Design Canberra Festival
The Design Canberra Festival has been a terrific way to close out our events program for 2017. With the support of 15-20 members, we managed to run a variety of events that advocated for the use of architects. We had bus tours, open houses, open offices, heritage walking tours, drawing tutorials, design workshops, affordable housing seminars, choirs performing in architecture, and awards exhibitions. I hope you managed to get to some of the events during the three-week celebration of design. Thanks to everyone involved in the events, and to the many clients that opened their houses.
Housing Choice: Canberra
As you will be aware, the ACT Chapter has launched the Housing Choice: Canberra website that provides useful information on the direction we would like to see our city develop. We are calling for increased density and simplification of the Territory Plan to allow for innovation. Many thanks to Allan Spira for taking the lead role in the creation of this website, and to the numerous contributors of content. You can visit the website at: housingchoicecanberra.architecture.com.au
ACT Government Housing Choices Discussion Paper
Since the ACT Government launch of the Housing Choices Discussion Paper, we have been busy in the media showing our support and advocating for demonstration projects to be designed by architects. We have been on ABC radio, ABS local news, and written articles for The Canberra Times.
Please have your say on what the government should be doing by going to:
https://yoursay.act.gov.au/housing-choices
ACT Christmas Party
A reminder that the ACT Christmas party is on the 14th December 2017 at 5pm onwards. Please let us know if you are coming so that we can cater accordingly. This will be my last official event as Chapter President. How time flies.
RSVP here: https://architectureact.wufoo.eu/forms/w1svnoub1ocmx1q/