Professor Brendon McNiven leads the Melbourne School of Design (MSD), Architectural Engineering Masters Course. Mark Burry AO is the Founding Director for Swinburne University of Technology’s ‘Smart Cities Research Institute’. Roland Snooks is a Professor at RMIT University, and director of the architectural practice Studio Roland Snooks.
Dr Daniel Prohasky is an architectural engineer and roboticist passionate about translating research towards accelerating the scaled adoption of exciting, resourceful and low-carbon architecture. Dr Sofia Colabella is an architect and Lecturer in Architectural Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning of The University of Melbourne, with a PhD in Architectural Technology. Peter Lim is a director of Tensys and working in the field of lightweight structures, complex geometries and space frames for the past 35 years.
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The LSAA was founded at the University of NSW back in 1981.
The recent Conferences have been hosted at a number of Universities in Melbourne (Monash and Swinburne) and UTS in Sydney.
Swinburne, The University of Melbourne and RMIT are creating the Inaugural Student Design Award at the 2024 event.
The Inaugural Student Award is being sponsored by Tensys and MakMax - thank you
Draft Details of the Design Brief, Rules for Teams and the delivery product follow on here (July 2024)
You can download a PDF of the document HERE Note: Registrations close August 9 2024
Student Competition Design Brief Connecting to tomorrow
This new award is open to small teams of students currently enrolled in a tertiary institution to develop and present a conceptual design that embodies the principles of lightweight structure and emphasises sustainability and the need to address social and climate change issues. This year's event raises awareness of the human-environment-future relationship.
LSAA Members and non-members may enter (different fees apply).
The 2024 Awards are for completed structures since May 2022 and are open to companies or individuals who have acted as the main designer, fabricator or installer.
The "project" may be part of larger facility - e.g. an Atrium, Facade, Entrance, Roof.
However only one entry per project will be considered.
Draft 2024 RULES and ENTRY FORMS can be downloaded. Closing Date is August 14 2024