Creative director sought for the 2019 National Architecture Conference

The Australian Institute of Architects has issued a call for pitches from prospective creative directors for the 2019 National Architecture Conference.

The conference, which generally attracts more than 1,000 delegates, is the largest of its kind in Australia. Since 2005 the conference has been curated and organized by an annually rotating cast of creative directors. The 2019 edition of the conference will be held in Melbourne.

Individuals, teams and practices have directed past conferences. Schools of architecture are also welcome to apply.

The creative director, or directors, will be responsible for setting the conference theme, program and session topics, selecting speakers and developing a graphic design brief for the conference.

The 2018 conference, titled “Edge,” will take its Gold Coast setting as inspiration. Nearly 90 percent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the coastline (or Australia’s “edge”), and coastal cities are facing the dual challenges of being the target of the majority of migration and the exposure to the threats posed by climate change.

The co-creative directors of the 2018 conference are Gold Coast architects Brett Saville (principal, Buchan Group) and Barry Lee (director of design, DBI Design) and New York-based Brisbane architect Wei Jien (associate at lighting design firm L’Observatoire International).

The 2017 conference, directed by Ken Maher and Helen Lochhead, was titled “Praxis,” and explored the processes of thought, engagement and action in the creation of architecture. A review of the 2017 conference can be found here.

The director will receive a $10,000 honorarium.

Expression of interest submissions must be received by 30 April, with a final decision made by 1 August.

For more information, go here.

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