Parlour: gender, equity, architecture
Parlour is a research-based advocacy organisation working to improve gender equity in architecture and the built environment professions. This is the page to book upcoming events. To purchase CPD associated with videos of previous events, please go here: https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/parlourcpd
Deadly Djurumin Yarns 2023
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Book now for the Deadly Djurumin Yarns sessions for 2023.
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
2023 Summer Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 23 November 2023
Join Parlour for a super special Summer Salon, with Maggie Edmond and Vanessa Bird
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
Stepping Up
Between Monday 23 October 2023 and Monday 20 November 2023
Join Parlour, the ACA and the Architects Champions of Change for the 2023 series of events sharing practical approaches to improving equity in architecture and built environment practices.
Parlour LAB 2023
Between Friday 15 September 2023 and Friday 17 November 2023
Join Parlour for monthly Parlour LAB sessions
2023 Perth Spring Salon
Thursday 16 November 2023
Please join Parlour and #womenworkwisdom for the Perth Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Jessika Hames and Kym Muir, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Centre Osborne Park
2023 Brisbane Spring Salon
Thursday 16 November 2023
Please join Parlour for the 2023 Spring Brisbane Salon with Paola Incer and YE Ng.
Come along for a lively conversation, then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Architectus Conrad Gargett
The Vine
Thursday 2 November 2023
Students and Graduates, join us for THE VINE, a new speed mentoring collaboration between Parlour and Sydney practices, led by Claire Oh.
BVN
2023 Adelaide Spring Salon
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Please join Parlour for the Spring Salon with Emily Paech and Kathy Trelease. Come along for an engaging evening of conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by Brickworks.
Brickworks Design Studio
2023 Spring Salon - Melbourne
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Spring Salon.
Come along to a lively conversation between Ingrid Bakker and Mena Kubba. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Wardle Studio
2023 Spring Salon - Sydney
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Spring Salon.
Come along to a spirited conversation between Gretel Bakker and Annabel Lahz. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Studio
Data in Action
Monday 16 October 2023
Join us for the launch of the Parlour Census Report: Gender & diversity in Australian architecture, 2001–2021.
This online event begins with a presentation by Gill Matthewson and Anwyn Hocking, followed by a panel discussion with Sonia Sarangi, Kukame McPeirzie and Kathlyn Loseby, chaired by Naomi Stead.
CPD available on completion of the CPD questions. These will be emailed the week preceding the event.
2023 Hobart Spring Salon
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Please join Parlour for the 2023 Spring Hobart Salon with Poppy Taylor and Clare Steen, convened by Nicky Adams.
Come along for a lively conversation, then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Studio
2023 Launceston Winter Salon
Wednesday 30 August 2023
Please join Parlour for the 2023 Winter Launceston Salon with Harriet Edquist and Lucia Wellington, convened by Helen Norrie.
Come along for a lively conversation, then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Studio
2023 Brisbane Winter Salon
Thursday 24 August 2023
Please join Parlour for the 2023 Winter Brisbane Salon with Rebecca Caldwell and Liza Neil.
Come along for a lively conversation, then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour LAB 22 – Happy Neighbourhoods
Friday 18 August 2023
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 22 with Jennifer Kent and Rebecca Wickes.
2023 Perth Winter Salon
Thursday 17 August 2023
Please join Parlour and #womenworkwisdom for the Perth Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Heather MacRae and Felice Burrows, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Centre Osborne Park
2023 Winter Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 10 August 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Winter Salon.
Come along to a lively conversation between Angela Dapper and Amber Young. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
2023 Winter Salon - Sydney
Thursday 3 August 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Winter Salon.
Come along to a spirited conversation between Kit Ku and Lee Hillam. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour LAB 21 – Housing Choices
Friday 21 July 2023
Join us for Parlour LAB 21 with Kate Raynor and Fiona Andrews in conversation with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan/
2023 Adelaide Winter Salon
Thursday 29 June 2023
Please join Parlour for the Autumn Salon with Reem Daou and Julie Nichols. Come along for an engaging evening of conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by Swanbury Penglase.
Swanbury Penglase
2023 Winter Salon - APAF edition
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Please join Parlour for the 2023 Winter Brisbane Salon of 2023.
Come along for a lively conversation between Melody Chen and Charmaine Kai. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Vokes & Peters
Parlour LAB 20 – Art, Activism, Architecture
Friday 19 May 2023
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 20 with Sue Gallagher and Tania Davidge, in conversation with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2023 Autumn Salon - Sydney
Thursday 18 May 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Autumn Salon.
Come along to a spirited conversation between Abbie Galvin and Marni Reti. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
AJC
2023 Autumn Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 11 May 2023
Join Parlour for the 2023 Autumn Salon.
Come along to a lively conversation between Rosemary Burne and Phuong Nguyen. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
2023 Adelaide Autumn Salon
Thursday 4 May 2023
Please join Parlour for the Autumn Salon with Heather Wasley and Olivia McKim. Come along for an engaging evening of conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by Brickworks.
Brickworks Adelaide Design Studio
Join the Club or Change the Club?
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for an in-person presentation and conversation with Jos Boys about how we might effect affect radical change within the profession and towards spatial and social justice.
The event will start with refreshments and the opportunity to catch up with fellow attendees. It will also be videoed, so that those unable to attend in person will also have the opportunity to access this important conversation.
This is a free event, thanks to the support of the Melbourne School of Design.
CPD is available on completion of the CPD questions – access to these can be purchased when booking.
Melbourne School of Design
Parlour LAB 19 – Care in Residential Care
Friday 21 April 2023
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 19 with Kate Swaffer and Yim Eng Ng.
Parlour LAB 18 – Healing Landscapes
Friday 24 March 2023
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 18 with Jacky Bowring and Francis Nona
2023 Perth Summer Salon
Thursday 9 March 2023
Please join Parlour and #womenworkwisdom for the Perth Summer Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Kellie McGivern and Lisa Halton, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Perth Design Studio
2023 Sydney Summer Salon
Tuesday 7 March 2023
Please join Parlour for the Summer Salon with Hiral Patel and Rebecca McLaughlan. Come along for an engaging evening of conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by the Hayball.
