The ideas, experiences and obsessions that drive design thinking

Curators Neil Durbach (Durbach Block Jaggers Architects) and Katelin Butler (Architecture Media) have invited a diverse group of Australian architects and other creatives to step away from their portfolios and share the books, music, art, films, places, people, and experiences that have left an immeasurable mark on their thinking and practice.

Through a series of candid presentations, this symposium will explore how these influences find expression in the ideas, values and decisions that underpin the buildings, places and cultural contributions we create.

In an age of algorithms, personal brands and endless scrolling, what truly shapes the way designers think? Find out at The Architecture Symposium: Influences, Not Influencers.

See the full speaker lineup and program here.

The Architecture Symposium: Influences, Not Influencers is generously supported by Premium Partners Kingspan, Bondor Metecno, and Voltex, and Hotel Partner Collection by TFE Hotels.

We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which this event is taking place. We acknowledge their continued connection and contribution to land, water and community, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Note:

Tickets cannot be split and are non-refundable but can be transferred to another name.

If you are an architect you can accrue 4.5 formal CPD points. Members of the Design Institute of Australia can accrue 6 DIA CPD points. Please note, full-day attendance is required to be eligible for CPD points. Points cannot be split.

All details are correct at the time of publication, however changes in format, content and speaker line-up may become necessary, at the discretion of Architecture Media.