Arch Design Day
The University of Newcastle hosts a Design Day with activities for year 8 students introducing them to Architecture and Industrial Design.
School of
Architecture and Built Environment
Practice Matters Lecture Series
The School of Architecture & Built Environment Practice Matters Lecture Series showcases a wide range of projects, global trends and practice styles from local, national and international industry experts within the Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design and Construction Management professions.
The lecture series provides valuable exposure and insight to the professions as well as networking opportunities for students, industry and the local community.
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2020 Practice Matters Program | ON HOLD
- 5 March | Jess Maher | Parker Fellowship Scholar
- Other sessions currently on hold due to Covid 19 | please check back in later in 2020 for further information
Our Practice Matters lectures can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
- 11 April | Tom Dufficy | MADE by the Opera House Scholar 2018
- 16 May | Warren Hasnoot & Gregory Lee | Curious Practice
- 23 May | Evelyn Kwok | Spatial theorist, Designer, Lecturer UTS
- 1 August | Anthony Clarke | BLOXAS
- 15 August | Jennifer McMaster | TRIAS
- 5 September | Josh Fitzgerald | Archier
- 12 September | Tai Ropiha & Aaron Cook | CHROFI | Maitland City Council
- 3 October | Andrew Power, Architect & Beth George, Architect, University of Newcastle Lecturer
- 17 October | Kennedy Nolan
- 7 November | Craig Saltmarsh and Kristine Piggford
- Mar 21 | Kalyna Sparks & Andrew Hannah-Davies - UON
- Apr 18 | Adam Haddow & Emily Wombwell - SJB
- May 2 | Katharina Hendel & Brent Dunn - Takt
- May 31 | The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston SC
- Aug 1 | Melonie Bayl-Smith l Bijl Architecture
- Aug 15 | Tricia Helyar - Tricia Helyar Architects
- Aug 29 | Bruce Taper - Kinesis
- Sep 12 | Kester Rattenbury | University of Westminster
- Oct 10 | Bobbie Bayley & Owen Kelly - The Grand Section
- Oct 24 | Peter Elliot - Peter Elliot Architects
- Mar 1 | Shelly Indyk - Indyk Architects & Karen Lambert - Karen Lambert Design
- Mar 15 | Katya Crawford - University of New Mexico
- Mar 29 | Caroline Pidcock - Pidcock Architects
- Apr 12 | Kristin Green - KGA Architecture
- Apr 26 | Christine Major - Welsh + Major
- May 3 | Sylvia Karres | Karres+Brands
- May 10 | Allison Burrows - BKA Architects
- May 24 | Barbara Schaffer - NSW Planning
- Jul 19 | Amy Muir - MUIR
- Aug 2 | Justine Clark & Naomi Stead - Parlour
- Aug 30 | Claire McCaughan & Lucy Humphrey - Archrival
- Sep 13 | Laura Harding - Hill Thalis
- Oct 4 | Annabel Lahz - Lahz Nimmo Architects
- Oct 18 | Kirsten Bauer - Aspect Studio
- Oct 18 | Jeff Trevarthen - Hebel (key sponsor)
- Nov 1 | Kerstin Thompson - KTA
- Peter Tonkin | Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
- Justin Hamilton | SHAC
- Anton James | JMD Design
- Andrew Maynard | Austin Maynard Architects
- MOA Graduates
- Professor Jill Stoner | Carleton University
- David Moir | Moir Landscape Architecture
- Professor Robert Whittaker AM | Former AIB President
- Professor Martyn Hook | RMIT
- Rob Stokes MP | NSW Minister for Planning
- Liz Ogbu | Studio O
- Melissa Bright | MAKE Architecture
- Mike Curtis | Hansen Yuncken
- Jan van Schaik | MvS Architects
- Mathew van Kooy | JWA
- Dr Brandon Gien | Good Design Australia
- 27 February 2015 - Marcus Westbury
- 18 March 2015 - Vladimir Belogolovsky
- 25 March 2015 - Chris Johnstone
- 29 April 2015 - Stuart Vokes & Aaron Peters
- 6 May 2015 - Tim Greer
- 13 May 2015 - David Anderson
- 29 July 2015 - Marlon Blackwell
- 5 August 2015 - Stephen Giblett
- 16 September 2015 - Tom Rivard
- 26th March 2014 - Niall Mclaughlin
- 2nd April 2014 - The University of California: Speaker Emily Marthinsen - "Career Paths for Architects and Built Environment Specialists"
- 2nd April 2014 - Sofie Willems
- 9th April 2014 - M.Arch year out talks
- 19th May 2014 - Marina Tabassum
- 28th May 2014 - Research Seminar - University of Oregon: Speaker Nancy Yen-wen Cheng - "Shaping Light with Folded Surfaces"
- 4th June 2014 - Michael Banney
- 13th August 2014 - Lindsay & Kerry Clare
- 20th August 2014 - Bob Perry
- 27th August 2014 - Lawrence Nield
- 3rd September 2014 - Drew Heath
- 10th September 2014 - Fergus Scott
- 17th September 2014 - Peter Davis
- 9th October 2014 - Richard Goodwin
- 15th October 2014 - Neil Durbach
Sponsors
The 2020 Practice Matters lecture series is sponsored by: TBA