Better Housing Now was the keystone event of last week's festival. Over four sessions, the symposium took an in-depth and critical look at the complex and interconnected issues that have created an unaffordable Sydney. The sessions, titled ‘Housing and the City, ‘Work in Progress’, ‘Squaring the Circle’, and ‘A Call to Action’, involved some of Sydney's leading organisations, advocacy groups, and designers. A variety of problems were discussed, and a number of solutions were proposed in response.
It was a fantastic event, and we would like to thank all the partners who were involved: Committee for Sydney, Shelter NSW, GANSW with City Futures UNSW, Women’s Housing Company, Western Sydney University, Capella Capital, NSW Land and Housing Corporation, SGCH, UTS: University of Technology Sydney, Partners Hill, UNSW, Karakusevic Carson Architects, Tenants' Union of NSW, Bridge Housing Limited, Urban Apostles, and Realm Studios.
Sydney Architecture Festival went out with a bang with our 'Architectures of Affordability' event, featuring British architect and London Mayor's Design Advocate Paul Karakusevic, and celebrated Australian architect Timothy Hill. 💥💥💥
That's a wrap for this year! Thank you for joining us and making this festival epic. Stay tuned for next year!
The Byera Hadley Award night last Saturday was a truly special evening. We are proud to announce these very deserving winners: Bianca Pineda, Natalie Andersen, Jeffrey Tighe, Jonathon Donnelly, Sophie Lanigan, Jake Kellow, Stewart Monti, Celeste Raanoja, Joseph O’Meara, and Pete Murray. 🏆 🏆🏆
Speakers on the night included Dr Tim Williams, Australasia Cities Leader at Arup, and Laura Harding, an architectural practitioner and critic based in Sydney. The lineup also included former Byera Scholars Alexandra McRobert, Jemima Retallack, Alex Jones and Sophie Solomon who all presented their research on housing.
Sydney Architecture Festival 2019 was a fantastic week filled with insightful and entertaining events. It couldn't have been as successful as it was without our dedicated and passionate volunteers!
With that, we're wishing a huge, heartfelt thank you to Maria Sasso, Mieke Prins, Tasmia Rahman Annaba, Leisa Eldrige, Isabella Wells, Sora Graham, Sowmya Anga Sivaguru, Fiona Wang, Sarah Gilkison, Amelia Cooper, Abtin Shahverdi, Damini Nichinnamettlu, Karen Velasquez, Rachel Anne Magbiray, Haochen Jia and Cheuk Chiu.
Yesterday, BVN Architects hosted a walking tour of Marrickville Library, focused on how a heritage building combines with contemporary architecture to create an ideal space for the diverse community.
Following the tour, a special edition of Architecture Street talks, featuring speakers from SJB Architects, explored the potential and possibilities for housing affordability in the Inner West. 👉 There is still so much more to discover in the Sydney Architecture Festival. Check it out and register via our bio link.
