Architecture Lecture Series

Expand your knowledge of architecture 

The Architecture Lecture Series, brought to you by Bond University's Abedian School of Architecture, is a series of must-attend events for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge in architecture.

Led by industry-renowned academics and practitioners who bring a wide range of expertise, you will explore new ideas and widen your understanding of architectural practices through these thought-provoking and inspiring sessions. 

All lectures at the Abedian School of Architecture are free admission and open to the public. Please note that some events hosted by external organisations may incur a fee. 

Abedian School of Architecture Lecture Series with Philip Thalis

2026 Abedian School of Architecture 

Lectures & Events 

'Curious Practice Architects' x Abedian School of Architecture

  • Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
  • 5:30pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture
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Clare Kennedy x Abedian School of Architecture

  • Tuesday, 19 May, 2026
  • 5:30pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture
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Architecture Experience Day 2026

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2026
  • 8:30am
  • Abedian School of Architecture
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Simon Pendal Architect x Abedian School of Architecture

  • Tuesday, 27 October, 2026
  • 5:30pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture
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Address:

Building 3B, Bond University, Gold Coast Australia

Past lectures

View our past lectures from national and international industry-renowned professionals as part of the Abedian School of Architecture Series. 

2025

2025 lectures and events

 

Dunbar Fellowship and Bisset Scholarship Lecture

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2025
  • 5:30pm
  • Bond Brisbane

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Abedian School of Architecture Lecture Series 2025 | BVN & Nielsen Jenkins

  • Tuesday, 18 March, 2025
  • 5:30pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture

Read more about Abedian School of Architecture Lecture Series 2025 | BVN & Nielsen Jenkins

 

IES ANZ x Bond x ERCO x Luxson Illumination | A Lighting Art Workshop

  • Tuesday, 25 March, 2025
  • 4pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture

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Abedian School of Architecture Lecture Series 2025 | Peter Stutchbury

  • Tuesday, 20 May, 2025
  • 5:30pm
  • Abedian School of Architecture

Read more about Abedian School of Architecture Lecture Series 2025 | Peter Stutchbury

2024
Abedian School of Architecture Events & Lecture Series 2024Date
Abedian School 10 Year Anniversary Celebrations7 February 2024
Mel Bright17 April 2024
Student Design Charrette14 & 15 May 2024
Tristan Schultz15 May 2024
Architecture Experience Day13 June 2024
Nigel Bertram15 August 2024
Philip Thalis22 October 2024
2023
Lecture SeriesDate
Donald Bates19 January 2023
Hannah Tribe19 April 2023
First Nations Knowledge Symposium - Sponsored by Architectus Conrad Gargett 30 May 2023
Gwyllim Jahn 04 July 2023
Kerstin Thompson16 August 2023
Spring Exhibition11 - 22 September 2023
Peter Stutchbury19 September 2023

 

2022
Pecha Kucha X Bond University x Asia Pacific Architecture Festival 2022
2021
ASA 2021 Lecture 4: Liam Proberts, Abedian School at Bond University 2021 OCT 28
2018
Virginia Kerridge: The Art and Craft of Architecture
2017
AIA - Andrew Maynard (Q+A captioned)

Andrew Maynard | Andrew Maynard Architects | Australian Institute of Architects

2016
Bureau Spectacular

Jimenez Lai | Director of Bureau Spectacular, Los Angeles | Assistant Professor in the school of architecture at UCLA

Other Architects

David Neustein & Grace Mortlock | Other Architects, Sydney - Sponsored by HASSELL


 

WOHA

Richard Hassell & Wong Mun Summ | WOHA Architects, Singapore

Staging landscape

Sofie Willems & Joan Raun Nielsen | Spektrum Arkitekter, Denmark


 

Losing Control: Performative Landscapes and the Perpetually Unfinished

Professor Sue Anne Ware | Head of School, The University of Newcastle


 

Green space, gold space, blue space: What is it about the open space on the Gold Coast that makes it unique?

Gerard McCormick | Cardno


 

Signs of Life : Valuing empty space and other observations from a practice of landscape and art

Dan Plummer and Belinda Smith | Plummer & Smith Design Studio, Australia

Finding Country: Ritualised landscape as an origin for architecture and the city


Kevin O’Brien | Kevin O'Brien Architects, Brisbane

 

2015
OPEN Architecture

Huang (Li) Wenjing | OPEN Architecture | Beijing, China


 

KTA – Kerstin Thompson Architects

Kerstin Thompson | KTA Kerstin Thompson Architects | Professor of Design in Architecture


 

Durbach Block Jaggers

Neil Durbach | Durbach Block Jaggers

Room11

 

Thomas Bailey | Room11 Architects


 

ODDS N’ ENDS


Richard Leplastrier | OZETECTURE

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