Event Information.
PERIPHERAL - around the edges of creativity - 19-21 Sept 2024.
The main seminar day on Friday 20th September will be at Everglades House & Garden with 6 formal CPD points available.
A fringe program of optional events will be provided on Thursday 19th and Saturday 21st September to offer the opportunity to engage with the local area in a fun and relaxing way. We will advise when fringe event registration is available very soon
Tickets: bookings via humanitix
Contributors.
Tahlia Garland & Andrew Elia.
Tahlia Garland and Andrew Elia work at IDG Architects, based in Springwood in the Blue Mountains. The pair are currently working on community-based developments ranging from social and affordable housing to large-scale planning proposals as well as a range of residential projects. The pair are focused on bringing a ‘relationship based’ approach to clients, consultants and builders.
From coaching at the local Football Club, exploring the numerous walks in the national park, to frequenting local dog parks and coffee shops, Andrew & Tahlia are passionate about their local community and the unique world heritage environment they live in. In particular they are committed to exploring how architecture has a role to play in positively shaping the lives of those living in the Blue Mountains, and providing a quality built environment.
Tahlia and Andrew are Creative Directors of the event.
idgarchitects.com.au
instagram.com/idgarchitects.aus
Juan Pablo Pinto.
Architect and Sculptor Juan Pablo Pinto was born in Santiago in 1978. He studied Architecture at the University of Chile and holds a Masters in Sustainable Design from The University of Sydney. He is Co-Founder and currently the Creative Director of Sydney-based arts and architecture collective Cave Urban. Throughout his career, Juan Pablo has had close involvement with large-scale installations and public sculpture. His work encompasses a wide spectrum of materials, from the traditional - steel, concrete and bronze to the ephemeral - bamboo, ice and snow. He has represented Australia and Chile in several sculpting exhibitions around the world, including Australia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Argentina, Chile, India and Canada.
Since 2014, Juan Pablo has lectured Design studios for the Master of Architecture at the University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Tasmania.
caveurban.com
instagram.com/caveurban.design
instagram.com/caveurban
Hannah Tribe.
Hannah Tribe is the Principal of Tribe Studio Architects. Established in 2003, Tribe Studio is recognised for design excellence in its built and conceptual work in residential and urban design, education, commercial, heritage, installation and interiors. The studio is currently engaged in a large multi-residential development, a heritage listed commercial tower, eight houses, a prototype prefabricated social housing typology and a series a furniture made of construction waste.
Hannah is an energetic and innovative designer and leader, who works across all scales from city planning to detailed design.
She is actively involved in the profession as a seasoned public speaker, university educator and experienced design excellence juror and she has a long track record of contribution to professional bodies. She has previously sat on the NSW chapter of Australian Institute of Architects, curated the Sydney Architecture Symposium and currently sits on the NSW State Design Review Panel (SDRP).
Hannah has two sons and loves bushwalking
James Stockwell.
James Stockwell grew up on farming land near Albany in Western Australia and has a long history of experience of the landscape of Australia. His architectural practice based in Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains has a core of 4 people working in 4 states in Australia, and New Zealand. The work of the practice is a response to the landscape, elements and unique resourcefulness in nature and human habitation that give shape to enduring decisions of built space. The primary function of the practice is to turn practical function into, including passive solar design, into inspiring architecture.
stockwelldesign.com.au
instagram.com/jamesstockwellarchitect
Brett Boardman.
Brett Boardman is a photographer of people, places and performance with 30 years of experience photographing both here and overseas.
He has been be awarded the Australian Professional Photographer of the Year and his images appear regularly in design and construction publications nationally and internationally.
He graduated with a degree in Architecture from the University of Sydney and had a stunningly short career. Unable to escape architecture, he now spends a lot of his time photographing it.
B Hardy.
Bernadette Hardy (B), a Gamilaraay and Dharug spatial designer, explores how built environments can empower us to connect with each other and with Country. Her methodologies, "Country Sensing Design" and "Design Relationality," bridge the natural and more-than-human world with the built environment, inviting us to ask how we can create places that foster sensory connection, inclusion, and belonging for all human life on the planet.
B’s work is deeply personal, grounded in her cultural identity and her experience raising a family within autistic culture. Her understanding of design has been shaped by her father, a Gamilaraay and Dharug master craftsman, whose wisdom guides her practice. She skillfully weaves Indigenous knowledge, Western methods, and her specialist understanding of autistic culture to create a new paradigm of design and pedagogy, one that nurtures a profound sense of belonging.
The incredible team at hardyhardy champions initiatives for Country and autistic communities to belong. They strive to integrate clever materials and manufacturing techniques with cultural protocols, aligning their mission to elevate Country and improve connections between all life on Earth. Their work is dedicated to bringing collective wisdom together to design with empathy, awareness, connection, and joy.
B believes in the wisdom of Country, saying, "To begin with Kinship Systems such as the wind, the air, the land, the water, flora, and fauna, all are part of a living laboratory that teaches us. I believe accessing the answers Country provides can help solve many of the challenges we face within current systems."
B is in the very final steps of a PhD, December 2024. Her research turns the lens around on autistic culture, viewing it through an Indigenous perspective to ensure our buildings foster deeper connections. She is also an Associate Professor at UNSW Built Environment and co-leads hardyhardy, a Country-centered interior and product design partnership that has been in operation since 2010. B is also working with NIDA's School of Design, designing and teaching "Story and Place," supported and guided by Uncle Matt Doyle. These areas of teaching ensure that grassroots influence of Country-led design is occurring while she practices design through studio work at hardyhardy.
Genevieve Murray.
Genevieve Murray is a Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Sydney with a rich 20-year career spanning both practice and academia. Her research focuses on the intersection of settler and Indigenous world views in the built-environment. With a background in award winning architectural firms and as co-founder of Future Method Studio, Murray brings a unique perspective to the exploration of architectural discourse and practice. Her current Doctoral research investigates recent innovations in the planning system, namely the Connecting with Country Framework and Aboriginal Land SEPP from a reparative and distributive perspective.
Richard Leplastrier.
Acclaimed Australian architect, Richard Leplastrier (AO) and AIA Gold Medal recipient has developed a distinct architectural style that melds tradition and innovation.
Lene Tranbery writes “The legacies of Jørn Utzon, Kenzo Tange, and the classic Japanese building tradition are continued in the most beautiful way [in Leplastrier’s work] – creating human experiences of exceptional elegance and simplicity.
