Festival of Urbanism comes to Perth next week!

We are excited to invite you to Public (Sub)Urbanism: People, Place, and Power, part of the 2024 Festival of Urbanism, hosted at WA Museum Boola Bardip in partnership with Perth Design Week and the UWA Public Policy Institute.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2024
Time: 6 – 8 pm (Doors open at 5:45 pm)
Cost: Free | Register your place here
Location: Level 3, WA Museum Boola Bardip
Accessibility: Fully accessible venue

Great cities are defined by their public spaces—those that foster community, culture, and economic growth. But how can we ensure these spaces are sustained and thrive under evolving pressures?

This year's Festival of Urbanism panel discussion will delve into the dynamic relationship between people, place, and power, exploring the successes and challenges of public (sub)urbanism. With case studies from Western Australia and beyond, the discussion will be an insightful conversation about the role of community-driven design, urban planning, and governance in shaping our cities.

Meet the Panelists

Dr. Anthony Duckworth | Urban Design Professional
Dimity Dennis | Founder, Design for Reconciliation
Emma Snow | Executive Director, Town Team Movement
Peter Clemitis | Hatch’s Urban Design Lead, WA
Ray Haeren | Urban & Regional Planner

Moderators

Assoc. Prof. Paul Maginn | UWA Public Policy Institute
Sandy Anghie | Co-Founder Perth Design Week

REGISTER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF URBANISM DISCUSSION HERE!

FESTIVAL OF URBANISM - EXHIBITION

This year’s Festival of Urbanism - Perth exhibition opens at The Hub space at the WA Museum Boola Bardip on the evening.

Depicting thought-provoking projects on the theme of ‘Public (sub)urbanisms’, these projects tackle the nature, character, challenges and opportunities of creating and sustaining public (sub)urbanisms that enhance Australian cities and suburbs - not just aesthetically, but economically, environmentally, culturally, experientially, and democratically.

About the Festival of Urbanism

The Festival of Urbanism is an annual event held across the country, designed to promote research-driven discussions about the future of our cities. It is the flagship program of the Henry Halloran Research Trust, bringing together diverse voices to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping urban and regional development.

This year's Festival of Urbanism in Perth has been co-delivered by the UWA Public Policy Institute and Perth Design Week.

WORLD GREEN BUILDING WEEK

This week is World Green Building Week, the world’s largest annual campaign to accelerate sustainable built environments across the globe. Organised by the World Green Building Council, it is led by a global network of over 75 Green Building Councils and their 46,000 members.

This year’s campaign is focused on three steps for Building the Transition: Reduce, Electrify, Adapt. It's a call to the building and construction industry to showcase local solutions that explain how we can achieve a decarbonised and resilient built environment. #BuildingTheTransition #WGBW24

To be a part of the conversation, you can join Cundall’s online event “World Green Building Week in Australia - Joining the dots for healthy communities: practical approaches to wellbeing and urban renewal”.

Event details:
Wednesday 11 September 2024 from 11:00am (Perth)

Online

Registration is free via link here: World Green Building Week in Australia - Events - Cundall

AILA WA DESIGN DIALOGUES

Also on this week AILA WA are looking forward to welcoming Marti Franch to Perth.

Marti is an Award winning Landscape Architect from Girona, he is the Founding Director of EMF, an inter-disciplinary research lead practice; and Design Professor at ETSAB Barcelona.

Event details:
Wednesday 11 September 2024 from 5:45pm
QV1, Level 2 Conference Centre, 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Registration is free via link here: Events & CPD (aila.org.au)

FESTIVAL OF URBANISM

Perth Design Week is excited to be collaborating with the UWA Public Policy Institute to deliver the Festival of Urbanism in Perth for 2024. The Perth panel conversation will be held at WA Museum Boola Bardip on Wednesday 9 October 2024. Further details and registration coming soon.

There will also be an exhibition on the theme of ‘Public (Sub)Urbanisms’ at The Hub space at the WA Museum Boola Bardip, which will run from October 2024 to February 2025.

A reminder that EOIs to be a part of the exhibition close this week

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from built environment professionals to be a part of the exhibition.

We are calling on academics, architects, landscape architects, urban designers and urban planners to submit work that depicts evocative and thought-provoking imagery of ‘Public (sub)urbanisms’.

Physical submission:

Submit A1-size photo on foam core/corrugated cardboard to UWA Public Policy Institute, Irwin Street Building, UWA, Crawley

Digital submission:

Submit high resolution copy (A1-size) of physical submission to uwappi@uwa.edu.au

Closing date for submissions: Friday 13 September 2024

If you have any questions in relation to the Festival of Urbanism, please contact Paul Maginn and Clare Feenan by email at uwappi@uwa.edu.au

HAPPY TO HELP

If you have any questions about how you can be a part of Perth Design Week, please don't hesitate to call us or reach out via email hello@perthdesignweek.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

Sandy Anghie and David Smith

PDW Co-Founders

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