Hayball
2023 Summer Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 23 February 2023
Please join Parlour for the first Melbourne Salon.
Come along to an international conversation between Suzanne Ewing and Julie Willis. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
2023 Summer Salon - Brisbane
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Please join Parlour for the first Brisbane Salon of 2023.
Come along for a lively conversation between Aparna Datey and Meghna Prasanth. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Brisbane Design Studio
2023 Adelaide Summer Salon
Thursday 2 February 2023
Please join Parlour for the Summer Salon with Kirstie Coultas and Lauren Jeans. Come along for an engaging evening of conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Australian Institute of Architects Chapter Office
2022 Melbourne Summer Salon
Sunday 18 December 2022
Please join Parlour for the 2022 Melbourne Summer Salon at the MPavilion.
Our conversationalists are Marika Neustupny and Suzanne Dance. They will set the scene with an informal public discussion, then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
MPavilion
Deadly Djurumin Yarns
Friday 2 December 2022
Book now for the Deadly Djurumin Yarns sessions for 2022.
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
2022 Spring Salon - Brisbane
Thursday 10 November 2022
Please join Parlour for our Brisbane Spring Salon, hosted by Cox Architects.
Our conversationalists, Fiona Gardiner and Leah Lang, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Cox Architecture
2022 Spring Salon - Canberra
Thursday 10 November 2022
Please join Parlour and the Alastair Swayn Foundation for the Canberra Spring Salon.
Our conversationalists, Cassandra Keller and Catherine Townsend, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Kambri Gallery
2022 Spring Salon - Sydney
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Please join Parlour for our Sydney Spring Salon, hosted by Cox Architects.
Our conversationalists, Helen Lochhead and Tiffany Liew, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Cox Architecture
2022 Adelaide Spring Salon
Thursday 27 October 2022
Please join Parlour for the Spring Salon with Marie Glazos and Deb Aukland. Come along for an engaging evening of cross-disciplinary conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by Brickworks.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour LAB 17 – Designing histories, new futures
Thursday 27 October 2022
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB, 17 with design historians Catriona Quinn and Livia Lazzaro Rezende.
2022 Perth Spring Salon
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Please join Parlour and the XYX Lab for the Perth Spring Salon as part of Fremantle Design Week.
Our two conversationalists will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
This is also a great opportunity to see the XYX exhibition, HyperSext City
P S Art Space
Indigenising Practice
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Join Parlour, Deadly Djurumin and the University of Melbourne for a very special in-person conversation about Indigenising Practice with Sarah Lynn Rees and Elisapeta Heta, chaired by Georgia Birks.
The conversation will be followed by refreshments and the opportunity to catch up with fellow attendees. It will also be videoed, so that those unable to attend in person will also have the opportunity to access this important conversation.
1 hour CPD on completion of the CPD questions.
Melbourne School of Design
Stepping Up
Monday 10 October 2022
Join Parlour, the ACA and the Architects Champions of Change for new series sharing practical approaches to improving equity in architecture and built environment practices.
2022 Spring Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 6 October 2022
Please join Parlour for the 2022 Melbourne Spring Salon, hosted by Hassell.
Our guest conversationalists will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Hassell
2022 Spring Salon - Sydney
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Please join Parlour for our Sydney Spring Salon, with Kawai Yeung and Shelley Indyk, hosted by John Wardle Architects.
Our guest conversationalists for the evening will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
John Wardle Architects
Parlour LAB
Friday 16 September 2022
Join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB, sharing research in the built enevironment.
2022 Winter Salon - Brisbane
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Please join Parlour for our Brisbane Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Emma Healy and Annaliese McCarthy, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Brisbane Design Studio
Parlour + CPA cross-industry Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 8 September 2022
Please join Parlour and the CPA Australia for a special cross disciplinary salon – a lively conversation between architecture and accounting, with Gordana Milosevska and Stephanie Bullock.
Our conversationalists – one – from each profession will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
This session is a collaboration between Parlour and the Victorian Women's Committee of the CPA/
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
2022 Winter Salon - Perth
Wednesday 24 August 2022
Please join Parlour for our Perth Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Isla McRobbie and Sandy Anghie, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Perth Design Studio
2022 Winter Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 21 July 2022
Please join Parlour for the Melbourne Winter Salon.
Our conversationalists, Ilianna Ginnis and Mary Ann Jackson, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio
Lab 14: Places of opportunity
Thursday 21 July 2022
Please join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 14: Places of o\Opportunity: designing with and for young people.
Penelope Carroll, Karen Witten and Debra Cushing discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2022 Winter Salon - Launceston
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Please join Parlour and The Findlay Project for the Launceston Winter Salon.
Our conversationalists, Tara Broun and Georgia, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
2022 Winter Salon - Adelaide
Thursday 30 June 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Adelaide Winter Salon, hosted by Aurecon.
Our two conversationalists, DeArne Matthews and Ivana Glavinic May, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Aurecon
2022 Winter Salon - Hobart
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Hobart Winter Salon in collaboration with The Findlay Project.
Our conversationalists, Ceridwen Owen and Jennifer Nichols, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Parlour LAB 13: Learning Environments
Friday 24 June 2022
Please join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 13: Learning Environments: Designing innovative spaces in education
Raechal French and Angela Kreutz discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2022 Winter Salon - Geelong
Thursday 23 June 2022
Please join Parlour, the Regional Practice Forum and AWS for the Geelong Winter Salon
Our conversationalists, Kim Irons and Ella Leoncio, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
KO Creative Studios
Parlour Reading Room 2022
Wednesday 8 June 2022
Book here for our 2022 Parlour Reading Room series:
1: Intersectional Cities
2: Ecofeminism
3: Looking Forward
If you would like to book more than one session select the first session and head to the checkout. Then, in the pop up window, select 'Buy more tickets' to add more sessions before making payment.
