Janne Ryan and Peter Salhani are the creative directors for RAA’s upcoming Dungog event VITAL: Questions of Resilience.

Marni Reti of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture has been involved in extensive community engagement consultation processes for buildings delivered in remote locations, including Yutjuwala Djiwarr - the first culturally appropriate residential aged care in Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land.

Bobbie Bayley, Owen Kelly and Tonielle Dempers are the creative directors for the RAA  Mparntwe (Alice Springs) event 11-13 September 2025. They live and work in Mparntwe, where they are continuously shaped and reshaped by the unparalleled complexity and presence of Central Arrernte Country. 

Starting at the National Gallery, Canberra based artist Ham Darroch will speak about his working relationship with Bridget Riley before taking delegates to view an installation of his own work. The tour will then wrap up at Ham's studio at the Gorman Arts Centre.

Contemporary jeweller Phoebe Porter will give an overview of her work and discuss her design process, followed by a tour of her studio in small groups. Participants will then be guided through the process of designing a bracelet to be made from sheet metal.

Rob Stefanic will discuss managing the structures and environments (including heritage) of the Parliament and similar institutions.

GET READY for CONTEXT in Canberra with Lymesmith’s highly regarded CPD course for Architects and Spatial Designers:  FOUNDATIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL COLOUR DESIGN

Date:  March 19, 2025
Time:  1pm to 5pm
Venue: Civic Hub Quarter, Northbourne Ave, Civic, ACT
CPD:  3 Formal CPD Points

Limited to 14 people

Canberra based Landscape Architect Dr Julian Raxworthy will introduce the location as a place and environment.

Architect Joanna Nelson​​​​​​​ will discuss finely crafted interventions across multiple locations through the lens of her projects.

Congratulations to the graduates! RAA is pleased to be backing the next generation; those who will join the movement towards a brighter, more sustainable future for built environments in the regions and their communities.

Recordings of all RAA's 2024 online events are now available on demand via humanitix. Free for members and $35 each for non members. Members can also access the recordings through the website as before.

Molonglo Director Nikos Kalogeropoulos will speak about directing growth at the periphery as part of CONTEXT in Canberra.

Australian architectural photographer Thurston Empson will talk about his sensitive and carefully curated approach to photography of the environment at CONTEXT in Canberra.

Byron Bay locals can now experience in-person, the award-winning design and high-performance qualities of Tait outdoor furniture at their new pop-up store in Banksia Drive.

Hal Guida of Guida Moseley Brown Architects and RAA president Tim Lee are the co-creative directors of CONTEXT. Hal’s focus will be the main seminar day on Friday 21st March, with Tim concentrating on the fringe and social events.

In broadening the Regional Architecture Association’s national network, we are looking to expand our horizons – engaging existing and new members in a wider program of events.

In delivering to both our members and our objectives – we are seeking expressions of attendance for an event to be held in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in September 2025.

RAA is very pleased to welcome Murobond as their newest Technical Member along with director Peter Tasker who looks after clients nationally. Murobond Superior Paints is an Australian family-owned company established in 1988 committed to producing Australia’s best paint in terms of superior quality, aesthetic appeal, technological expertise and environmental sensitivity.

At the recent AGM, RAA announced plans to continue its membership expansion across Australia along with welcoming three new committee members and thanking two retiring members for their significant contribution to the organisation.

For me, the main word I would use to describe the event was “refreshing”. It was a time to stop, remove my mind from checklists, controls, and to-do lists, and take stock of what we do as architects.

Having been the convener on more than one occasion I can assure you it’s not an easy task, so even before this wrap up wraps up, I extend a huge thanks to the creative director Louisa Gee and the Regional Architecture Association (RAA) Committee for facilitating a warm, seamless and informative gathering where we learned a lot about community through many people’s “story”.

AWS (Architectural Window Systems) is another Founding Technical Member of the RAA and have a presence at the majority of our in person events. Farzan Naghshineh is their Sydney based architectural specification expert, looking after NSW as a whole.