How can professional practice curricula better equip students for effective, viable, inclusive and fulfilling career paths in architecture?

This energetic panel with Helen Norrie, Peter Raisbeck and Helen Duong presents educational curricula that extend professional practice beyond architectural ‘competencies’. The discussion considers the role of universities in educating architects for the realities of professional practice while also advocating for alternative models of practice.


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Closing remarks with Naomi Stead, Julie Wolfram Cox, Kieran Wong and Maryam Gusheh.

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Flora Samuel examines the downstream effects of under-valuation in architecture, including on wellbeing, and sets forth a better path.

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Natalie Galea, Kirsten Orr, Brian Clohessy and John Held examines policy and legislation as forces for good.

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Held at Collingwood Yards on 8–9 May 2024, the Wellbeing of Architects Symposium is an outcome of the Wellbeing of Architects research project.

The films of these sessions were made by Shing Hei Ho. The production and release is supported by the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia. Photography: Alexander Salem.