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Explore the events, tours, talks and experiences happening across the conference.
Thursday
29 October 2026
Translational Research Institute: Architecture for Collaboration and Discovery
Design Challenge: Infrastructure for Living
The Future Museum: Architectures for Keeping Culture
Friday
30 October 2026
Welcome refreshments
Hot brewed coffees and teas
Address by David Wagner FRAIA National President
Keynote by Indy Johar
In partnership with RMIT University, Planetary Civics Inquiry
Keynote by Patrick Kennedy FRAIA and Rachel Nolan LRAIA
Keynote by Alison Brooks, OBE
In partnership with American Hardwood Export Council and University of Western Australia
End of Sessions at QPAC
Delegates and Guests walk to BCEC
Take a leisurely stroll to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) with our SONA student volunteers
Welcome to Conference at BCEC
Held in Q1 and Q2 of the Great Hall at the BCEC
Address by Alastair Baldwin, Alspec
Held in Q1 and Q2 of the Great Hall at the BCEC
Keynote by Laura Lee Hon. FRAIA
In partnership with Bates Smart
Keynote by Simon Quilty and Jimmy Frank and facilitated conversations with Carroll Go-Sam Hon. FRAIA
Who Is the Expert? Warumungu People Building Houses, Building Health, Building Culture
Keynote by Marta Peris & José Toral
Living Together, Building Together
Thanks and close of Day 1
Held in Q1 and Q2 of the Great Hall at the BCEC
Archi Party, proudly sponsored by Bondor Metecno
Saturday
31 October 2026
Keynote by Ilze Wolff and Heinrich Wolff
Structures of Liberation
RAIA Presidential Forum
Presented by Adam Haddow LFRAIA, Laura Lee Hon. FRAIA and Elizabeth Watson-Brown LFRAIA
Australian Zero Carbon House Challenge
Presented by Rob Henry FRAIA, Fei Ngeow, Ross Donaldson FRAIA and Anna O'Gorman FRAIA
Beyond the Climate Declaration
Presented by Dominika Richards RAIA, Kavita Gonsalves Assoc. RAIA, Kendall Claus, Karlee Blackburn Affiliate RAIA and Richard Stokes
Global Intelligence, Local Action - What Must Architecture Tackle Now?
Presented by Suzanne Bosanquet FRAIA, Richard Kirk LFRAIA, Allen Kong LFRAIA, Tracy Lord RAIA, Kylie Mills FRAIA and Kathy Bryla RAIA
Weaving Country into Design
Presented by Shaneen Fantin FRAIA, Andrew Lane FRAIA and Prof. Paul Memmott LFRAIA
Refuel Session with Dulux
The Future of the Profession
Presented by Blake Hillebrand RAIA Grad, Gina Engelhardt Affiliate. RAIA, Hudson Smith and Izzie White
Glasshouse Tour
Tough topics & action on equity: a Parlour conversation
Presented by Justine Clark Hon. FRAIA, Alison McFadyen, Debjani Sarkar RAIA Grad. and Shaneen Fantin FRAIA
Attempts at Circularity - Wins, losses and lessons from practice
Presented by Clare Kennedy RAIA
The Carbon Skills Gap
Presented by Jane Cassidy LFRAIA, Stefan Preuss RAIA, David Ritter, and Liz Brogden Assoc. RAIA
Digital Innovation & AI in Practice
Presented by Kathlyn Loseby LFRAIA, Dr. Ivana Kuzmanovska and Ben Doherty
The Limits of Repetition: How much can we repeat before it stops being architecture
Presented by Daniel Burnett RAIA
Refuel with North Glass
RAIA and NZIA Gold Medalists: Architecture - influences, education and stewardship
Presented by Lindsay Clare LFRAIA, Kerry Clare LFRAIA and Richard Naish FNZIA
Afternoon Tea & Partner Expo
Keynote by Simon Pendal, FRAIA
It All Turns on affection
Keynote session
Reinier de Graaf presents Architecture Against Architecture
Sunday
1 November 2026
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