Shaping the future of architecture
Dunbar Fellowship
Join us for the lecture featuring Dr Elizabeth Musgrave, the recipient of the 2023 RAIA Dunbar Fellowship.
The Dunbar Fellowship was established as a result of a generous bequest left to the Australian Institute of Architects by the late Jennifer Taylor.
Dr Elizabeth Musgrave provides insights into her research:
A study of semi-public open spaces in recent contemporary Japanese housing finds that, whilst prompted by an interest in communal life, they possess a distinctly Japanese sensibility characterised by subtle layering and inner depth of space. This study asks what are the motivations and ordering principles for these semi-public open spaces, or niwa, in contemporary housing?
Recent housing projects by Komada Architects’ Office, Chiba Manabu Architects and awn|architecture workshop network will be considered against writings on Japanese conceptions of semi-public/ semi-private space by Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates Fumihiko Maki and Riken Yamamoto. Analysis reveals how such abstract concepts are translated into spatial arrangements in contemporary architecture and illustrates how the provision of semi-public open space in housing has been reimagined, enabling housing to meet the desire of inhabitants for connection whilst affording what Fumihiko Maki has described as “solitude in the city”.
More information about the fellowship, including the submission process and form can be found here.
Philip Y Bisset Planning (Architecture) Scholarship
Join us for the presentation featuring Gina Englehardt and Nicole Mesquita-Mendes, the recipients of the 2023 RAIA Philip Y Bisset Planning (Architecture) Scholarship.
The Philip Y Bisset Planning (Architecture) Scholarship was established through a generous $1,309,613 bequest from the late Philip Y Bisset, an esteemed architect known for his significant contributions to hospital design in post-war Queensland.
Gina Engelhardt provides insights from her research which explored worldviews that could guide architecture and planning to a sustainable future, with a focus on cities and communities. As part of her research, she asked: how do alternative worldviews shape architectural practices, and do these result in different (more just, equitable and sustainable) built outcomes?
Nicole Mesquita-Mendes explores how cities can support super-diversity to cultivate vibrant, equitable and resilient communities. Her research, grounded in a series of case studies, identifies strategies for governance, community participation, and the design of the built environment.
More information about the scholarship, including the submission process and form can be found here.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, 20 February 2025
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm (AEST Brisbane)
Venue: Bond University, Brisbane
Address: 433 Boundary St, Spring Hill QLD 4000
Presenters
Dr Elizabeth Musgrave
Elizabeth Musgrave is Associate Professor, Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University, Honorary Fellow at The University of Queensland, and a registered architect in Queensland. She has been a visiting lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts and UTS and has served on the Queensland Board of Architects and the National Advisory Panel of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia. Her book John Dalton: Subtropical Modernism and the Turn to Environment in Australian Architecture was published by Bloomsbury in 2023.
Ms Gina Englehardt - 2023 Bisset Scholar
Gina has recently completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of Queensland. Through her studies, she has honed an interest in climate-just urban design and delved into the relationship between nature and architecture. Her thesis explored the sustainability worldviews of Australian architects, transfiguring these to tell new stories about our hopes for the future. Gina is a co-founder and co-editor of Cannon, the School of Architecture, Design and Planning’s student magazine.
Ms Nicole Mesquita-Mendes - 2023 Bisset Scholar
Nicole Mesquita-Mendes is passionate about exploring the role of cities in fostering social cooperation and supporting diversity arising from immigration. Driven by her desire to shape more inclusive cityscapes, Nicole is eager to blend architectural insight with social dynamics and contribute to the ever-evolving narrative of urban environments. Nicole Mesquita-Mendes is currently completing her Master of Architecture and Project Management at Bond University while working at Urbis.
Bond Brisbane
Address:
433 Boundary Street
Spring Hill QLD 4000