Speaker Series

Speaker Series 2011

Our popular Melbourne Open House Speaker Series returned for 2011, presenting two free evenings of informative and stimulating discussion about Melbourne’s built environment.

Evening Two -Design City! Built Melbourne
6.30pm, July 26, 2011
BMW Edge, Fed Square

Presented By: Melbourne Open House + The Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) 

Held during the State of Design Festival, Melbourne’s top architects and designers gathered to discuss their work on prominent Melbourne buildings, and nominated which Melbourne building is their favourite and why.

6:30pm Tim Leslie
             Melbourne Open House
6:35pm Victoria Thornton
             Open Houses Worldwide

6:45pm Peter Maddison
             Melbourne Open House Ambassador
7:00pm John Wardle
             John Wardle Architects
             Melbourne Grammar 
7:15pm Roger Nelson
             NH Architecture
             Myer Redevelopment
7:30pm Callum Fraser
             Elenberg Fraser
             Luna Apartments, Huski
7:45pm Perry Lethlean
             Taylor Cullity Lethlean
             The Australian Garden
8:00pm Rob Backhouse
             Hassell
             ANZ Headquarters
8:15pm Jeffrey Turnbull
             University of Melbourne
             Newman College
8:30pm Andrew Simpson
             Andrew Simpson Architects
             2a Threadneedle Street- House no.7

 

Evening One - Good Design Case Studies
July 5, 2011, Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston Street

Presented By: Melbourne Open House + DPCD

This was an opportunity for the people of Melbourne to listen to some of our great architects and designers discuss the ideas behind their work. Speakers presented their work and captured imaginations. 

6:30pm Tim Leslie
             Melbourne Open House
6:35pm Moderator
             Chair
6:45pm Kerstin Thompson
             Kerstin Thompson Architects
             Webb Street Townhouses, Fitzroy
6:55pm Clare McAllister and Karen Alcock
             MA Architects (formerly of Neometro)
             Wynnstay Road Apartments, Prahran
7:00pm George Metaxas
             Metaxas Architects
             Former Tram Engine House, Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne
7:15pm Karl Fender
             Fender Katsalidis Architects
             Edgewater Apartments, Geelong
7:25pm Eli Giannini
             McGauran Giannini Soon Architects
             Woodstock Street Community Housing, Balaclava
7:35pm Luke Middleton
             EME Design
             Wrights Terrace House, Prahran
7:45pm Robert Stent
             Hayball Architects
             Barry Street Apartments, Carlton

 

 

Melbourne Open House Speaker Series is supported by Schiavello.

 

Special thanks to IMAGEination.

There is limited seating at both venues and we filled all seats last year - so be sure to come early to these free events.  No bookings required.