At this event, the outgoing president has the opportunity to award prizes to those who have contributed to the architectural profession. This year, Bruce awarded the 2017 President’s Prize to Richard Stringer and us – EmAGN QLD! Here is a snippet of the award citation:

“… The world of the recent graduate in architecture is challenging in many ways. The body of knowledge, the complexities of practice and working with clients for the first time… EmAGN gives a voice to early career architects and helps ensure that their needs are supported by the Institute, contributing to the Chapter’s goals of creating an inclusive and welcoming community for all architects.”

What a lovely surprise and an amazing achievement that could not have been made possible without the collective of all those who have contributed to EmAGN QLD to date!

We’ve loved working with Bruce who has been really supportive of EmAGN. We’ve seen him work tirelessly to connect with government to advocate for the role of architects and support equity and fairness within the profession. A huge thank you to Bruce for all he achieved on his term as president!

A big welcome to Paul Trotter as our new Queensland Chapter Council President. During his presidency, Paul is aiming to continue advocating for architecture within government and revitalise the PALS program to help grads through registration.