The Architecture Symposium Sydney speculates on decentralised cities

Coming up in Sydney on Friday 29 November, the Sydney rendition of The Architecture Symposium by Design Speaks will speculate on the architectural possibilities of a less centralised urban life.

Despite being one of the most urbanised countries in the world, Australia is undergoing a shift in its metropolitan areas. The pandemic, coupled with the increasing cost of living within Australia's capitals, has boosted the appeal of a regional lifestyle and prompted a more decentralised workforce.

Curators Andrew Burges and Maryam Gusheh have coordinated a lineup of speakers who will investigate how works of architecture and infrastructure can galvanise and better support new urban environments, and what factors are informing the architectural project within these satellite cities.

Titled An/Other City, the symposium will feature speakers Thierry Lacoste of Lacoste Stevenson Architects; Steven Toia of Genton; Rhonda Itaoui of Centre for Western Sydney; Jared Webb of J.AR Office; Ian McDougall of ARM Architecture; Anna Maskiell of Public Realm Lab; Lee Hillam of Dunn Hillam; John Wardle of Wardle, and Dan Etheridge of Living Lab Northern Rivers.

To find more about The Architecture Symposium: An/Other City, visit here.

The Architecture Symposium is a Design Speaks program organised by Architecture Media, supported by premium partners Planned Cover, Bondor and Deco, and hotel partner Ovolo.