Brisbane BoSP – Draw your Why
Join our first BoSP for 2026 in Brisbane with Rachael Bernstone, founder of Sounds Like Design. This practical and engaging professional development session will explore how architects can define and design their own version of success.
Book tickets here!
Draw Your Why: Design Your Way to a Meaningful Life in Architecture introduces a fresh, creative framework to help architects clarify their purpose and align it with their practice, projects and professional goals. It’s a fun and insightful process – and best of all, it involves drawing!
Architects are invited to step back from the day-to-day and reconnect with why they do what they do. Through a mix of guided reflection, practical tools and hands-on drawing exercises, attendees will learn how to align purpose-driven goals with project and practice outcomes, identify and communicate with key audiences, craft compelling messaging, and apply storytelling techniques to articulate the value of their unique design approach.
The 90-minute session includes Q&A and contributes 1.5 formal CPD points. Participants will leave with practical resources, a clearer sense of direction and a customised action plan to guide future decision-making.
WHEN & WHERE
Thursday 26 March | 5.30pm
Folar Architecture Studio
COST
ACA Members $45 + booking fee
Non-members $60 + booking fee
Workbooks provided.
The ACA’s Business of Small Practice provides insights and tools for architects who are launching, running or growing small practices in a transitioning economy, with a focus on undertaking meaningful work.
Please direct any enquiries to qldnt@aca.org.au
Meet Rachael Bernstone
Rachael Bernstone is a business advisor to architects, an advocate for good design, and a journalist and editor specialising in architecture and the built environment. With a background in journalism and architectural history and theory, she is known for her ability to demystify architecture and help practitioners communicate the value of their work with clarity and confidence.
Rachael holds a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) from RMIT University and a Master of Architecture (History and Theory) from the University of New South Wales. In 2003, she was awarded the AV Jennings Churchill Fellowship to study sustainable and affordable housing across the UK, Finland, Sweden and the United States – research that continues to inform her work and advocacy.
In 2016, Rachael founded Sounds Like Design, a specialist communications and advisory practice supporting architects to build enjoyable, sustainable and profitable practices. Through her consulting, CPD courses and workshops – underpinned by her MArchitecture System – she helps architects align purpose, positioning and practice strategy.
Alongside her advisory work, Rachael is a long-standing contributor to leading design publications including Sanctuary, HOUSES, Artichoke, Habitus, Indesign, Australian Design Review, Inside and Australian House & Garden.