Australian Architecture Conference 2026
Conference: Friday 30 – Saturday 31 October
Fringe Events: Thursday 29 October and Sunday 1 November
Venues: Brisbane (Meanjin) | Concert Hall of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
What is being solved.
The conference program is built around the hardest questions practicing architects are facing right now:
- How do we deliver better work under tighter budgets and timelines without compromising design quality or ethical standards?
- How do we protect design intent in increasingly complex procurement and regulatory environments?
- How do we build resilient, financially sustainable practices that support our teams and serve our clients?
- How do we respond to climate change not just as a design challenge but as an existential one?
- How do we ensure our profession reflects the communities we design for, and how do we reckon with the ways it currently does not?
Sessions are structured as panel discussions, debates, case studies, and workshops. Architects showing the work, and the frameworks that got them through.
The Program.
Four days in Brisbane. A conference built to maximise what you learn, who you meet, and what you do next.
Core conference program
Two days of keynotes, panels, and concurrent sessions at the QPAC & BCEC, putting the most impotrant conversations in Australian architecture on the same stage.
Fringe events
Guided tours and city walks through Brisbane’s evolving urban fabric, with direct access to project teams and built work in context.
Archi Party
A high-energy social event bringing together architects from every background and career stage, from students through to senior leaders.
Industry expo
A dedicated expo hall integrated with catering breaks, designed as the central hub for product discovery and face-to-face connection across the conference days.
National Architecture Awards
A flagship awards gala celebrating the most outstanding architectural projects from across Australia.
Networking and social events
Welcome drinks, catering breaks, and closing drinks woven throughout the program, the space for the conversations that outlast the conference.
The people you want to hear from.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Partners & Sponsors
The Conference is made possible with the support of our partners and sponsors- organisations that share our commitment to a stronger, more connected built environment profession.
Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available. Contact us at conference@architecture.com.au to find out how your organisation can be part of Australia’s most important built environment conversation.
2026 Australian Architecture Conference Partners
