QUEENSLAND REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM: 'HERE AND THERE' | 4 FORMAL CPD
WHEN: Thursday 17 - Friday 18 October 2024
WHERE: Surfair Conference & Event Centre Marcoola
ADDRESS: 923 David Low Way, Marcoola Beach, QLD, 4564
Overview
Architectural movements are more than design trends, they embody the
spirit of their time, leaving an enduring mark on our built environment.
They significantly influence regional architecture practices by shaping
design philosophies, societal aspirations, material choices, and
construction techniques.
The 2024 Queensland Regional Symposium 'Here and There'spenc will take
place on the land of the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi people in the coastal town
Marcoola Beach, in the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland. The symposium
aims to explore how some distinguishing regional architecture movements
spark, develop, and sustain their influence over time. This involves
examining the unique factors that contribute to the emergence of regional
architecture schools, as well as understanding the challenges in adapting
to changing environmental, social, and economic conditions.
The Symposium features insightful presentations by renowned architects
from Queensland and Newcastle, who share their wealth of knowledge and
experience in regional architecture, scrutinising innovative practice
models and projects. It offers networking opportunities to engage with
professionals in architecture and the built environment leading to new
collaborations, partnerships, career opportunities, and enhancing your
professional journey. Beyond the professional aspects, the symposium
includes vivid social events that extend its relevance to a broader
audience and foster a sense of shared purpose among attendees.
Participating will enhance your professional skills and knowledge, expand
your network, and engage with a community dedicated to sustainable and
innovative regional development.
Program (click to expand)
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Venue: Surfair Conference and Event Centre, 923 David Low Way, Marcoola Beach,
QLD, 4564
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
A PANEL DISCUSSION. Topic - The Sunshine Coast School of
Architecture.
MC: Stuart Vokes, Vokes and Peters
Speakers: Lindsay and Kerry Clare, Clare Design and John Mainwaring, HMA
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
Friday, 18 October 2024
Venue: Surfair Conference and Event Centre, 923 David Low Way, Marcoola Beach,
QLD, 4564
8:30 am - 9.00 am ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
9:00 am – 9:30 am WELCOME TO COUNTRY by Dr Hope O'Chin
9:30 am – 11:25 am OPENING SESSION
Moderator: Liza Neil, Gomango Architects
Speaker: Megan Cope, Quandamooka Artist from Moreton Bay/North Stradbroke Island
Speaker: Lindy Atkin, Bark Architects
Speaker: Tim Bennetton, Tim Bennetton Architects
Speaker: Paul Hotston, Phorm design + architecture
11:25 am – 11:45 am MORNING TEA
11:45 am – 1:15 pm MORNING SESSION
Moderator: Stuart Vokes, Vokes and Peters
Speaker: Matt Eagle, ME Architecture
Speaker: Mark Spence, Anthrosite
Speaker: Warren Haasnoot, Curious Practice
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCH
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm AFTERNOON SESSION
Moderator: Lisa Moore, And Architecture, Sunshine Coast Council, RAIA Board of Directors Chair
Speaker: Belinda Allwood, POD
Speaker: Mark Kennedy, Counterpoint
Speaker: Emma Scragg, Emma Scragg Architect
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm CONCLUDING SESSION
Moderator: Oskar Booth, Tim Ditchfield Architects
Speaker: Kelly Martin, Kelly Martin Architecture
Speaker: David Teeland, Sealand
Speaker: Vernon Ah Kee, Artist, a member of the Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidinji and Gugu Yimithirr people.
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm CONCLUDING REMARKS by Stuart Vokes
5:30 pm SYMPOSIUM CLOSE
Master of Ceremonies - Stuart Vokes FRAIA
MASTER OF CEREMONIES - STUART VOKES FRAIA
Director, Vokes and Peters
Stuart
is an architect and co-founder of Vokes and Peters based in Kurilpa,
Brisbane.