What is Designing For Country?
Friday 3 June 2022
Please join Deadly Djurumin and Parlour for What is Designing For Country?, a yarn between Danièle Hromek and Sarah Lynn Rees
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
2022 Autumn Salon - Perth
Thursday 26 May 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Perth Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Michelle Blakely and Leonie Matthews, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Perth Design Studio
2022 Autumn Salon - Sydney
Thursday 12 May 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Sydney Autumn Salon, hosted by BVN Architecture.
Our two conversationalists, Kathlyn Loseby and Monica Edwards, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
BVN Architecture
Parlour LAB 12: Architecture of Celebration
Friday 29 April 2022
Please join Parlour and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 12: Architecture of Celebration
Catherin Bull and Michele Lobo discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Amanda Achmadi.
2022 Adelaide Salon
Thursday 7 April 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Autumn Salon with Lisa Lisutu and Hariklia Pontikinas. Come along for an engaging evening of cross-disciplinary conversation, companionship and conviviality hosted by Brickworks.
Brickworks Design Studio
2022 Melbourne Autumn Salon
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Melbourne Autumn Salon, with Tania Davidge and Sophie Cleland.
Brickworks Design Studio
Making Home – Melbourne Salon
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Please join Parlour and AWS for our special Parlour Salon as part of the Making Home series at the MPavilion, curated by Tania Davidge, Samantha Donelley and Sophie Dyring.
Come along to hear from architect Eloise Atkinson and community housing manager Charlotte Dillon as they share their experiences, expertise and strategies for the future.
MPavilion
Meanjin to Whangārei: A meeting across the water
Wednesday 16 March 2022
We are delighted to host a very special Parlour Salon as part of the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival. Grab your favourite beverage and listen in as Birdy Bird and Jade Kake meet for the first time in a trans-oceanic conversation.
Deadly Djurumin Yarns
Friday 4 March 2022
Please join Deadly Djurumin and Parlour for the fifth Deadly Deadly Djurumin Yarn. In this session Danièle yarns with Francoise Lane and Elle Davidson about cultural safety as part of architecture, planning and design.
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
Parlour Reading Room
Join the Parlour Reading Room
Sign up to be part of the Parlour Reading Room mailing list. We provide the reading recommendations and structure for you to organise your own book club with colleagues and friends.
Register your interest here!
Deadly Djurumin Yarns
Between Friday 5 November 2021 and Friday 3 December 2021
Please join Deadly Djurumin and Parlour for the second Deadly Deadly Djurumin Yarn. In this session Danièle yarns with Samantha Rich, Annaliese McCarthy and Erin Macdonald about the need for a holistic approach to design, construction and materiality, and why acknowledging Country is not enough when it comes to the built environment.
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
Bookings are also open for the following two sessions.
2021 Summer Salon - Online
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our 2021 Online Spring Salon, with Marti Fooks and Amalie Wright .
Our conversationalists will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones, all from the comfort of your own home.
What next? Part 1 & 2
Friday 26 November 2021
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for the final two sessions of Light at the End of the Tunnel. After 18 months of sessions aimed at supporting the Parlour community to navigate the pandemic and shape the profession we want, we are taking this opportunity to discuss all we have learned and what might come next – as individuals, as practices and as a profession
What next? Part 2
Friday 26 November 2021
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for Light at the End of the Tunnel 39, as we reflect on the last year of Light at the End of the Tunnel and discuss what is next with guest speakers from the series so far.
Parlour Reading Room – all sessions
Thursday 25 November 2021
Book for the monthly Parlour Reading Room sessions.
1. Introducing Feminist Theory
2. The Profession Through a Feminist Lens
3. The Body in Space
If you would like to book more than one session select the first session and head to the checkout. Then. in the pop up window, select 'Buy more tickets' to add more sessions before making payment.
Design for all – Light 37
Friday 12 November 2021
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for Light at the End of the Tunnel 37, as we discuss practical and inspiring approaches to achieve people-centric, accessible built environments with Mary Ann Jackson and Jenna Cohen.
2021 Spring Salon - Online
Thursday 4 November 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our 2021 Online Spring Salon, with Katerina Dracopoulus and Simone Bliss.
Our conversationalists will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones, all from the comfort of your own home.
Parental Leave – Light 36
Friday 29 October 2021
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for Light at the End of the Tunnel 36, as we discuss strategies and tactics for navigating parental leave with Hari Pliambas and Chi Melhem.
2021 Spring Salon - Perth
Tuesday 26 October 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our 2021 Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Tanya Jones and Deborah Binet, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Perth CBD Design Studio
Parlour LAB 11: Rethinking Heritage
Friday 22 October 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 11: Rethinking Heritage
Amanda Achmadi, Kelly Greenop and Chris Landorf discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2021 Spring Salon - Adelaide
Thursday 21 October 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our 2021 Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Amanda Pepe and Christie Bailey, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Adelaide CBD Design Studio
The Wellbeing of Architects – findings so far
Friday 15 October 2021
We warmly invite you to come along and be part of the continuing discussion and progress of the research.
In this special session, Naomi Stead and Byron Kinnaird preview and discuss findings from their major industry survey, completed by more than 2,000 respondents, exploring work-related wellbeing in architecture. We will first present key observations and themes from the survey, and then open the floor to discussion chaired by Justine Clark.
Clarity & confidence – Light 35
Friday 8 October 2021
Join Parlour and the University of Melbourne for Light at the End of the Tunnel 35, as we discuss strategies and tactics for clear and confident communication with Nikita Morell and Lindy Johnson.
Employee Ownership – Light 34
Friday 24 September 2021
Please join Parlour for Employee Ownership – our Light at the End of the Tunnel session with Lucy Burke-Smith and Janna DeVylder.
