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EmAGN ACT

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: 2A Mugga Way, Red Hill 2603 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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25.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! Nikita completed his Masters of Architecture at the University of Canberra in 2017. Through a range of experiences in the residential field he has found an interest for fine detailing and the construction process. ... Nikita is currently studying a double diploma in building and construction and construction management in the evenings. During the day he works as a facade designer and consultant. On the weekends Nikita enjoys renovating his house or having a beer with mates. @n1k174_ See more

24.01.2022 Having breakfast with the Contemporary Australian Speaker Series keynote speakers Martyn Hook and Jerry Wolveridge the last two weeks has been a real treat and we urge any aspiring and emerging architects to take up this special opportunity. We are very much looking forward to the next two weeks with Rebekah Clayton and Michael Roper. These breakfasts are free for EmAGN members and are a unique opportunity to ask questions and meet potential future employers from interstate. See more info below and please RSVP if you would like to join

22.01.2022 Check out the ACT Awards jury presentations at the The Australian Institute of Architects, ACT Chapter More information here https://www.architecture.com.au//act-awards-jury-presenta/

22.01.2022 Fantastic breakfast this morning with our first CAASS speaker Professor Martyn Hook from @iredalepedersenhook Thanks for your insights this morning on country, business, ethics, starting your own firm, and bringing young architects and graduates up in the industry!

22.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! Kaleyan Chan, EmAGN ACT Co-Chair Kaleyan (Kollie) has been an EmAGN ACT committee member since 2017 and is the 2019 - 2020 Co-Chair. ... Following her studies at the University of Canberra, she has worked in local architectural and multidisciplinary practices across architecture, master planning, place making and urban design. She is currently working at the University of Canberra in the Campus Planning and Development Team, on the delivery of the Campus Master Plan as well as other significant campus shaping projects. In her spare time, Kaleyan loves to cook, travel, and go hiking with her two Australian working dogs. @unicanberra @uc_campus See more

21.01.2022 Many thanks to Rebekah Clayton and Michelle Orszaczky from @claytonorszaczky for joining us for breakfast last week. It was such a delight to hear about architecture as your craft, mentorship, client relationships, your practice structure, pricing your work and balancing family. Wed have you back for a cup of tea any time!

19.01.2022 ACT 2020 Emerging Architect of the year, Sarah Lebner, will be officially launching her book: 101 Things I Didn't Learn In Architecture School; And wish I'd known before my first job. The Australian Institute of Architects, Harvey Norman Commercial and Caroma invite local design community members to join Sarah for a ‘You Can’t Ask That’ styled event on Thursday 29 October. Sarah will be joined by local architect, Ben Walker from @benwalkerarchitects, and local graduate, Vya...sa McPherson from @patrickrobertsarchitects, to answer a stream of anonymously submitted questions from other students and graduates of architecture. Come along to hear answers to some of the questions you've never been game to ask! Nibbles and drinks will be provided and goodie bags and lucky door prizes will be up for grabs! This is a free, COVID Safe event, spots are limited and registration is essential. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/young-architects-you-cant-a Date: Thursday 29 October Time: 5:30pm arrival for a 6pm start, event will conclude at 7pm Location: Harvey Norman Commercial Division, 31 Dacre St, Mitchell

19.01.2022 AS 3959:2018, Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, is now available to all as a free download via the SIA Global website. If you do not have access to the Australian Standards already through the AIA or your workplace, we recommend you take this opportunity to grab it now.

19.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! Owen Abbott, RAIA EmAGN ACT Committee member Owen is a registered architect in the ACT and was Co-Chair of EmAGN ACT in 2019. ... He completed his bachelor degree at the University of Canberra and his Masters at the University of Melbourne. In 2018 he started his own practice Owen David Architecture which undertakes residential projects with a focus on simplicity, sustainability and craftsmanship. Outside of architecture, Owen enjoys getting hands-on with DIY projects, woodworking and adventure sports. See more

18.01.2022 NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM Students, graduates and emerging architects to mid-career and senior architects around the country are encouraged to get involved and take advantage of the benefits associated with mentoring. Head to the AIA website to register!

