Parlour in Action, 2019–2020
Parlour has had an extraordinarily busy 18 months. We have now sat down and put it all together in our latest Parlour in Action report – a bumper edition, covering Parlour activity over the period May 2019–December 2020
Climate Change
How do we gain understanding of the climate challenges confronting us while still retaining positivity and motivation? Alison Cleary offers her list of the best articles of 2021.
Marketing & Communications
Nikita Morell shares her favourite podcasts, must-read books and knowledgeable marketing folk to follow on LinkedIN.
What next? part 2
Watch the second session in our two-part finale as we reflect on the last two years, and where we want to go – with Lee Hillam, Sonia Sarangi and Kieran Wong.
What next? – part 1
Saneia Norton, Kim Bazeley and Eloise Atkinson discuss the impacts of the last two years and speculate on what the future holds with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
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Finding strength through adversity
Felicity Watson reflects on the challenges of navigating career and a complex illness, and the strength that can come from adjusting expectations and exploring new pathways.
Walking the Talk – video now online
Watch Walking the Talk: Beyond Acknowledgement – Sarah Lynn Rees, Bernadette Hardy and Marni Reti yarn about social procurement and Indigenising supply chains.
Parlour Spring Salon – video now online
Watch the 2021 Online Spring Salon – a lively conversation with Katerina Dracopoulos and Simone Bliss to mark the arrival of spring.
Housing Assembly
Sophie Dyring reflects on the recent symposium and what it offers for thinking about socially valuable housing in Australia.
3: Considering collective access
This month we consider the built environment through a feminist lens. Maryam Gusheh and Sara Chesterman join us for the Reading Room Conversation.
2. The profession through a feminist lens
The second Reading Room considers built environment professions through a feminist lens. Watch Kerstin Thompson and Marie-Louise Richards discuss the issues.
Starting out in Architecture
Sarah Lebner shares her favourite resources for students and grads, including books to read, videos to watch, and podcasts to listen to.
Parental Leave
Watch Light at the End of the Tunnel 36, as we discuss strategies and tactics for navigating parental leave with Hari Pliambas and Chi Melhem.
Design for All
Watch Design for All, a discussion of practical and encouraging approaches to inclusive accessible built environments with Mary Ann Jackson, Jenna Cohen and Tania Davidge.
Hayball
Hayball has always nurtured a practice ethos of equity and inclusivity, but as the company has grown, the challenge has been to formalise these values into rigorous systems and policies.
