Day one of the 2025 Australian Architecture Conference at the Sydney Opera House.
Scheduled from 30 October 2026 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the conference will take the theme Together. Or Not at All?. The theme invites reflection on collaboration and shared solutions to contemporary challenges and innovations in the built environment. Speakers will consider how the profession can take collective responsibility for Country, community, clients, climate and the future of practice.
Alongside the announcement of the conference location, date and theme, the Australian Institute of Architects has introduced a new steering committee responsible for shaping the 2026 program. These include Andrew D’Occhio of Cavill Architects, Gina Engelhardt of Hassell, Shaneen Fantin of the University of Queensland and Western Sydney University, Jack Gillmer-Lilley of SJB, Blake Hillebrand of Kerstin Thompson Architects, Ian Moore of Ian Moore Architects, Debjani Sarkar of Jacobs, and David Wagner of Atelier Wagner.
Featured speakers can be found here .