Parlour LAB 10: More-than-human Design
Friday 17 September 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 10: More-than-human Design
Charity Edwards, Sandie Suchet-Pearson, Kate Lloyd and Sarah Wright discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2021 Spring Salon - BRISBANE
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Caroline Stalker and Genevieve Quinn, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Light for Afghanistan – Light 33
Friday 10 September 2021
We are pleased to present a session of Light at the End of the Tunnel in support of Afghanistan, with Belqis Youssofzay & Tahmina Maskinyar.
Join us to discuss what impact the Taliban regime will have on Afghanistan’s historic and current artistic and cultural practices and to learn how we can help protect the vitality and diversity of Afghan cultures and those who care for it.
Proceeds will go to UHCR Refugee Agency: For Afghanistan
A collaboration with the Melbourne School of Design
LAB 04 CPD
LAB 04 CPD questions
Purchase access to the CPD questions for LAB 04: Architecture for Joy / Joy for Architecture
Cost: $10 standard or $5 concession (students, part-timers, those not working, and anyone else who needs it).
Access the video recording of the LAB 04 session here to complete questions for one hour of formal CPD.
Picking up the Baton – Deadly Djurumin Yarns
Friday 3 September 2021
Please join Deadly Djurumin and Parlour for the first of the Deadly Deadly Djurumin Yarns, with Sarah Lynn Rees and Danièle Hromek.
Danièle and Sarah kick off the series by reflecting their experiences as Indigenous built environment professionals, and why they have picked up the baton of advocacy.
CPD: 1 formal point on completion of CPD questions.
Parlour LAB 08: Building Resilience
Tuesday 31 August 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 08: Building Resilience
Temitope Egbelakin and Rosemary Kennedy will discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
Lessons from the Lockdowns Part 2 – Light 32
Friday 27 August 2021
Please join Parlour for the second Light at the End of the Tunnel session for 2021– Lessons from the Lockdowns.
In this session, Sue Wittenoom and Ilana Razbash will reflect on experiences so far with Justine Clark, Naomi Stead and our highly active audience.
CPD: 1 formal point
2021 Winter Salon - Perth
Tuesday 24 August 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Perth Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists Eva Sue and Natalie Busch will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks Perth Design Studio
Parlour LAB 09: Post Occupancy Evaluation: Learning from the
Friday 20 August 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 09: Post Occupancy Evaluation: Learning from the Life of Buildings.
Leena Thomas and Jessica Breadsell discuss their research with Kali Marnane and Rebecca McLaughlan.
2021 Winter Salon - Sydney
Wednesday 18 August 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Sydney Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists Kathlyn Loseby and Monica Edwards will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Lessons from the Lockdowns – Light 31
Friday 13 August 2021
Please join Parlour for the first Light at the End of the Tunnel session for 2021– Lessons from the Lockdowns.
In this session, Thihoa Gill and Sarah Bennett will reflect on experiences so far with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
CPD: 1 formal point
2021 Winter Salon - Online
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our 2021 Online Winter Salon, with conversationalists April McCabe and Amelia Lee.
Our conversationalists April McCabe and Amelia Lee will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones, all from the comfort of your own home.
2021 Winter Salon - Melbourne
Thursday 8 July 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our second Salon of the year in Melbourne, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists Hari Pliambas and Katherine Sainsbery will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Parlour LAB 07: Living together
Friday 25 June 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 07: Living Together: architecture in multicultural communities
Kelum Palipane & Maram Shaweesh will discuss the many ways that architecture reflects and influences culture with Kali Marnane and Amanda Achmadi.
2021 Winter Salon - BRISBANE
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Ruth Woods and Leah Gallagher, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
2021 Winter Salon - Adelaide
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Winter Salon, hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Our two conversationalists, Emma Williamson and Kerry Reed, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Australian Institute of Architects
Parlour LAB 06: Preparing for Climate Change
Friday 28 May 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 06: Preparing for Climate Change: cities, design and ecology.
Nerida Horner and Ihnji Jon will discuss design mechanisms for climate change preparation with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega de León.
2021 Autumn Salon - Adelaide
Thursday 6 May 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Gill Hicks and Trish Hansen, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Parlour LAB 05: Designing with Technology
Friday 23 April 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour LAB 05, Designing with Technology: Robotics and Computational Design.
Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira and Nicole Gardner will discuss technology and innovation in architecture and urban design with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega de León.
2021 Autumn Salon - Brisbane
Wednesday 21 April 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first Salon of the year in Brisbane, hosted by Cox Architecture.
Our two conversationalists, Karen Ognibene and Libby Ba-Pe, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
COX Architecture
2021 Autumn Salon - Melbourne
Wednesday 21 April 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first Salon of the year in Melbourne, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Online Autumn Salon
Wednesday 14 April 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first online Seasonal Salon of 2021 – with Ellen Buttrose and Sarah Aldridge.
We are very excited to be hosting another interstate conversation to celebrate the cooler weather – Ellen is joining us from Cairns and Sarah from Byron Bay. After their conversation we'll break into Zoom rooms to catch up and make new friends. We look forward to seeing you there.
2021 Autumn Salon - Sydney
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Please join Parlour, AWS and the XYX Lab for the Sydney Salon at the Tin Sheds Gallery.
Our conversationalists, Samantha Donnelly and Tiana-Jane Furner McBeath, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Tins Sheds Gallery
Not an Expert
Thursday 25 March 2021
Join Parlour for a lively discussion about Cultural Authority and collaboration with Danièle Hromek and Francoise Lane, convened by Sarah Lynn Rees for APAF.
Built environment professions are slowly evolving to embed processes that respect Cultural Authority, but we are still in a transition period. How do we ensure we walk the talk? What does Cultural Authority mean in practice? How do we respect gendered roles and their respective authorities within Communities? Who really are the experts?
Parlour LAB 04: The Architecture of Joy
Friday 19 March 2021
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour Lab 04, our session on architecture and wellbeing.
Naomi Stead and Rebecca McLaughlan will discuss their research in conversation with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega.
