A message from the EmAGN National President

Welcome to 2016, a year in which EmAGN will be celebrating a decade of contribution to the Australian architectural community and in particular supporting graduates and emerging architects.

EmAGN is very proud of their accomplishments over the last ten years and, in addition to planned celebrations at the upcoming National Conference in Adelaide, we will be reflecting on some of the successful initiatives delivered while also finding out where some of our emerging architect prize winners are now in our e-news articles throughout the year.

I was fortunate to join the Dulux Study Tour Alumni late last year in Brisbane for their annual event and hear stories from the adventures of last year’s recipients while on a mini study tour of the sundrenched city. We visited some incredible pieces of climatic responsive architecture by iconic QLD architects and got a flavour of what the tour is all about – education and building relationships. We have received record entries for the 2016 tour and the quality of submissions illustrated the immense talent this country has to offer. The 2016 winners will be announced at the National Conference.

The AWS Emerging Architect Prize (EAP) continues to deliver high quality recipients to the forefront of architecture, and this year we are delighted to announce the inaugural EAP tour. In February the 2015 winner, Nic Brunsdon from WA, will be touring the country delivering a talk on the theme “Pride and Vulnerability”. Check in with your local committee for dates.

If your New Year’s resolution was to be more active in the profession, then EmAGN local committee’s want to hear from you. It’s proven that active engagement leads to some of the most incredible opportunities and allows your voice to be heard.

We look forward to seeing you at our events this year.

Rob Henry
EmAGN National President