Parlour is delighted to partner on the Climate Forum 2024. Book now for this thought-provoking online event that imagines the future of the architecture profession through the lens of the current climate crisis. We invite you to join us as we consider new pathways, design solutions, and ways of practice in our changing climate.
Check out the full program below
In 2024 we are in a new world where global temperatures have breached a global warming threshold of 1.5°C. This is attributed to Anthropogenic carbon emissions of which 30-40% can be attributed to the built environment.
As practitioners in the built environment, we are complicit in this.
The Climate Forum resists this complicity: to make space for dialogue on how we, in Australia and across the Asia Pacific, can tackle, adapt and build resiliency in a world of changing climate. Climate Forum recognises that communities need place-based design solutions and that architects need to ‘think global’ and ‘act local’. The purpose of the Climate Forum is to support this thinking and action, bringing together built-environment practitioners and community members to discuss and connect on sustainability initiatives, success stories and knowledge.
The Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice report is presented as a starting point for the discussion. The Climate Forum program will build on its six findings: Build Agency, Overcome Inertia, Advocate, Build Knowledge, Connect, and Choose Hope. The Forum will include a national survey of the profession to propel climate action and Forums into the future.
You are invited to either tune in as an individual or apply to host a ‘watch party’ for the Climate Forum, which will bring together architects, practitioners and academics at a national scale, all working towards sustainable futures.
When & where
2pm–6pm AEST, 6 September
Watch parties
Brisbane Watch Party
The Auditorium (Building 2), 100 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
Adelaide Watch Party
The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, SA
L2/15 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Newcastle Watch Party
University of Newcastle
Lecture theatre ES203, Engineering Science (ES)
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Tickets
Formal CPD will be available – details coming soon.
General: $60
ACAN / Architects Declare / Parlour Collective: $50
Concession: Pay what you can ($10 is the suggested amount to help cover speaker remuneration and event digital post-production)
Concession pricing is available for students, those working part time, out of work, or anyone else needing financial assistance
Program
Interactive artwork [More details to come]
Lucy Humphrey
[2.00–2.10 pm]
Acknowledgement of Country
Owen Cafe
[2.10–2.20 pm]
Introduction to the Forum | Build Agency
Dr Liz Brogden
As climate change accelerates, the architectural profession is increasingly called upon to address environmental challenges head-on. Practitioners are not only concerned about the impacts of climate change, they are also actively seeking ways to integrate sustainability into their practice. The introduction will expand on how architects can become champions of sustainable design and climate action.
[2.20–3.00 pm]
Panel 1: Overcome Inertia & Advocate
Emma Healy (chair), Theresa Bower, Carol Marra, Ellen Buttrose
Architects face significant barriers to climate action, including knowledge gaps and lack of confidence in new tools and systems. This panel will address the resistance within the profession, highlight key barriers to change and emphasise the importance of up-skilling through diverse sources. We will discuss the need for top-down support to implement changes and build new competencies. Emphasising the profession’s ethical drive and sense of responsibility, the panel will showcase how current climate action is propelled by collective action and bottom-up initiatives, in tandem with government policies.
[Break: Survey 3.00–3.15 pm]
[3.15–3.45 pm]
Keynote Speaker: Dominique Chen
[3.45–4.30 pm]
Panel 2: Build Knowledge & Connect
Lucy Humphrey (chair), Owen Cafe, Birdy Bird, Dr Anne Kovachevich
This panel will discuss the crucial role of Indigenous cultural knowledge and collaboration with First Nations peoples in addressing climate change, as well as highlight new cross-industry and multi-disciplinary collaborations. We will also examine how architects can better leverage relationships with architecture schools and industry to drive sustainability efforts and embrace holistic solutions.
[Break: Survey 4.30–4.45 pm]
[4.45–5.30 pm]
Panel 3: How is change already happening?
Hannah Holmen (chair), speakers: Dr Kavita Gonsalves, Libby Ba-Pe, Clare Kennedy
Architects feel a deep responsibility for the environmental impacts of the built environment. This panel explores the psychosocial challenges and the profession’s determination to lead change. Discover how architecture, as a creative discipline, is well positioned to generate hope and drive a sustainable future.
[5.30–5.50 pm]
Closing Remarks
Collaborators
Creative directors/producers
Dr Kavita Gonsalves and Emma Healy
Core working group
Dr Liz Brogden, Emma Healy, Lucy Humphrey, Dr Kavita Gonsalves, Owen Cafe, Hannah Holmen, Carol Marra, Hudson Smith
Collaborating organisations / practices
Architecture Climate Futures, Parlour, Australian Architects Declare, ACAN Australia, University of Queensland
Blaklash, Studio Ecology, Marra + Yeh, Populous, Landings Studio
Event sponsors
Brisbane venue sponsor
