Exchanging ideas in Context – Canberra RAA event

The Regional Architects Association (RAA) is hosting their next multi-day event from 20–22 March in Canberra. Curated by Hal Guida of Guida Moseley Brown and RAA president Tim Lee, “Context” will consider Canberra’s progression from outback sheep station to nation’s capital, examining the planning journey over the years and the growing pains experienced along the way. ACA members are eligible for a 15% discount by accessing the discount code below.

Canberra is well-known for its iconic buildings, but “Context” will reveal some largely unknown elements, highlighting the creative underbelly of its formal surface and its unexpectedly vibrant art and design community.

SPEAKERS & PANELLISTS

  • Dr Julian Raxworthy – Landscape Architect
  • Nikos Kalogeropoulos – Molonglo Group
  • Rob Stefanic – (formerly) Department of Parliamentary Services for the Parliament of Australia
  • Adam Wigg – University of Canberra
  • Joanna Nelson – Architect
  • Thurston Empson – Architectural Photographer

FRINGE EVENTS

A fringe program of optional events will be provided on the Thursday and Saturday to offer the opportunity to engage with the local area in a fun and relaxing way. These will include a workshop with jewellery designer Phoebe Porter, visits to the National Library and a Lymesmith mural, a viewing of the work of acclaimed artist Ham Darroch and more.

WHEN

Thursday 20 – Saturday 22 March

WHERE

Canberra, Ngunnawal (Ngunawal) and Ngambri Country. The Friday main seminar day will be at the Ainslie Arts Centre, located at 30 Elouera Street, Braddon.

THE LOCATION

Holding the event in Canberra is fitting as the name itself is derived from a local Aboriginal word for ‘meeting place’. Its site was specifically selected as a place to develop our nation’s capital and does not have the usual prominent landscape and/or trade features associated with the development of a large urban centre. Instead, everything is created from the assessment of three significant landscape elements – Galambary (Black Mountain), Nadya Ngambri (Mount Ainslie) and Kurrajong (Capital Hill), set about the small Molonglo River.

The primary venue for this exchange of ideas is the Ainslie Arts Centre, where the Friday talks and panel discussions will be held. This art deco building was created out of the original Ainslie Primary Infants’ School. The structure was part of the original series of suburbs built faithfully to the Griffin Plan for Canberra. This section of Northern Canberra is the earliest developed area around the main Civic Hub and the period building has been faithfully developed, retaining all of the original spatial allocations associated with the early school.

RAA events are open to associated disciplines and interested community members as well as RAA members.

COST & BOOKING

RAA member $450
ACA member $510
Non-member $600
Student $250
Friday dinner partner ticket $85

Head to the booking link for program updates and to reserve your place.

Sign in to access the ACA 15% discount code below.

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