2021 Summer Salon - Adelaide
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first Salon of the year, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Josephine Evans and Victoria Clarkson, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Good citizens
Friday 18 December 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for last Light at the End of the Tunnel session for 2020, looking at what it means to be a good architectural or planning citizens – with Tania Davidge and Colleen Peterson.
CPD: 1 formal point
Change from the inside
Friday 11 December 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on looking at making change from within – as employees, not employers – with Greta Stoutjesdijk and Johanna Picton.
CPD: 1 formal point
Parlour LAB 03: Interdisciplinary collaboration
Monday 7 December 2020
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour Lab 03: Interdisciplinary collaboration: Indonesia, Fiji, and the Gold Coast.
Michaela Prescott and Heather Shearer will discuss their research in conversation with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega.
Changing Cultures – Lessons from Construction
Friday 4 December 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on cultural change within the construction industry – with Alison Mirams and Natalie Galea in conversation with Naomi Stead and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
How are the academics faring?
Friday 27 November 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session looking at what is going on in the universities and how academics are managing.
CPD: 1 formal point
Online Spring Salon
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for our third online Seasonal Salon – with Miriam Wallace and Sophie Dyring.
We are very excited to be hosting another interstate conversation to celebrate Spring – Miriam is joining us from Alice Springs and Sophie from Melbourne. After their conversation we'll break into Zoom rooms to catch up and make new friends. We look forward to seeing you there.
Reframing practice – new models
Friday 20 November 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session exploring new models of practice and engagement – with Kieran Wong and Anna Maskiell.
CPD: 1 formal point
Coaching with Margaret Devlin – leaders
Wednesday 18 November 2020
Join Parlour for a special online coaching session with Margaret Devlin.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to access Margaret’s expertise and knowledge about personal, professional and organisational development, not to mention her wit and engaging good humour!
Places are limited to 18 people per session and will be allocated on a first in basis.
Parlour LAB 02: Architecture on Indigenous Lands
Monday 16 November 2020
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for Parlour Lab 02: Architecture on Indigenous Lands: Thinking Indigeneity, tangata whenua, whare whenua.
Carroll Go-Sam and Deidre Brown will discuss their research in conversation with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega.
The view from Cairns
Friday 13 November 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session reflecting on the potential of hybrid practice models and the opportunities of practicing in the regions – with Shaneen Fantin and Belinda Allwood of POD Cairns.
CPD: 1 formal point
Coaching with Margaret Devlin – mid career
Thursday 12 November 2020
Join Parlour for a special online coaching session with Margaret Devlin.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to access Margaret’s expertise and knowledge about personal, professional and organisational development, not to mention her wit and engaging good humour!
Places are limited to 18 people per session and will be allocated on a first in basis.
WikiD – NAIDOC Week session
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Parlour is delighted to collaborate with the fabulous women of Deadly Djurumin for an online Wikipedia edit-a-thon to increase and improve the representation of Indigenous women in the built environment. Come along for camaraderie, new skills and the fun of editing in company.
Flexibility – How and Why
Friday 6 November 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on the how and why of flexible work with Brian Clohessy.
CPD: 1 formal point
Coaching with Margaret Devlin – grads & young professionals
Thursday 5 November 2020
Join Parlour for a special online coaching session with Margaret Devlin.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to access Margaret’s expertise and knowledge about personal, professional and organisational development, not to mention her wit and engaging good humour!
Places are limited to 18 people per session and will be allocated on a first in basis.
Midday, Monday
Monday 2 November 2020
Please join Parlour for the next Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Progressing careers
Friday 30 October 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on career progression, sponsorship and advocating for others with Natalie Galea and Sophie Olsen.
CPD: 1 formal point
Midday, Monday
Monday 19 October 2020
Please join Parlour for the next Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Migration matters
Friday 16 October 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our session on the challenges facing international students and architects during the pandemic with Shelley Duffy and Thihoa Gill in conversation with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Women in Architecture: Archives, Data, Visibility
Monday 12 October 2020
Please join Parlour, UQ Architecture and SAHANZ for our first Parlour Lab, Women in Architecture: Archives, Data, Visibility. Julie Collins and Gill Matthewson will discuss their work in conversation with Kali Marnane and Macarena de la Vega.
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Ethics in practice
Friday 9 October 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our session on ethics in practice with Lee Hillam and Stephanie Bullock in conversation with Alison Cleary and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Getting to Yes
Friday 2 October 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our session on negotiation with Professor Peter Gahan in conversation with Alison Cleary and Justine Clark.
What is the best way to approach a negotiation? Are all negotiations the same? How do we prepare for a negotiation with our boss or colleagues? What are some of the things we should look to avoid?
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
SMLXL?
Friday 25 September 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for SMLXL?, our session exploring the question of practice size with Jane Cameron and Sonja Syre.
Should graduates work at a big practices or small in the early days of their careers? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it possible to transfer later, or is the first 'size' the one that sticks? Jane and Sonja discuss the potential in a Q&A with Badru Ahmed and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 21 September 2020
Please join Parlour for the next Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Career shifts & breaks
Friday 18 September 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our session on career shifts and breaks with Shelley Penn and Dijana Tasevska.
How might a career in architecture shift and change over time? What is a portfolio career ? How can we make the most of breaks, both planned and unexpected? Shelley Penn and Dijana Tasevska discusses strategies and approaches with Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Know thyself
Friday 11 September 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our session on playing to strengths, with Margaret Devlin in conversation with Naomi Stead ad Justine Clark
How do we best identify our strengths, both professional and personal? How can we build effectively on character traits, commitments and skills? Executive coach Margaret Devlin discusses strategies and approaches with Naomi Stead and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 7 September 2020
Please join Parlour for the next Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Rethinking procurement
Friday 4 September 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on procurement with Kate Fitzgerald and Geoff Hanmer.
