A New Normal Returns at Long Forest

A New Normal returns with an epic five days of festivities at the Boyd Baker House, Long Forest. This unique experience will bring together leading architects and creative practitioners to come together from across Australia to showcase a range of projects in motion to help transform our cities. On exhibition, the next round of 12 projects with each architect selecting a room across the Robin Boyd / Roy Grounds compound. A New Normal will take the opportunity to lay down the required policy to transform the city into self-sufficiency by 2030. This curated program of talented industry leaders will be showcased through a series of guided tours, talks, lunches and exhibitions are one not to be missed, with limited tickets available each day.

Session Times:

Day 01: A New Normal - Built Projects & Projects Underway - Monday 19th of May: 8:30AM – 6PM

8:30AM - Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM - Opening Welcome

11:00AM - Wilam Ngarang

Presented by Michael Mcleod, Kaia McCarty-Smith & Jake Milgrom

11:20AM - Balam Balam

Presented by Victoria Reeves

11:40AM - Plumbers & Gastfitters

Presented by Rachel Nolan

12:00PM - Sanders Place

Presented by Nigel Bertam & Jake Milgrom

12:30PM - Lunch

2:10PM - Matter House & Pony Fish

Presented by Andrew Low & Andrew Mackinnon

2:30PM - Master Builders Victoria

Presented by Quino Holland & Bettina Robinson

2:50PM - Blackwood Street

Presented by Clare Cousins

3:10PM - Hotel Optimismo

Presented by Rachel Nolan

3:30PM - Group Discussion

4:00 PM - Aperitivo 

Day 02: Landscape, Water & Biodiversity - Tuesday 20th of May: 8:30AM – 6PM

8:30AM - Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM - Finding Infinity Introduction

11:00AM - Participatory Architecture 

Presented by Greg Burgess

11:40AM - Cultivating Country

Presented by Winsor Kerr & SBLA

12:00PM - Panel Discussion

With Greg Burgess, Simone Bliss & Bradley Kerr 

12:30PM - Lunch

2:10PM - (Re)valuing Landscape

Presented by Oculus

2:30PM - Panel Discussion

With Janis Fischer, Gail Hall & Stephanie Sirianni

2:50PM - Water Treatment Plant Civic Infrastructure 

Presented by Muir Architecture

3:10PM - Panel Discussion 

Panel to be announced

3:30PM - Group Discussion

4:00 PM - Aperitivo 

Day 03: Energy, Transport & Retrofit - Wednesday 21st of May: 8:30AM– 6PM

8:30AM - Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM - Rob Adams Introduction

11:00AM - Retrofitting vacant buildings into mix programs with residential

Presented by Baracco+Wright

11:20AM - Retrofitting Strata Housing

Presented by Nigel Bertam & Esther Stewart 

11:40AM - Retrofitting Public Housing

Presented by Nigel Bertram & Chris Kelly

12:00PM - Panel Discussion

Panel to be announced 

12:30PM - Lunch

2:10PM - Middle ring community co-working

Presented by Public Realm Lab

2:30PM - Panel Discussion

With Rob Adams, Knowles Tivendale, Bianca Elencevski & Anna Maskiel 

2:50PM - Energy Transition

Presented by Ross Harding & Will Young

3:10PM - Jefa Greenaway

3:30PM - Group Discussion

4:00 PM - Aperitivo 

Day 04: Net Zero Architecture - Thursday 22nd of May: 8:30AM – 6PM

8:30AM - Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM - Finding Infinity Introduction

11:00AM - NSW Pattern Book

Presented by Rachel Neeson & Stephen Neille

11:20AM - Net Zero Affordable Housing

Presented by Peter Brew & Simone Koch

11:40AM - Future Construction

Presented by Daryl Patterson

12:00PM - Panel Discussion

With Abbie Galvin, David MacLennan, Abbie Galvin, Dan Hill & Jane Keddie

12:30PM - Lunch

2:10PM - Mary Featherston, Benjamin Baker & Phoebe Baker 

2:30PM - Preparing the Next Generation

With Dan Hill, Mel Dodd & John Doyle

2:50PM - Schools of the Future

Presented by Kosloff Architecture 

3:10PM - Panel Discussion

With Mary Featherston & Kosloff Architecture  

3:30PM - Group Discussion

4:00 PM - Aperitivo 

Day 05: Circular Economy - Friday 23rd of May: 8:30AM – 6PM

8:30AM - Bus Trip & Site Tour

10:30AM - Rob Adams Introduction

11:00AM - Circular Victoria: A New Economy

Presented to be announced 

11:20AM - Quarry Rehabilitation through Future Material Production

Presented by KTA, Openwork & Josh Riesel 

11:40AM - Panel Discussion

With Mick Alvisse, Jill Garner & Alan Pert

12:30PM - Lunch

2:10PM - Closed Loop Plastics Recycling Centre

Presented by Jeremy Mcleod, Breathe Architecture 

2:30PM - The Oval Economy 

Presented by NH Architecture 

2:50PM - Elephants Paths, Art & Defiance

Presented by Kylie Stillman 

3:10PM - Panel Discussion

With Jeremy Mcleod, Paul Charteris & Chris Jensen 

3:30PM - Group Discussion

4:00 PM - Aperitivo 

General Information: 

Please meet at the collection point promptly at 8:30AM to ensure the bus can depart on time. All tickets will be verified before you enter the bus, so please ensure you have your ticket on you either via print or mobile to be scanned prior to departure. Please note the bus transport provided is the only transport available to attend the event as their is no onsite parking available. The drive to Long Forest is approximately 50 minutes, pending traffic so please ensure you arrive on time and prepared for a fabulous day ahead. 

As the event is hosted on a remote property, please ensure you are wearing appropriate footwear and bring provisions of wet weather wear such as umbrella’s, rain jackets etc. There will be some outdoor walking involved for the site tour and exhibition spaces. Both Lunch and Afternoon Aperitivo will be provided by our friends at Hope Street Radio and Long Prawn. Due to the intentional and site specific preparations going into this meal, we are not able to make menu shifts on the day. The meal is vegetarian with some animal based ingredients diverted from waste. Allergies can only be accommodated with prior notice, so please ensure you include your dietary requirements at point of purchase. 

Prior to your event day, we will share all required information with you via email however please reach out to hello@findinginfinity.com in the meantime if you have any queries.