A one-day conference featuring talks from esteemed international and Australian architects will present a hopeful vision for the future of the planet, the architecture profession and the built environment through the sharing of global examples of responsible architecture.
Stories of Earth: Echoes in Architecture, to be held in Sydney on 14 September 2024, will feature international speakers Niall McLaughlin (UK), Marusa Zorec (Slovenia), Rick Joy (US) and Maria Tabassum (Bangladesh) alongside Australian architects, who will each present their perspectives on the human connection to Earth.
The stories the speakers share will not just revolve around built architecture, but will also explore solutions for building a common future for humanity; for those with and without land; those in poverty or with privilege, and those living within different environmental and built contexts.
The conference topic has been partially informed by professor Daniel Barber’s 2024 essay, “Enough? Architecture and the Sufficiency Imperative,”which asks: In its quest for efficiency and performance, sustainable architecture has only made us want more – more buildings, more extraction, more stuff. What if architects crafted new desires, within planetary limits?
As we hurtle towards exceeding those planetary limits, the conference will project an optimistic outlook on leading a purpose-driven profession – one that is rooted in a return to people, place and planet, over profit alone.
To find out more about the event, visit the Stories of Earth: Echoes in Architecture website.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