There is a lot of talk about remaking the workplace, but can we also influence the way work is procured? What are the opportunities for non-traditional methods? How do we offer better professional services, stop servicing “wicked problems” and instead drive change? In conversation with Justine Clark and Ilana Razbash.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Speaking Up
Friday 28 August 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for our Light at the End of the Tunnel session on communication.
Saneia Norton and Rachael Bernstone will discuss strategies for communicating with confidence and clarity – at an individual level, and at the level of the profession connecting and engaging with wider audiences. In conversation with Naomi Stead and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 24 August 2020
Please join Parlour for the next Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Navigating Cultural Difference Part 2
Friday 21 August 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the second session in Navigating Cultural Difference
In this session, Thihoa Gill and Sarah Buckeridge will discuss strategies for creating and managing workplaces that are actively inclusive of cultural diversity. In conversation with Sonia Sarangi and Justine Clark.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Employment: rights, responsibilities, care – Light 13
Friday 14 August 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session – looking at employment rights, obligations and responsibilities, along with the importance of care in the pandemic.
In this session, John Held and Lewis Moore will talk through the issues from employee and employer perspectives with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 10 August 2020
Please join Parlour for our second Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Following the success of our first two events, we are very excited to be continuing the series fortnightly as long as we need it!
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Navigating Cultural Difference
Friday 7 August 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session – Navigating Cultural Difference
In this session, Sonia Sarangi and Qutaibah Al-Atafi will discuss strategies for navigating cultural difference and the biases and discriminations that individuals may face as they chart their career. This is the first of two sessions. The second will look at creating and managing workplaces that are actively inclusive of cultural diversity.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Open mic – Light at the End of the Tunnel 11
Friday 31 July 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
We have now hosted 10 sessions. To celebrate, our 11th is an Open Mic session. We'll have a selection of speakers so far, and our trusty audience. Come along to pose whatever question you want answered, to raise issues you would like to see discussed, and to help answer others questions.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 27 July 2020
Please join Parlour for our second Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Following the success of our first event, we are very excited to be continuing the series fortnightly as long as we need it!
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Together Apart – Light at the End of the Tunnel 10
Friday 24 July 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
In this session, Sue Wittenoom and Jean Graham discuss the opportunities and challenges of the distributed workplace with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Mentoring – Light at the End of the Tunnel 09
Friday 17 July 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
In this session, Sonia Sarangi and Alison Cleary discuss mentoring with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Midday, Monday
Monday 13 July 2020
Please join Parlour for our first Midday Monday session for graduates and students.
Following the success of our online Salons, we are very excited to be hosting another interstate networking series.
Bronwen Main and Sarah Mair are joined by fellow students and graduates from Parlour's national community for a collection of informal networking sessions.
The event will be held on Zoom and use breakout rooms to create the all-important small scale opportunities for discussion.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Financial Literacy – Light at the End of the Tunnel 08
Friday 10 July 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
In this session, Gordana Milosevska of Management for Designs is in conversation with Justine Clark and Gill Matthewson about what architects need to know about financial matters – as both directors of practices and employees.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Finding Opportunity – Light at the End of the Tunnel 07
Friday 3 July 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
There are many and varied ways to make a life in architecture, and many kinds of jobs, roles and ways to influence our built environments for the better. In this session, Kim Bazeley and Tania Davidge offer their thoughts, reflections and advice on finding opportunity, seeking experience and making an impact.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
July Winter Salon
Thursday 2 July 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for our second online Seasonal Salon with Loata Ho and Kali Marnane.
Following our first successful online Salon in June, we are very excited to be hosting another interstate conversation this month. We will run the familiar networking component of the Salons via Zoom rooms – stay posted for details.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Registration Matters – Light at the End of the Tunnel 06
Friday 26 June 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
Kate Doyle, CEO of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, joins Naomi Stead and Justine Clark for a Q & A session about registration – why, how and when, and the various pathways available.
Kate will take the opportunity to pose questions back to the audience about what people need to support them through the registration process.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
A Foot in the Door – Light at the End of the Tunnel 04
Friday 19 June 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
Chi Melhem of Tzannes, and Ryan Barton, of Bespoke, will offer tips and tactics, strategic advice and encouragement on getting going in the profession – in a Q & A session with Justine Clark, Naomi Stead and the audience.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Leadership – Light at the End of the Tunnel 04
Friday 12 June 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
Eloise Atkinson and Adam Haddow will explore the potential and challenges of leadership in difficult and uncertain times – in a Q & A session with Justine Clark, Naomi Stead and the audience.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Remaking the workplace – Light at the End of the Tunnel 03
Friday 5 June 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the next Light at the End of the Tunnel session.
Jess Murphy – in a Q & A session with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead – will explore the futures of the workplace? How can we remake it to be more flexible, more inclusive and more effective? What have we learned during the pandemic that can be taken forward, and what old habits should we leave behind?
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via Zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Autumn Salon
Thursday 4 June 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for the our first online Seasonal Salon with Jocelyn Chiew and Josephine MacLeod.
We are experimenting with taking our Salons online, and are very excited about the opportunities to host interstate conversations. We will run the networking component of the Salons via Zoom rooms – stay posted for details.
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Light at the End of the Tunnel – Where are we now? Part 2
Friday 29 May 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the second session in our new online series, Light at the End of the Tunnel.
Helen Lochhead – in a Q & A session with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead – will explore the situation architecture finds itself in, the contribution the profession might make to the new future we are heading towards, and how this might occur.
CPD: 1 formal point
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Light at the End of the Tunnel – Where are we now? Part 1
Friday 22 May 2020
Please join Parlour and Monash for the first session in our new online series, Light at the End of the Tunnel.
Misty Waters – in a Q & A session with Justine Clark and Naomi Stead – will explore the broad issues of working in architecture during the pandemic. What is the state of the industry? What are the challenges? Are there new or unexpected opportunities? How and when can people get a job in this market? What next?
CPD: 1 formal point (details to come).
Anywhere – meet us online via zoom. Login details will be emailed separately.
