Lab 37 is a research-driven discussion with Sofia Colabella and Katie Skillington about material circularity, upcycling waste and innovative methods to transform waste material into building solutions.

Get started by reading the session description below and watching the trailer – Katie on material harvesting plans and the current limits of reuse in practice.

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1 formal point on completion of the cpd questions.
Refer to the Learning Objectives for Parlour LAB.

pricing details

$45 General
$30 Parlour Collective
$22.50 General Concession (on request)
$15 Collective Concession

Note: all ticket prices are per person, and cover the cost of running the program. We offer additional group discounts for Parlour Collective practices as follows:

  • 10–19 tickets – 5% additional discount 
  • 20–49 tickets – 10% additional discount
  • 50+ tickets – 15% additional discount

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Material circularity

Parlour LAB 37 explores the upcycling of waste in the built environment. Positioning waste materials as valuable architectural resources, this session unpacks how innovative design methods and prototyping can transform surplus and waste materials into sustainable building solutions. Researchers Sofia Colabella and Katie Skillington join co-convenors Kali Marnane and Katti Williams for an excellent conversation.

Sofia Colabella is an architect and Lecturer in Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. She holds a PhD in Architectural Technology, and her research focuses on design innovation, timber tectonics, digital design and fabrication, as well as the reuse of reclaimed materials in architecture.

Katie Skillington is an architect and Lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. Her research explores the intersection of architectural design and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on the environmental impacts of material reduction and efficiency, indoor environmental quality in housing, and policy strategies for enhancing building performance.

Together, Sofia and Katie are working on a research project [RE]Maker that explores turning wetsuit surplus materials into architectural design solutions.