18.01.2022 Join us with @architectsdeclare_au for the #climatestrike on Friday. We will meet on the steps of the National Convention Centre (Constitution Avenue) at 11:30am before joining the strike in Glebe Park in 12pm. @ Glebe Park

18.01.2022 Thank you Jerry Wolveridge from @wolveridge architects for joining EmAGN ACT and SONA UC for breakfast this morning. It was invaluable to hear about your practice and your thoughts on mentorship, travel, project budgets, managing clients and shaping our architecture careers.

17.01.2022 EmAGN ACT members will be displaying their artistic pursuits at the AIA open House as part of Design Canberra Festival on Sunday 24 November. If any EmAGN members have some crafty hobbies youd like to display please contact us.

17.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! James completed both his undergraduate and masters degrees in architecture through the University of Canberra. Since this time James has gone onto work for two boutique architecture firms, most recently PELLE Architects. ... Working on an array of different project typologies over the last 5 years James has developed a particular passion for residential architecture. Growing up on the Far South Coast of NSW, James hopes to one day return and start up his own architecture practice. @jamesmanie @pellearchitects See more

17.01.2022 Be sure to join in on the AIA Lean in Sessions at 12pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. These sessions provide an opportunity to bring our community together and share experiences during this challenging time.

17.01.2022 The first lecture for the 2020 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series is tonight! Hear from architect Rachel Neeson from @neesonmurcuttneille Neeson... Murcutt + Neille is an energetic, design based architectural firm recognised for innovation. Their architecture is engaging and memorable. They have successfully worked with ambitious private clients and significant public bodies including the City of Sydney, the Australian Museum, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Catholic Schools, NSW National Parks, and the Sydney Olympic Parklands Authority. Ticket sales for the this lecture close at 12pm so be sure to get yours now if you havent already! The ACT Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects in partnership with @nationalgalleryaus, presents the annual lecture series showcasing the latest work of renowned Australian architects. Being brought to you virtually for the very first time! Click the link in our bio for more information on speakers and to book tickets. Please note: we wont be releasing the audio recordings of the series until next year. This event is proudly sponsored by BCA Certifiers Australia Pty Ltd. 9 September // Rachel Neeson @neesonmurcuttneille 16 September // Brad Wray @brancharch 23 September // Jeremy McLeod @breathearchitecture 30 September // Brent Dunn & Katharina Hendel @taktstudio #caass #bcacertifiers #speakerseries #architects #architecture

16.01.2022 The Architects Bookshop have been running isolation talks to help share and engage with the architecture community whilst remaining in the isolation of your home. The next one is by Bright Studio this Thursday 16 April. Register via the link below:

16.01.2022 Nominations are open for the 2020 Emerging Architect Prize! Entries will close 15 March. https://aiaforms.wufoo.com//2020-emerging-architect-prize/ Proudly supported by @awsaustralia @institute_architects_aus @institute_architects_act #emergingarchitectprize

15.01.2022 Looking forward to the lecture tomorrow night and a breakfast on Thursday morning with Jerry Wolveridge from Wolveridge Architects. RSVP now if you would like to join us for this special treat.

15.01.2022 Come hear our new AIA chapter president; Shannon Shannon Battisson, speak about our beloved Canberra

14.01.2022 Theres still a few tickets left for tonights opening lecture of the Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series but you better be quick! Book here https...://nga.gov.au/calendar/ Were all set to hear from Professor Martyn Hook, Director of Iredale Pedersen Hook and Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT. This practice has worked with Aboriginal communities for over two decades on a series of building types across Western Australia. Have you heard about cultural surveillance?

14.01.2022 A huge congrats to Sarah Lebner from @light_house_archi_science @first_archi_job for winning the 2020 ACT Emerging Architect prize! Sarah has balanced architectural practice, community advocacy and social awareness through her various social media platforms to create a strong base for what is set to be a robust architectural career. #actarchitectureawards2020 #instituteofarchitects #architecture #emagnact @institute_architects_act

14.01.2022 Our Emerging Architect Prize Lunch with our ACT Chapter winner Will Gardner. Thank you @awsaustralia for hosting this fantastic prize and event!

13.01.2022 Join SONA & EmAGN this Friday night for Virtual trivia! Get a team together or take part solo for 3 rounds of trivia to test your Architectural, Pop culture and General knowledge. BYO loungeroom, snacks and favourite beverage. ... Register your team by 4pm Friday 9th of October by emailing [email protected] or following the link in bio.