Oceanic space and Pacific futures – APAF (CANCELLED)
Thursday 19 March 2020
SADLY WE HAVE HAD TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT.
We hope to run it in the future once the pandemic is over. Apologies for the inconvenience, we hope to see you at another Parlour event once our program is up and running again.
TBC
Oceanic space and Pacific futures – Melbourne Design Week (CANCELLED)
Wednesday 18 March 2020
SADLY WE HAVE HAD TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT.
We hope to run it in the future once the pandemic is over. Apologies for the inconvenience, we hope to see you at another Parlour event once our program is up and running again.
City of Melbourne Bowls Club
Parlour Summer Salon – Sydney
Thursday 5 March 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Summer Salon, hosted by Allen Jack + Cottier Architects.
Our conversationalists will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the end of summer in the company of some of the great people of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
Allen Jack+Cottier Architects
Parlour Summer Salon – MPavilion
Sunday 1 March 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Summer Salon, at the MPavilion.
Our conversationalists, Hélène Frichot and Charity Edwards, will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Melbourne architecture and the built environment under the MPavilion canopy.
MPavilion
Parlour Summer Salon - Adelaide
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first Salon of the year, hosted by Brickworks.
Our two conversationalists, Jenna Holder and Sally Wilson, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Brickworks
Parlour End-of-Year Salon – Melbourne
Wednesday 4 December 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the end-of-year Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour Spring Salon - Adelaide
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Spring Salon, hosted by Caroma on the Parade.
Our two conversationalists, Felicity Sando and Rua Hashlamoun, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones.
Caroma on the Parade
In Conversation – Adam Nathaniel Furman and Naomi Stead
Tuesday 8 October 2019
Join Parlour on October 8 for an informal, wide-ranging conversation between Adam Nathaniel Furman and Naomi Stead. This will explore Adam’s work and advocacy and shared areas of interest and action – queerness, class, cultural difference, unpaid labour, online activism. There is a lot to talk about – see you there!
This event is supported by Monash Architecture.
City of Melbourne Bowls Club
Parlour Spring Salon – Sydney
Monday 23 September 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Spring Salon, hosted by BVN.
Our conversationalists Leone Lorrimer and Ninotschka Titchkosky will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
BVN
Parlour Spring Salon – Orange
Friday 13 September 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for our first event in Orange – the Spring Salon, hosted by Source Architects.
Our conversationalists, Sally Sutherland and Jocelyn Jackson, will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of NSW architecture and the built environment.
Groundstone
Parlour Spring Salon – Melbourne
Thursday 12 September 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Eli Giannini and Catherine Ranger, will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour Spring Salon – Launceston
Friday 6 September 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks, in collaboration with The Findlay Project and the University of Tasmania.
Our conversationalists, Sophie Bence and Pippa Jensen, will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks
Parlour Winter Salon - Adelaide
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Winter Salon, hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Kerstin Thompson in conversation with Justine Clark, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people who are part of the Adelaide architecture and the built environment community.
Australian Institute of Architects
Parlour Winter Salon – Adelaide (CANCELLED)
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Winter Salon, hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Kerstin Thompson in conversation with Justine Clark, will set the scene with an informal public discussion. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people who are part of the Adelaide architecture and the built environment community.
Brickworks
Parlour Winter Salon – Perth
Wednesday 21 August 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our conversationalists, Dimmity Walker and Kate Fitzgerald, will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Perth architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks
Parlour Winter Salon – Sydney
Thursday 1 August 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Winter Salon, hosted by Cox.
Our guest conversationalists Maryam Gusheh and Laura Harding will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
Cox Architecture
Parlour Winter Salon – Hobart
Friday 12 July 2019
Please join Parlour, AWS and The Findlay Project for the Hobart Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our guest conversationalists Bek Verrier and Alysia Bennett will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great people of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour Winter Salon – Melbourne
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Our guest conversationalists Alex Lawlor Iva Foschia and will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour Autumn Salon – Sydney
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Autumn Salon, hosted by Hayball.
Our guest conversationalists Fiona Young and Qianyi Lim will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
Hayball
Parlour Autumn Salon – Adelaide
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks.
Guest conversationalists Anne Taylor and Amy Grundy will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Adelaide architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks
Working Between Cultures
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Parlour is delighted to be part of Melbourne Design Week, with Working Between Cultures.
Join Elisapeta Heta, Sarah Lynn Rees and Shaneen Fantin for a conversation about the opportunities, complexities and necessity of working across and among cultures. Drawing on work underway in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, they will consider what we can learn from each other, and speculate on designing shared futures. This event is supported by Hassell.
City of Melbourne Bowls Club
Parlour Summer Salon – Adelaide
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Summer Salon, hosted by the Australian Institute of Architects.
Guest conversationalists Nicolette di Lernia and Katrina Worssam will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Adelaide architecture and the built environment.
Australian Institute of Architects
Sydney Summer Salon 2018
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Sydney Summer Salon with Jocelyn Jackson and Sandra Lim, hosted by Cox Architecture.
Jocelyn and Sandra will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Sydney architecture and the built environment over a glass of wine or other refreshment.
Cox Architecture
Data at work: the Parlour Census Report – Sydney
Monday 26 November 2018
Please join Parlour and Male Champions of Change and the Institute for Data at work: the Parlour Census Report – Sydney.
New data analysis by Gill Matthewson shows that women are taking matters into their own hands regarding their presence in architecture, but it also reveals that there is still much work to be done.
Gill will present an overview of the findings, followed by a panel discussion between practitioners and institutional representatives.
Australian Institute of Architects
Parlour Spring Salon – Hobart
Thursday 15 November 2018
Please join Parlour, AWS and The Findlay Project for the Parlour Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Cath Hall and Hannah Gora will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Parlour Spring Salon – Adelaide
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Please join Parlour, AWS for the Parlour Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks Adelaide Studio.