Migrations from Memory published by Canalside Press in 2023, is a
collection of essays by Stuart Vokes and Aaron Peters reflecting upon
twenty years of collaboration.
The collection is a paean to Brisbane, its building traditions and
cultural customs.
Thursday Welcome Event
Speakers - Lindsay and Kerry Clare LFRAIA
SPEAKERS - LINDSAY AND KERRY CLARE
Directors and Gold Medalists, Clare Design
Lindsay + Kerry Clare have been in practice together for close to
45 years and received over 50 State and national Awards. Their
work includes a diverse range of architectural projects, from major
urban and public buildings to small self-sufficient remote houses.
Architecturally, they are consistently acknowledged for a rare
combination of design excellence and high-level environmental
performance.
The RAIA Gold Medal Jury noted that, “Kerry and
Lindsay Clare have made an enormous contribution to the advancement
of architecture and particularly sustainable architecture, with a
strongly held belief that good design and sustainable design are
intrinsically linked”. Their buildings allow occupants to
engage with architecture and the world outside, reinforcing the
essential connection with place.
Speaker - John Mainwaring LFRAIA
SPEAKER - JOHN MAINWARING
Director, Hollindale Mainwaring Architecture (HMA)
John is a well-known figure in Australian architecture.
He has received many citations and commendations for his work from all
aspects of the industry. His work has been published extensively,
including in South East Asia, France, Spain, England, Japan, Germany
and Italy.
John has been awarded many major Royal Australian Institute of
Architecture Awards which includes the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for
Public Architecture for the Sunshine Coast University Library, the
Robin Boyd Award for Housing and several Commercial and
Environment Citations.
Friday: Opening Session
Moderator - Liza Neil FRAIA
MODERATOR - LIZA NEIL
Building and
Facilities Design Coordinator, City of Moreton Bay
Liza Neil is a Southeast Queensland architect who is
passionate about "Design for Good", regional development, climate
resilience, environmentally sustainable urban design, and social
equity. Liza was a Principal Architect at Sunshine Coast Council
before transitioning to Moreton Bay Regional Council in 2021, and now
holds the position of Building and Facilities Design Coordinator for
the City of Moreton Bay. Through these positions, Liza has contributed
to important buildings, policies and frameworks, such as the Sunshine
Coast Design Strategy, the Moreton Bay Regional Council Environment and Sustainability
Strategy, and Home and Living Guidelines and the City Moreton Bay Design Statement.
With Phillip Smith, Liza was the co-creator of Gomango Architects, an
award-winning architecture firm, focused on eco-friendly and
sustainable building design, and has a holistic portfolio after
working on housing, education, factory, and resort projects.
Additionally, Liza is Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Architects, chaired the Institute Sunshine Coast branch from 2020
-2023, and is now a National Councillor. Within the Institute, Liza is
involved with the National Public Advocacy Committee, the National
Climate Action and Sustainability Committee, and the QLD Equity
Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Speaker - Megan Cope
SPEAKER - MEGAN COPE
Megan Cope was born in 1982 in Brisbane. She lives and works in Brisbane. Cope is a Quandamooka artist (North Stradbroke Island in South East Queensland). Her site-specific sculptural installations, public art and paintings investigate issues relating to colonial histories, culture, the environment and mapping practices. Cope's work often resists prescribed notion of Aboriginality, and examines the psychogeographies that challenge the grand narrative of "Australia" along with our sense of time and ownership in a settler colonial state. These explorations result in various material outcomes.
Speaker - Paul Hotston FRAIA
SPEAKER - PAUL HOTSTON
Director,
Phorm Architecture + Design
Phorm architecture + design is inspired to create new architecture
with local identities.
Half of the Practice project work is located within
Brisbane’s inner-city suburbs and the compliment is scattered
throughout regional Queensland’s diverse terrains and
townships.
The practice aims to craft site-specific projects that seek to
inherently belong to or celebrate place, carefully choreographing
and nurturing the relationships between occupants and architecture
and the associated landscape or cityscape.
