The 2018 LSAA Conference, (Innovate into the Future) and Design Awards was held at UTS Oct 25-26 2018.

Results of our Design Awards can be seen here Awards menu. More info may be found here LSAA Events menu

The following gallery of projects (updated March 2023) were entered into the LSAA 2018 Design Awards. 

"Innovate into the Future"

Thursday and Friday October 25-26 2018 at UTS Sydney

A great Conference Dinner and Design Awards Function was held.

Results of the 2018 entries can be seen under the Awards menu (updated March 2023)

In the modern world, progress is fast.  Exciting new opportunities and revolutions in buildings lie around every corner.  New ideas in design and sustainability will shape us and our buildings as we go into the future. Download Conference Flyers here: Summary or Full Prog (5Mb PDF)

Over two days in October, Innovate into the Future will explore the expanding frontiers of architecture and engineering in lightweight structures.  It will both examine the changing ideas and concepts in the field over the years, whilst looking forward to what the future holds.

The conference will show off some of the innovations that will lie at the centre of tomorrow’s world.  Cutting edge modern designs and concepts will be highlighted, illustrating design challenges and solutions.  These will be combined with workshops that leave delegates with a hands-on perspective of these revolutionary ideas.

The LSAA Conference would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors

Platinum Conference Sponsor Serge Ferrari

Gold Conference Sponsors Gale Pacific and Ronstan Tensile Architecture

Design Awards and Dinner Sponsor Hiraoka

Silver Sponsors Pro-Rig and Verseidag/Innova

The Conference Venue will be in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building (known as DAB) at the University of Technology, City Campus, Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney.

All lectures will be in the Guthrie Theatre, Peter Johnson Building (CB06), Level 3. Exhibitions and workshop will also be held in the same building.

 Knut Stockhusen – Partner / Managing Director – sbp

Knut Stockhusen (born in 1974 in Waiblingen, Germany) is a structural engineer and partner / managing director at schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), an internationally renowned structural engineering and consulting firm based in Stuttgart, Germany.

Knut graduated from University of Stuttgart in 1999 and began working at sbp in 2000. As a project manager and team leader, he successfully supervised a great number of large scale, long span high rise and sport projects.

In 2008, Knut founded sbp Latin America in São Paulo, expanding the international sbp network. He was appointed partner and managing director of sbp in 2015.

A great Conference Dinner and Design Awards Function was held.

Results will be published shortly but many of the entries can be seen under the Awards menu

"Innovate into the Future"

Thursday and Friday October 25-26 2018 at UTS Sydney

A great Conference, Dinner and Design Awards Function was held at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at UTS.

Results of our LSAA Design Awards and details of the many entries can be seen under the Awards menu

More information may be found under the Events -->LSAA Events menu

Theme: In the modern world, progress is fast.  Exciting new opportunities and revolutions in buildings lie around every corner.  New ideas in design and sustainability will shape us and our buildings as we go into the future. Download Conference Flyers here: Summary or Full Prog (5Mb PDF)

"Innovate into the Future" explored the expanding frontiers of architecture and engineering in lightweight structures.  It examined the changing ideas and concepts in the field over the years, whilst looking forward to what the future holds.

The conference showed off some of the innovations that lie at the centre of tomorrow’s world.  Cutting edge modern designs and concepts were highlighted, illustrating design challenges and solutions.

The LSAA Conference was not possible without the collaboration with UTS and the generous support of our sponsors

Platinum: Serge Ferrari, Gold: Gale Pacific, Ronstan, Awards: Hiraoka, Silver Pro-Rig, Verseidag

Download Conference Flyer HERE for a complete description of the program, keynote speakers and sponsors.

The following gallery of images (updated March 2023) represents the projects entered into the 2018 LSAA Design Awards. Individual projects will be featured on the home page for periods.

Chris is a Director of the Populous Asia Pacific region. He is a Senior Principal with over 20 years’ experience in large scale highly specialised buildings that make their mark on a city, including high profile sports projects in Australia and New Zealand such as the award winning Suncorp Stadium, Eden Park Redevelopment, Metricon Stadium, Perth Major Stadium PDP and KL Sports City.

