Explore how nature's strategies for resilience can inspire designs for regenerative built environments. Australia is exposed to a confluence of natural hazards and climatic extremes. In response, life has evolved to embody resilience that is adapted to the dynamic conditions of a place.
Join traditional Japanese carpenter Yuji Kanesada from Gifu as he shares with us his experience constructing Japanese Temples and shares his knowledge of their construction. If you are interested in the unique and highly developed joinery of traditional Japanese carpentry, this lecture will give you the chance to learn under an English-speaking Japanese carpenter with […]
Join us for an informal discussion over a meal prepared by the architect and/or their client and learn more about the design of these spaces and what makes them unique. This fun event is curated by Nicky Adams (inspired by Annabel Crabbs's Kitchen Cabinet). This year we will open 2 contrasting kitchens. One a 1970s […]
Join us for a special closing event for The Temporality of Being, hosted at PIER+GALLERY, an evening of reflection, conversation, and celestial alignment. The event begins at 7:00 PM, with time to explore the exhibition one last time before the panel discussion at 7:30 PM. Photographer and director Andy Hatton will be joined by Paddy […]
Housing crisis, affordability crisis, environmental crisis, health and healthcare crisis, social cohesion crisis - are our current conditions exceptional? It may be argued that these in fact always informed and propelled life. What has changed however is our autonomy in dealing with these challenges. Up until the middle of the last century, it was common […]
Thank you for registering to attend the sold-out Built Environment Election Breakfast.
Join the Creative Directors of the Australian Pavilion as they share their vision for the 2025 Venice Biennale. HOME is an immersive and culturally rich experience, deeply rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems and architectural innovation. Led by Dr. Michael Mossman, Emily McDaniel, and Jack Gillmer (Lilley), alongside a Creative Sphere of First Nations architects and […]
Join us for the 2023 Dunbar Fellowship and Bisset Scholarship Lecture, featuring an insightful presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Musgrave, the 2023 RAIA Dunbar Fellowship recipient. Dr. Musgrave will explore her fascinating research on the role of the niwa (courtyard) in contemporary Japanese housing. We will also hear from Gina Englehardt and Nicole Mesquita-Mendes, recipients of […]
On behalf of the Queensland Chapter Outgoing President Russell Hall LFRAIA, please join us for the President’s Honours celebration on the 21st of February 2025. The President’s Honours Dinner is a celebration of the continuing dedication of architects to bettering the community, upholding ethical working practices and creating a network that fosters the growth of […]
Introducing Sustainability Snacks, a series of short 30 minute online sessions that aim to demystify sustainability in practice. In this session Clare Kennedy, founder of Five Mile Radius is joining us to talk about how her work offers innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
Facilitated by Leigh Woolley and Shamus Mulcahy, this year a series of talks / discussions will be offered with the aim to share experience and facilitate discussion through face-to-face contact. To kick this off a ‘mini series’ around the theme of ‘first house’ will be held over several months, and longer if there is interest. […]
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