Speaker - Lindy Atkin LFRAIA
SPEAKER - LINDY ATKIN
Director,
Bark Architects
Lindy began her architectural career at the University of Queensland
in 1983. She worked in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and in London for 6
years with Nicolas Grimshaw, Future Systems and Richard Rogers,
becoming a UK registered architect in 1994. Returning to Australia,
Lindy worked with John Mainwaring, Gabriel Poole, Lindsay and Kerry Clare, and in Sydney on Olympic projects with James
Grose and BVN.
As a RAIA Life Fellow, registered in QLD and NSW, Lindy serves on the
Urban Design and Places Panel. She was a RAIA QLD Chapter Councillor
and on the Regional Affairs Committee for 10years, when she
inaugurated the Sunshine Coast Open House. With partner, Stephen
Guthrie, Lindy was a Co-Creative Director for the 2016 RAIA Regional
Conference "Evoke" and the 2023 RAA QLD Symposium "Light". Practicing
as Bark in Noosa since 1997, Lindy and Steve have evolved an agile and
award-winning regional studio, balancing both public and private
projects, which focused on inspiring and place-responsive
design.
Speaker - Tim Bennetton FRAIA
SPEAKER - TIM BENNETTON
Director,
Tim Bennetton Architects
Tim is an architect with 20 years of experience, primarily in housing
and focusing on sustainable single-family houses. Since 2007, Tim has
been a sole Director of Tim Bennetton Architect, and his work has been
honoured with awards from the Australian Institute of Architects for
both Design and Sustainability. Before starting his practice, Tim
worked with Gabriel Poole, one of the greatest residential architects.
Tim Bennetton Architects is based in West End, Meanjin (Brisbane). The
team strives to create simple yet beautiful designs that integrate
with surrounding landscape and provide their clients with daily
moments of joy.
Friday: Morning Session
Moderator - Stuart Vokes FRAIA
MODERATOR - STUART VOKES
Director, Vokes and Peters
Stuart is an architect and co-founder of Vokes and Peters based in Kurilpa,
Brisbane.
Migrations from Memory published by Canalside Press in 2023, is a
collection of essays by Stuart Vokes and Aaron Peters reflecting upon
twenty years of collaboration.
The collection is a paean to Brisbane, its building traditions and
cultural customs.
Speaker - Matt Eagle RAIA
SPEAKER - MATTHEW EAGLE
Director,
ME Architecture
Matthew is the director and founder of architecture studio ME, and a
teacher at the Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University on
the Gold Coast. Matthew established ME in 2013 and it's based in Jellurgal,
Burleigh heads, on the land of the Kombumerri people of the Yugambeh
language group. ME is a studio based architectural practice that emphasises design, research, making and teaching as the primary areas of focus. Together with our clients, community, consultants and craftspeople we investigate and seek to understand the culture, ecological, societal and historical narratives of place. This is in search of the making authentic, sensitive and climatically astute spaces and places. ME are not focused on a particular project type - there is potential for joy in every project.
Speaker - Mark Spence RAIA
SPEAKER - MARK SPENCE
Director, Anthrosite
Together with Dana Hutchinson, Mark Spence is a founder of
Anthrosite, an emerging practice based in Newcastle.
Mark leads the design direction of the practice, focusing on the
interconnectedness of people and place, advocating for multi-sensory
architecture that enriches the human experience.
Mark's commitment to the architectural profession is evident
through his diverse contributions. He shares his knowledge and
insights through lectures, teaching, and mentoring. He has served on
the Australian Institute of Architects Newcastle Chapter and NSW
Regional Committee, Newcastle and NSW State Awards jurors and
contributed to the RAIA's Mentoring Program. Mark has taught at the
University of Newcastle and recently helped to establish a small
practice forum in Newcastle.
Speaker - Warren Haasnoot RAIA
SPEAKER - WARREN HAASNOOT
Director, Curious Practice
Warren graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Masters of
Architecture in 2012. He is one of the founding partners at Curious
Practice, which was established in 2017. He recently received the
Hug and Eva Buhrich Award for Aru House, an Alterations and Addition to
an old miner’s cottage in Newcastle.