Chris is committed to strong project leadership, pro-active and responsive client relations, and the cultivation of dedicated project teams, all key to his reputation for driving the best possible project delivery. This commitment is framed by his ongoing dedication to thoughtful and inventive high quality design and his demonstrated passion for thought and personal leadership.

Chris has a keen interest in high quality design and environmentally sustainable design. He is also highly experienced in the project delivery process and is committed to providing the best outcomes for clients.

Note: LSAA 2018 Design Award Entries Now Closed.

General Requirements and Categories

The LSAA 2018 Design Awards are for completed projects since November 2016.

Projects, or significant portions of a structure, may be located around the globe but the Awards are primarily intended for projects that have a substantial local contribution - such as design, fabrication or construction. 

LSAA Members and non-members may enter (different fees apply - $200 per entry for members, $300 per entry for non-financial members).

The Awards are also open to companies or individuals who may not have acted as the main designer, fabricator or installer. However only one entry per project will be considered.

The Awards will considered in the following categories:

Note: LSAA 2018 Design Award Entries Now Closed

Judging is normally done using two independent persons with a third person in case of a deadlock.

Judging is based on the written responses to a number of questions as well as on suitable (reasonably) high resolution coloured digital images. 

The images must include views of the completed structure, some views of detailing and other views taken during construction.

Video and overview drawings in PDF format may help.

Copyright on images used must permit the LSAA to reuse them for promotional reasons.

All entries must be submitted on the forms supplied, by the closing date along with the required entry fee.

For guidance the following structures were entered in the 2016 Design Awards.

Bookings for the Conference will be done through an external booking agent Eventbrite.

Actual Registrations and Payments for the following Ticket Types can be done HERE 
please click on the Green Tickets button in the new Eventbrite window. Thanks

There will be a number of different "event ticket types". All attendees are required to register.

Conference Homepage

Here are some Sydney Structures for your interest:

The success of the LSAA Conferences would not be possible without the generous support of our members through a range of sponsorship packages.

Details of the different categories are now available in the Sponsorship Package PDF document that can be downloaded HERE.

Note that applications are now open (Friday Aug 24) but will close in one week at the COB on 31st August 2018. 

Terms, contact details and payment conditions are contained in the Sponsorship Package and include a 50% deposit.

In the event a sponsorship category is oversubscribed an independent ballot will take place.

We look forward to another successful LSAA conference and to helping you reach the key people in our industry.

Download an A4 Colour Event Flyer to pass onto interested colleagues HERE

The following 48 images show the range of structures covered by the 24 entries for the LSAA 2018 Design Awards.

Innovate into the future

In the modern world, progress is fast.  Exciting new opportunities and revolutions in buildings lie around every corner.  New ideas in design and sustainability will shape us and our buildings as we go into the future.

Over two days in October, Innovate into the Future will explore the expanding frontiers of architecture and engineering in lightweight structures.  It will both examine the changing ideas and concepts in the field over the years, whilst looking forward to what the future holds.

The conference will show off some of the innovations that will lie at the centre of tomorrow’s world.  Cutting edge modern designs and concepts will be highlighted, illustrating design challenges and solutions.  These will be combined with workshops that leave delegates with a hands-on perspective of these revolutionary ideas.

For the very first time, the increasing interdisciplinary world around us, expert knowledge from other disciplines will be brought into the forefront, showing how new innovations from outside the lightweight structures field can now be used to inform and shape the road ahead.

Set against the iconic backdrop of Jorn Utzon’s  architectural masterpiece, the Sydney Opera House, so ahead of its time that techniques needed to be invented to enable its construction, the conference aims to fulfil the same spirit of innovation and technological advancement.  It promises to be an exciting, unmissable opportunity for delegates through presentations and workshops to discover what tomorrow’s world of lightweight structures will look like and meet some of the key players shaping it.