As Architects, Landscape Architects and Planners how can we work collaboratively to empower women, encourage the next generation of leadership and promote gender diversity within the built environment?

Common Ground x International Women’s Day 2024 is a cross-disciplinary event between EmAGN (The Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network), AILA Fresh (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects) and Young Planners (Planning Institute of Australia).

The event will bring together three exciting speakers from across the professions of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning in conversation to discuss the importance of empowering women in the built environment and developing leadership skills at an early career stage. This conversation will be followed by a series of informal group mentoring sessions led by experienced practitioners from each discipline and will provide students, graduates and emerging professionals with an opportunity to share stories, gain insights and ask for advice.

EmAGN, AILA Fresh and Young Planners are excited to come together and find Common Ground on this year's UN International Women’s Day theme, ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’.

**ALL TICKETS SOLD OUT**

Details: Common Ground x International Women’s Day 2024, 6-8.30pm, 7 March 2023

Venue: Brickworks Melbourne Design Studio, Shop T1/367 Collins Street, Melbourne
Catering: Food and drinks provided by Brickworks
Tickets: All profits from this event will be donated to First Nations Foundation for Indigenous Women's Financial Wellness. Please note tickets are strictly limited and will sell out fast. Tickets are allocated equally between the disciplines - please ensure you place your order correctly as per your discipline.

Speakers:
Claire Scorpo - Architect (bio details below)
Kirsten Bauer - Landscape Architect (bio details below)
Gerhana Waty - Urban Design Director (bio details below)

Mentors:
Stephanie Bullock - Architect (Director at Kosloff Architecture)
Sarah Bryant - Architect (Director at Bryant Alsop)
Jessie Fowler and Tara Ward - Architects (Directors at Fowler and Ward Architects)
Ali Whelan - Designer (Design Lead at Breathe)

Skye Haldane - Landscape Architect (Principal Strategic Design, City of Melbourne)
Marti Fooks - Landscape Architect (Director FOOKS Landscape Architecture and Urban Design)
Sarah Hicks - Landscape Architect (Design Director, Bush Projects Landscape Architecture)
Azin Emampour - Landscape Architect (Senior Associate, Spiire)

Catherine Sherwin - Planner (Manager City Planning at Monash Council)
Lisa M Kendal - Planner (Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), Senior Panel Member at Planning Panels Victoria)
Elle Harrington - Planner (Principal at Tract)
Naomi Beck - Planner (Associate Planner at Niche Studio)

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Speakers:

Claire Scorpo - Architect

Claire Scorpo is the co-director of Agius Scorpo Architects, and Lecturer at RMIT School of Architecture + Urban Design. Her project work has grown over time from thoughtful residential alterations and additions, through to the new female-led commercial development “BVIA on Bank”, which seeks to address gender equity in the profession and to promote women in the built environment. Her work has been awarded and published widely and has earned her multiple accolades including a place on the 2017 Dulux Study Tour and being the 2023 Victorian recipient of the AIA Emerging Architect Prize. Claire has also been a consistent contributor to AIA committees and initiatives including EmAGN, Small Practice Forum, and Chapter award juries. (Photo by Lille Thompson)

Kirsten Bauer - Landscape Architect

Kirsten is the Global Design director for ASPECT Studios, a global, Australian-origin, place design practice. She is a respected design leader, focusing on the governance, planning and design of the public realm. Kirsten has led significant award winning projects across Australia and internationally. She is interested in design-led research, the relationship between design and industry, and the use of technology to inform the creative process. Kirsten is a member of several government industry appointed design review panels and committees as well as being a long standing advisor to the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, where she is an Adjunct Professor.

Gerhana Waty - Urban Design Director

As a Director of Urban Design at Hansen Partnership, Gerhana leads strategic initiatives for both governmental and non-governmental sectors, cultivating a culture of non-motorized mobility and equitable urban environments. Her diverse works centred on public spaces and human interaction have gained international recognition, notably through the Darebin Streets for People Feasibility Study. A dedicated contributor to the Urban Design Forum and a mentor in academia, Gerhana instils the principles of inclusive design among emerging professionals. As a new mother, she leverages her urban design expertise to champion the "Streets for People" initiative, firmly advocating walking as a fundamental human right.

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The venue, food and drinks for this event are donated by Brickworks. Thank you!