Warren is interested in the way we connect to the environment in
both a sustainable and atmospheric sensibility. He enjoys connecting
with clients, staff and consultants to create meaningful objects
that enrich natural and unnatural territories.
He finds the creativity, design theory and innovation inseparable
from the way building design should be undertaken in the industry.
This mode of thinking ensures his commitment to quality design is
understood though an investigative interpretation of the constraints
and opportunities available at all scales.
Friday: Afternoon Session
Moderator - Lisa Moore FRAIA GAICD
MODERATOR - LISA MOORE
Director, And Architecture, Sunshine Coast Council, RAIA Board of
Directors Chair
Lisa's creative approach to design has been influenced by her
employer, Melbourne based architects Simon and Freda Thornton. Here
she learnt the joy of narrative and storytelling in architecture. This
has been embedded in her approach to architectural practice, mentoring
and teaching over the past twenty-five years.
Lisa currently works at Sunshine Coast Council in design
governance, policy and advocacy. In this role she promotes
place-based and climate responsive design, and the importance of
context, open space and landscape outcomes for the region. She is
also currently a Member Elected National Councillor and Chair of the
Australian Institute of Architects Board of Directors.
Speaker - Belinda Allwood FRAIA
SPEAKER - BELINDA ALLWOOD
Director, People Oriented Design Pty Ltd.
Belinda is an architect, landscape architect, maker and researcher.
She is a Queensland Chapter councillor for the Australian Institute of Architects. Belinda is a
registered architect in Queensland, Northern Territory and New South
Wales. Her rare combination of skills brings architecture and
landscape architecture together to create places that respond
sustainability of place and connect people with
nature.
Belinda has written papers and presented to audiences nationally
and internationally on the topics of sustainable design, regional
practice, intercultural design and placemaking. She is well known
for her comprehensive construction knowledge, and experience in all
phases of project delivery on a wide range of project types for
government departments, not-for profit organisations, and private
clients.
Speaker - Mark Kennedy RAIA
SPEAKER - MARK KENNEDY
Co
-Director, Counterpoint Architecture
Mark Kennedy is a Townsville born and raised North Queenslander and
co-director of Townsville based practice Counterpoint Architecture.
Having graduated from UQ in 2003, Mark worked in Brisbane and New
Zealand before returning to the North in 2009 to start a small
practice. Today, Counterpoint is a growing and collaborative studio of
14 team members, working in multiple locations and across a wide range
of project types from small residential work up to large education and
public projects in collaboration. Mark is a highly motivated
contributor to architectural practice in North Queensland and is
passionate about reinvigorating Townsville urban centre.
Speaker - Emma Scragg RAIA
SPEAKER - EMMA SCRAGG
Emma Scragg
Architect
Emma moved to Monto in Central Queensland and established her
practice in a 1930 former "Tyre Surgery" which she is gradually
renovating with her experience of working with heritage buildings and
adaptation for climate resilience. She has fully immersed herself in
the community, juggling architecture with participation in mane
community groups, becoming the Monto correspondent of the local
independent newspaper and recently ran a very successful "Monto Open
Door" as part of Monto's year of centenary celebrations.
Friday: Concluding Session
Moderator - Oskar Booth RAIA
MODERATOR - OSKAR BOOTH
Associate,
Tim Ditchfield Architects
Oskar is an associate architect at Tim Ditchfield Architects in Noosa
Heads, where he has been honing his craft for well-designed
residential buildings for the past 8 years. Oskar has been registered
architect since 2010. He enjoys living and working in Kabi Kabi
country and embraces all the region has to offer. Priore to the
Sunshine Coast, Oskar has worked on a diverse range of projects, based
in roles located in Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney, Broome and Perth.
