The state of development, agile knowledge, cross-industry design, power personalities and furniture design will be at the forefront of discussion with Woods Bagot design leaders and consultants presenting at a number of conferences over the coming months. Key events include:
Associate Sarah Alessi is headlining The National Association of Women in Construction, Victoria and Tasmania (NAWIC VICTAS) end of year event being held at Woods Bagot designed Wallis and Ed, Melbourne, on Friday 26 June 2015.
Sarah will present the concept, design and development and material decisions behind the Wallis and Ed project, detailing client aspirations, the construction process and issues to gain an appreciation of the space and final design. Sarah will also share the current projects she is working on, insights into the current state of architecture in Melbourne and her take on being a women in the building industry.
The NAWIC is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to promote and improve the construction industry by the advancement of women within it. The organisation provides forum for its members to meet and exchange information and ideas; expand personal and business networks.
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With an impeccable track record for creative design, principal Rosina Di Maria has joined the high profile judging panel for the Australian Furniture Design Awards.
Presented by Stylecraft and JamFactory, the Australian Furniture Design Award is Australia’s richest and most prestigious award for furniture design. The award encourages innovation in furniture design and will foster new opportunities for furniture manufacturing in Australia.
Finalist interviews for the award occur on 1 July 2015, with the launch event set for Friday 3 July 2015. Prototype pieces by the finalists will be exhibited at Stylecraft’s Adelaide showroom in July 2015 when the inaugural winner of the award will be announced. The exhibition of finalists’ works will be shown in Stylecraft showrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth over the following 12 months.
Rosina is also a judge for the Australian Institute of Architects, AIA, and for the Design Institute of Australia, Australian Interior Design Awards.
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Director Jeffrey Holmes joins the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce breakfast panel on the 16 July 2015.
Focused on the “The State of Development in Manhattan, East Side Looming” the panel will also feature a keynote address by Midtown East Rezoning Steering Committee Co-Chairman and New York City Councilmember, Dan Garodnick, in one of his first forums after the release of Steering Committee recommendations to the City Council. To be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Michael Horodnicenu, President of the MTA Capital Construction, and experts in development and real estate on the future of Midtown East.
Jeff leads the New York studio and brings 25 years of professional experience to his role as a design leader across Woods Bagot’s global studio. His work spans workplace, lifestyle and education and research sectors and includes numerous landmark buildings in New York City and around the world.
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Global knowledge manager, Felicity McNish, presents at the Knowledge Management Australia Conference 2015 held from 4-6 August in Sydney.
Entitled “The creation of an agile knowledge platform”, Felicity’s presentation will explore the creation, development and deployment of Woods Bagot’s internal agile knowledge platform. The business case and strategy behind the platform, the steps, the back-steps and methodology for a platform will be addressed to bring efficiency in the discovery of knowledge and boost organisational productivity.
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Working mobile has become the norm – on the commute into work, sitting in reception waiting for the next meeting or lounging on the couch watching television. Studies have found that more than 80 per cent of people continue working when they have left the office, with 60 per cent claiming they do it to be organised and almost half feeling they have no choice because their customers demand quick replies. So what does this mean for marketing and communications? How do you effectively connect when your stakeholders are on the move?
Drawing on her insight and practical experience, Woods Bagot global communications and change manager, Susan Stewart, will present at the Asia-Pacific Professional Services Marketing Association (APSMA) seminar on 12 August 2015, Adelaide. Sue will discuss mobile communications techniques that help to connect with clients, engage staff and embrace the culture of the firm; sharing practical tactics that draw on communication theory and align tools for implementation and engagement.
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Richard Weinman joins the panel at 2015 DQ RoundTable Topics as part of Sydney Indesign in 14 August 2015.
The roundtable topic “Australia’s Trend Du Jour: Cross-Industry Practice” will discuss the Australia’s quintessential form of design practice, cross-industry, and the trend to look outside of the traditional “industry” box and search for creative alternatives both in practice and in business. What can be learnt from these outside disciples and the impact on design will be challenged.
Richard joins the roundtable with Joe Farage (Farage Clothing), Sarah Gibson Nick Karlovasitis (DesignByThem), Rachael Oakley (Dulux), Adam Haddow (SJB) and Bates Smart TBC
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Todd Hammond also joins the 2015 DQ RoundTable Topics line-up as part of Sydney Indesign.
Todd joins the speakers for the “Power Personalities: What Brand Of Leadership Is Dominating The Australian Design Community?” rountable session. Prompting the questions: What happens when the larger-than-life public persona architect is behind closed doors? What are they like when there’s no new product to launch or no recently completed building to open? The panel looks at the icons and how and why their activity exemplifies the future of the industry.
Todd will be joined on the panel with Alexander Lotersztain (Derlot + Stylecraft); Jason Bird (Luxxboxx); Tomek Archer (NOMI); Christopher Boots (Christopher Boots Design); Melonie Bayl-Smith (Bilj Architecture); Calum Fraser (Elenberg Fraser); and Paul Hecker (Hecker Guthrie).
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Principal Amanda Stanaway has been appointed a judge for the 2015 Reece Bathroom Innovation Award, which will be announced on 15 August 2015. As a principal at Woods Bagot, Amanda’s role encompasses strategy and interior design across the commercial, lifestyle and public sectors with her unique mix of skills and diversity of knowledge fusing together to offer an innovative approach to her clients and projects.
The Reece Bathroom Innovation Award rewards innovative tapware design for the contemporary bathroom environment. The professional winner will have their winning design prototyped by Nobili and will receive AUD10,000. The student winner will receive a two week internship with world leaders in bathroom product design, Roca, at their headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, and AUD5,000.
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