Guest conversationalists Sue Phillips and Katica Pedisic will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Adelaide architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Adelaide Design Studio
Data at work: the Parlour Census Report
Tuesday 23 October 2018
Please join Parlour and the National Committee for Gender Equity as we launch the Parlour Census Report and plot a course for future action and advocacy.
New data analysis by Gill Matthewson shows that women are taking matters into their own hands regarding their presence in architecture, but it also reveals that there is still much work to be done.
Gill will present an overview of the findings, followed by a panel discussion between practitioners and institutional representatives.
Australian Institute of Architects
Parlour Spring Salon – Sydney
Thursday 13 September 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Spring Salon, hosted by Hayball.
Guest conversationalists Phuong Le and Callantha Brigham will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
Hayball
Parlour Winter Salon – Brisbane
Monday 20 August 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Winter Salon, hosted by Cox.
Guest conversationalists Elizabeth Watson Brown and Michelle Fitzgerald will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Brisbane architecture and the built environment.
Cox Architecture
Parlour Winter Salon – Hobart
Friday 6 July 2018
Please join Parlour, AWS and The Findlay Project for the Parlour Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Megan Baynes and Rosa Douramanis will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Parlour Winter Salon – Sydney
Tuesday 19 June 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour WInter Salon, hosted by Brickworks Studio.
Guest conversationalists Olivia Hyde and Ksenia Totoeva will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Sydney architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Design Studio
Parlour Autumn Salon – Brisbane
Thursday 24 May 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks Studio.
Guest conversationalists will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Brisbane architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Brisbane Design Studio
Parlour Autumn Salon – Hobart
Wednesday 2 May 2018
Please join Parlour, AWS and The Findlay Project for the Parlour Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Judith Abell and Liz Walsh will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Heritage, Activism, Architecture
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Explore the intersection of heritage, activism and architecture with Dr Jessica Halliday, Director of Te Pūtahi: Christchurch centre for architecture and city-making, in conversation with Dr Paul Walker.
In the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/11, heritage advocates allied with artists, art organisations and emerging activists to challenge government responses and the demolition of significant city fabric. As formal reconstruction processes dragged on, these new alliance
NGV Members Lounge
Parlour Autumn Salon – Melbourne
Thursday 15 March 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Autumn Salon.
Guest conversationalists Ann Lau and Fiona Young will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Testing Grounds
Parlour Summer Salon – Melbourne
Sunday 21 January 2018
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Summer Salon.
Guest conversationalists Karen Burns and Jos Boys will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Siteworks
Parlour Spring Salon – Melbourne
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Please join Parlour and AWS for the Parlour Spring Salon at the MPavilion.
Guest conversationalists Meaghan Dwyer and Kinda Kennedy will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
MPavilion
Parlour Spring Salon – Perth
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and Australian Institute if Architects for the Parlour Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks Perth Studio.
Guest conversationalists Suzie Hunt and Emma Williamson will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Perth architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Perth Design Studio
Parlour Spring Salon – Hobart
Monday 23 October 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and the Tasmanian women in architecture group for the Parlour Spring Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Nicky Adams and Sarah Lindsay will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Parlour Spring Salon – Hobart
Monday 23 October 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and The Findlay Project for the Parlour Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Judith Abell and Liz Walsh will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Parlour Winter Salon – Brisbane
Thursday 17 August 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS for the Parlour Winter Salon, hosted by Brickworks Brisbane Studio.
Guest conversationalists Catherine Baudet and Jessica Hardwick will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Brisbane architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Brisbane Design Studio
Parlour Autumn Salon – Adelaide
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS for the Parlour Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks Adelaide Studio.
Guest conversationalists Alison McFadyen and Rachel Hurst will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Adelaide architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Adelaide Design Studio
Participate
Thursday 4 May 2017
The last 5 years have seen an enormous groundswell in research, advocacy and activism for gender equity. What do the next 5 years hold?
Join GET and Parlour at Participate to help assess what has been achieved so far and to chart what we will do next – from the bottom up, the top down, and everything in between.
Help set the collective agenda for the next 5 years, and consider what you can do yourself to help make a difference.
Barnet Long Room, Customs House
Parlour Autumn Salon – Hobart
Thursday 27 April 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and the Tasmanian women in architecture group for the Parlour Autumn Salon, hosted by Brickworks Hobart Studio.
Guest conversationalists Yvette Breytenbach and Emily Ousten will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Tasmanian architecture and the built environment.
Brickworks Hobart Design Studio
Parlour Autumn Salon
Friday 24 March 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and guest speakers Shelley Penn and Amy Muir for the Parlour Autumn Salon, at Testing Grounds as part of Melbourne Design Week.
Shelley and Amy will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great women of Melbourne architecture and the built environment.
Testing Grounds
Parlour Summer Salon
Tuesday 28 February 2017
Please join Parlour, AWS and guest speakers Vanessa Bird, Harriet Edquist and Monique Woodward for the Parlour Summer Salon, hosted by John Wardle Architects.
Vanessa, Monique and Harriet will set the scene with a short public conversation. Then it is over to you – meet new people, swap stories and strategies, form new networks and revive older ones. And simply enjoy the company of some of the great.
John Wardle Architects
Women Transforming the City Part 2
Thursday 28 April 2016
There is a long history of women as active makers of the Australian city – its buildings, spaces, so
Bradley Forum
November WikiD edit-a-thon
Saturday 14 November 2015
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Australian Institute of Architects
wikiD October writing workshop
Sunday 11 October 2015
Join us to help write Australian women in the built environment into Wikipedia.
For more information see the Wikipedia project page and Parlour.
MADA
wikiD September writing workshop
Sunday 13 September 2015
Join us to help write Australian women in the built environment into Wikipedia.
MADA
Parlour soirée
Thursday 14 May 2015
Join us for good conversation and a glass of wine help launch Parlour's next phase.
Parlour will announce new plans, new alliances and a new funding campaign. The National Committee for Gender Equity, will outline the committee's initiatives for the coming year.
Melbourne School of Design