13.01.2022 We had a great breakfast with Michael Roper from @architecture_architecture yesterday! Thank you Michael for sharing your thoughts on human connection, large and small practice, experimental housing, the Nightingale, employee autonomy and how design studio thinking is brought into your practice. A very inspiring finale to our Breakfast Speaker Series for 2019! A huge thanks to @dominic_pelle and Nathan @judd_studio for making this possible, and to the @institute_architects_act staff for your support each week!

12.01.2022 We felt very privileged to host 2019 Gold Medallists Hank and Julie from @koningeizenberg at our Gold Medal Breakfast last week. It was so inspiring to hear about the social and community focused outcomes of their architecture. Thanks to Hank and Julie and our members who attended, we hope you enjoyed it!

12.01.2022 Join SONA & EmAGN next Friday night for Virtual trivia! Get a team together or take part solo for 3 rounds of trivia to test your Architectural, Pop culture and General knowledge. BYO loungeroom, snacks and favourite beverage. ... Register your team by 4pm Friday 9th of October by emailing [email protected] or following the link in bio.

11.01.2022 National Portrait Gallery by Emma Barrett for the EmAGN ACT Sketch Competition #emagnactsketchcompetition #canberraarchitecture

11.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! Michi completed her Master of Architecture at the University of Newcastle in 2018 and joined the ACT EmAGN committee in 2019. She is currently co-chair of the committee along with Kollie Chan. Michis experience at UoN instilled in her the importance of minimising our impact on the environment and the power of design to improve the lives of people. During her time at UoN, Michi was a recipient of the Parker Fellowship, enabling her to trav...el throughout Asia for 6 months to examine how buildings respond to their local climate and context in order to better understand how they function and regulate thermal comfort. Michi applied this knowledge in her final year Masters thesis, seeking to challenge the traditional suburban development model by adopting a co-housing framework based on ecological principles and informed by vernacular architecture. Michi currently works at COX Architecture, where she has gained experience on a variety of projects spanning a range of sectors including residential architecture, education, and cultural and community spaces. In her spare time, Michi enjoys travelling, hiking, ceramics, and playing Ultimate frisbee. See more

11.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! _______________________________________ Michi completed her Master of Architecture at the University of Newcastle in 2018 and joined the ACT EmAGN committee in 2019. She is currently co-chair of the committee along with Kollie Chan. _______________________________________... Michis experience at UoN instilled in her the importance of minimising our impact on the environment and the power of design to improve the lives of people. During her time at UoN, Michi was a recipient of the Parker Fellowship, enabling her to travel throughout Asia for 6 months to examine how buildings respond to their local climate and context in order to better understand how they function and regulate thermal comfort. _______________________________________ Michi applied this knowledge in her final year Masters thesis, seeking to challenge the traditional suburban development model by adopting a co-housing framework based on ecological principles and informed by vernacular architecture. _______________________________________ Michi currently works at COX Architecture, where she has gained experience on a variety of projects spanning a range of sectors including residential architecture, education, and cultural and community spaces. _______________________________________ In her spare time, Michi enjoys travelling, hiking, ceramics, and playing Ultimate frisbee.

10.01.2022 There are still a few seats left for this weeks Gold Medal Breakfast! Please RSVP to [email protected] if you would like to attend. A chance to sit down, eat and drink and communicate with the 2019 Gold Medalists Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg, of Koning Eizenberg Architecture.... Monster Kitchen and Bar 25 Edinburgh Ave, New Acton Thursday 24 October at 7.30am - 9.00am

10.01.2022 2020 Emerging Architect Prize Nominations close this Sunday 15 March 2020 The Emerging Architect Prize, recognises an individual emerging architect or emerging ...architectural collaborations contribution to architectural practice, education, design excellence and community involvement, which advances the professions role within the public arena. Entrants need to be nominated by a member of the Australian Institute of Architects. The Emerging Architect Prize is proudly supported by Architectural Window Systems (AWS). Nomination eligible candidates are nominated by a member of the Australian Institute of Architects or members can self-nominate via the online entry system (if a non-member is nominated, they will be given the opportunity to become a member before submission of Stage 2). Nominate here - https://www.architecture.com.au/p/emerging-architect-prize/

