under contracts such as suspension, variation and termination are also discussed and explained.
26 March 2020
Tony Giannone, President of the SA Chapter, shares his experience to date in relocating to a virtual office and how this works for him and the team at tectvs.
2 April 2020
Melissa Healy, director at leading business advisors and accountants DFK Everalls, outlines business continuity, cashflow planning and other key strategies that will help support your architectural practice as we journey through this unprecedented pandemic together. Melissa also covers the different government support packages that are being rolled out (at time of recording) and how architects may be able to access these.
31 March 2020
Scott Alden, lead construction, projects and procurement partner and Victoria Gordon, an associate at law firm Holding Redlich discuss the current pandemic and the impact it can have on commercial contracts and operations. Force majeure and frustration, cost cutting, the workforce and other rights under contracts such as suspension, variation and termination are also discussed and explained.