Oskar is a University of Newcastle and University of Canberra Alumni
and grew up on a rural acreage just north on Canberra in Ngunnawal
Country. He is the current Sunshine Coast Regional Chair of the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter.
Speaker - David Teeland RAIA
SPEAKER - DAVID TEELAND
Co
-Director, Sealand Architects
David established Sealand in 2007. Before this, David worked for
several Brisbane and Sunshine Coast architecture firms, gaining
invaluable experience. He has travelled extensively overseas to study
the traditional architecture of the other cultures. David graduated
from the University of Queensland with honours and was awarded the
2012 Queensland "Emerging Architect Prize" by the Australian Institute
of Architects. David lives and works in the Noosa hinterland.
Speaker - Kelly Martin RAIA
SPEAKER - KELLY MARTIN
Director,
Kelly Martin Architecture
Growing up in Central Queensland, Kelly has always felt more
connected and engaged in regional communities which was a pivotal
factor in the decision to relocate to Noosa after a long stint in
Brisbane. Kelly has run her small practice with her husband since 2015
and enjoys working closely with clients looking to build or renovate
their forever homes on the Sunshine Coast. Kelly firmly believes
architecture is for every day and everyone, and she aims to create
spaces which not only tick the pragmatic boxes but are also a delight
to experience.
Speaker - Vernon Ah Kee
SPEAKER - VERNON AH KEE
Vernon Ah Kee was born in 1967 in Innisfail, North Queensland. He lives and works in Brisbane. He belongs to the Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidinji and Guru Yimithirr people. Ah Kee's contextual pieces, videos, photographs and drawings from a critique of Australian popular culture from the perspectives of the Aboriginal experience of contemporary life. He particularly explores the dichotomy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal societies and cultures.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course participants should be able to:
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Better understand the principles of Critical Regionalism in the
specific Australian contexts, laying a strong foundation for a successful
regional practice.
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Create innovative and inclusive designs firmly rooted in the local context
while addressing universal issues.
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Identify opportunities for innovative practice models considering the role
of a regional architect beyond conventional building design and engaging
with societal flow, experimentation, and community participation.
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Incorporate regional contextual analysis and relevant environmental and
socio-cultural aspects into conceptual design.
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Develop design options to harmonise design with the natural landscape and
maximise natural light provision, ventilation and thermal comfort.
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Evaluate design options against the environmental, cultural and community
values embodied in the site.
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Recognise opportunities for a regional architecture practice to
collaborate with community fostering the practice's ethics, efficiency and
sustainability.
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Better understand how the knowledge and perspectives of First Nations
people, shared through engagement process, can be embedded into conceptual
design.
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Identify the implication for the Country and develop strategies for its
mitigation employing environmentally and culturally sustainable
practices.
NSCA 2021 Performance Criteria
This course will deliver outcomes related to the following Competencies from
the 2021 National Standard of Competency for Architects:
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
PC 3. Apply principles of project planning, considering implications for
Country, environmental sustainability, communities, stakeholders and
project costs.
PC 7. Apply and follow processes for clear and consistent communication with
clients and relevant stakeholders throughout the project, including
obtaining approval from clients and stakeholders.
PC 8. Be able to implement culturally responsive and meaningful engagement
process that respect the importance of Country and reciprocal
relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People across
architectural services.
PROJECT INITIATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
PC 17. Have an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples'
aspirations to care for Country and how these inform architectural
design.
PC 25. Be able to draw on knowledge from history and theory of
architecture as part of preliminary design research and when developing
the conceptual design.
PC 26. Be able to undertake site, cultural and contextual analysis as part of
preliminary design research.
PC 27.
Understand how to embed the knowledge, worldviews and perspectives of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples, shared through engagement
process, into the conceptual design in a meaningful, respectful and
appropriate way.
PC 30. Be able to explore options for sitting a project, integrating
information and analysis of relevant cultural, social and economic
factors.
Price
STANDARD PRICING
Non Members $389
Members $320
Graduate members $289
Student members $220
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