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ACA SA Business of Design Lunch 2025

The Business of Design Lunch returns to Adelaide in August – a unique opportunity to hear prominent designers talking about their business. This year the ACA SA Committee is delighted to welcome Philip Thalis as our guest speaker.

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Philip Thalis is the principal of Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects, a practice recognised for its independent standpoint and design expertise across a range of project types and scales. Working with both public and private clients, the practice has received more than 100 state and national awards, commendations and competition prizes for architectural, urban, public space and heritage adaptation and interpretation projects. In 2019 Philip was named a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and was awarded the 2024 AIA Gold Medal.

Philip actively promotes the culture of architecture and city making, combining practice with teaching, research, publication, public lectures, community activism and architectural criticism. He has lectured extensively at universities across Australia and internationally, with a particular focus on urbanism and the architecture of the city. He has taught throughout his career and has held a fractional Professorship at UNSW since 2017. His substantial book Public Sydney: Drawing the City (co-authored with Peter John Cantrill) was published to acclaim in 2013.

WHEN

12–2pm Tuesday, 26 August

WHERE

The Adelaide Pavilion
Cnr South Tce & Peacock Rd
Adelaide

COST

Members/Non-Members $120/$150
Table of 10 (Members Only) $1100
Includes a 2-course lunch

BOOKINGS

Reserve your tickets by making a booking here

RSVP by Monday 18 August 2025

Please contact Sascha Byrne with any enquiries

CPD

Participation in this event will deliver 1 formal CPD point.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the benefits of defining a practice model to guide decision making.
  • Explore ideas of how practising architecture requires flexibility to meet social and economic needs.
  • Be able to reflect on their own practices and consider ways to approach the business of design within their values and ethics.

AACA Competencies:

  • Practice Management and Professional Conduct – PC1, PC3 and PC16