Interview with Elizabeth Watson-Brown MP
The ACA QLD/NT Committee was proud to host a lunch forum featuring guest speaker Elizabeth Watson-Brown, former architect and current MP for the electorate of Ryan in Brisbane’s west. We are now pleased to be able to offer this insightful presentation on demand. This event was originally held 5 October 2023.
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This special presentation offers ACA members and the wider profession a unique opportunity to hear directly from MP for Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown in an interview with University of Queensland Senior Lecturer Kelly Greenop. View this recorded event to hear about Elizabeth’s life and career in architecture and her then relatively new role as the Greens MP for Ryan in Brisbane’s west. Learn about her priorities in her portfolios of Infrastructure, Transport and Sustainable Cities, as well as the opportunities and challenges of life in politics.
OUR SPEAKERS
Elizabeth Watson-Brown is the Federal MP for the electorate of Ryan, on Brisbane’s west side. Before she came to politics, Elizabeth had a long professional career in architecture and urban design. She ran her own successful practice in St Lucia and Auchenflower for 21 years, then becoming Design Director of a leading national firm for nearly 10 years before entering semi-retirement.
Her awarded design work has focused on sustainable design of our built environments, urban resilience, accessibility and social equity. Elizabeth is also a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland, and has been a member of independent expert panels advising state and local governments.
Kelly Greenop is Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Queensland. Kelly has degrees in Architecture and a doctorate in Anthropology and undertakes research into architecture and culture, place and place attachment, and digital cultural heritage.
COST & BOOKINGS
Members $30
Non-members $60
*One ticket per attendee.
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CPD
Completion of this 1 hour webinar and submission of answers to CPD questions will deliver 1 formal CPD point.
Learning Outcomes – Completion of this CPD will give attendees an insight into our speaker’s experiences running a practice; her career in architecture which demonstrated a focus on sustainable design of built environments, urban resilience, accessibility and social equity; priorities in her portfolios of Infrastructure, Transport and Sustainable Cities; and opportunities and challenges of life in politics.
AACA Competencies – Practice Management and Professional Conduct – PC1, PC3 and PC16