Designing a 24-hour city

The world's best cities are alive 24/7, offering residents and visitors vibrancy around the clock. To make a world-class city, takes big projects and small – from a new university and a growing EQ, through to retail and dining experiences, and all the spaces in between. What's the key to a great city, and what's next for Perth?

Presented by Perth Design Week, supported by Human Urban and URBIS

Details

Friday, 20 March 2026
Doors open from 5.30pm
Panel conversation from 6.00pm-7.30pm
The Liberty Theatre, Hay Street Mall, Perth

The conversation

For this event we bring together leading Perth architects and designers, and those who champion their work. 

Award-winning journalist and architecture and design advocate Claire Tyrrell will moderate this conversation on designing a great city with:

James Sutherland, Managing Director of Arcade Agency

Jim Tsagalis, Managing Director of Lease Equity

Kyle Jeavons, Director at H-U

Natalie Busch, Managing Principal at Hassell

Samantha Stewart, Associate Director at URBIS

Sean Henriques, Director of Campus Environments at ECU