Explore the program
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. Held in the Foyer of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
Welcome to Conference
Held in the Concert Hall of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
Welcome to Country by Tribal Experiences
Held in the Concert Hall of the QPAC.
Address by David Wagner, RAIA National President
Held in the Concert Hall of QPAC.
Keynote by Patrick Kennedy, FRAIA and Rachel Nolan, FRAIA
Held in the Concert Hall of QPAC
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
Keynote session
Laura Lee, Hon. FRAIA presents from 1% to the Power of 10 Billion
Keynote by Simon Quilty and Jimmy Frank and facilitated conversations with Carroll Go-Sam, Hon, FRAIA
Held in Q1 and Q2 of the Great Hall of BCEC |This session attracts formal CPD | Keynote Title: Who Is the Expert? Warumungu People Building Houses, Building Health, Building Culture
Keynote session
Marta Peris & José Toral present LIVING TOGETHER, BUILDING TOGETHER
Archi Party, proudly sponsored by Bondor Metecno
Saturday
31 October 2026
Keynote session
Ilze Wolff and Heinrich Wolff presents 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, Kavita Gonsalves, Kendall Claus, Karlee Blackburn 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, Kylie Mills FRAIA and Kathy Bryla.
Weaving Country into Design
Presented by Shaneen Fantin FRAIA, Andrew Lane FRAIA and Prof. Paul Memmott LFRAIA.
The Future of the Profession
Presented by Blake Hillebrand, Gina Engelhardt, Hudson Smith and Izzie White.
Refuel with Workflow Max
The Carbon Skills Gap
Presented by Jane Cassidy LFRAIA, Stefan Preuss, David Ritter, and Liz Brogden.
Attempts at Circularity - Wins, losses and lessons from practice
Presented by Clare Kennedy.
Tough topics & action on equity: a Parlour conversation
Presented by Justine Clark Hon. FRAIA and Alison McFayden.
Digital Innovation & AI in Practice
Presented by Kathlyn Loseby LFRAIA, Dr. Ivana Kuzmanovska and Ben Dohert.
The Limits of Repetition: How much can we repeat before it stops being architecture
Presented by Daniel Burnett.
RAIA and NZIA Gold Medalists: Architecture - influences, education and stewardship
Presented by Lindsay Clare LFRAIA, Kerry Clare LFRAIA and Richard Naish NZIA.
Afternoon Tea & Partner Expo
Sunday
1 November 2026
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