10.01.2022 EmAGN CPD Its always a pleasure to visit the @integral_aus office! Thanks to the Integral Lighting team for having us tonight and to @ercolighting for teaching us about lighting office spaces! #architecturallighting #richardkelly #emagnact #officelighting

09.01.2022 2020 ACT Architecture Awards entrant gallery is now live! The Australian Institute of of Architects Awards program offers an opportunity for public and peer rec...ognition of the innovative work of our ACT architects. The program also provides the Institute with a valuable mechanism to promote architects and architecture within ACT, across Australia and internationally. Clink the click below to check out our amazing entries in this years awards. https://www.architecture.com.au//2020-entrant-gallery-act/.

08.01.2022 The annual AIA Christmas party is on next Thursday, 12 Dec at the ACT Chapter, 2a Mugga Way. Come enjoy a drink and some festive treats with your colleges and peers to celebrate another year in architecture. See you there...

06.01.2022 Our EmAGN National podcast is live! Episode 1 of @hearingarchitecture looks into architectures relationship to culture: is it a cultural influencer or is it influenced by culture? Please subscribe, rate, and review Hearing Architecture. Wed love to hear your thoughts!... #hearingarchitecture #architecturepodcast #australianinstituteofarchitects #emagn

06.01.2022 Thanks to Monique Woodward winner of the 2018 National Emerging Architect Prize Wowowa Architecture for sharing your inspiring story More Front than Myer in C...anberra last night. Great talks also from Sander de Vries SQC Architecture and Shannon Battisson THE MILL: ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN and our EmAGN ACT Co-Chairs Kaleyan Chan and Owen Abbott. Thank you to sponsor AWS Windows. #emergingarchitectprize See more

04.01.2022 Hi everyone, the last couple of months have been a tough and trying time for so many of us. With regards to COVID-19, we have had to postpone our planned face to face talks and architecture tours until further notice. Our committee is currently busy planning virtual events and talks to get you through the isolation period.... In the meantime, please visit the AIA website for COVID-19 resources: https://www.architecture.com.au//national-covid-19-respon/ Take care and stay safe everyone!

03.01.2022 Meet your 2020 EmAGN committee! James Gaughwin joined the EmAGN committee at the beginning of 2019. After completing his studies at the University of Canberra, he commenced work as a Graduate for Allan Spira Architects. In late 2019 James became a registered architect and continues to work with the small team at Allan Spira Architects. ... James architectural experience ranges from finely crafted energy efficient homes through to heritage work and small renovations. James is currently undertaking a Cert IV in Building and Construction as he hopes to one day combine his passion of both architecture and building into one role. When James isnt practicing architecture, studying or building things, youll will find him in his garage tinkering on his two classic cars. @james_gaughwin @allanspiraarchitects See more

03.01.2022 EmAGN sketch competition In the interest of encouraging people to get outdoors during this period of COVID uncertainty, EmAGN ACT is running a sketch competition. This is a fun way to encourage design professionals to hone their hand sketching skills and appreciate the local built environment. Prizes will awarded to the top three entries. Prizes are to be confirmed at this stage but are sure to be worthwhile. All entries shall be promoted via EmAGN social media and is a g...reat way to showcase your sketching skills to the wider design community. Submission requirements are simple; hand sketches, drawings and illustrations that highlight Canberra Architecture. Get away from your desk or home office for a few hours and use your artistic skills to show us what you see. It could be a major iconic architectural statement, under-appreciated design gem, small detail, suburban streetscape, un-built design proposal or a depiction of daily life in our city. Show us what you love about Canberras built landscape. All mediums welcome; pen, pencil, charcoal, paint, black & white or colour and more. Anything that showcases your artistic hand-eye coordination and Canberras architectural style. Please submit your entries to [email protected]. The competition will be open from now until 30 November 2020 Good luck and hope to see you out sketching soon! The beautiful sketch we have featured here of the Shine Dome is by the Canberran Architect and Chair of the ACT Heritage Council, David Flannery, who has kindly lent us this drawing. Please note this copy is not to be reproduced or distributed without prior approval.