Designing For Nature event

Designing For Nature


Join us for an afternoon conversation exploring how landscape shapes the way we build, design and live, with Amanda Sturgeon, architect and CEO of The Biomimicry Institute, Michael Nowlan, architect and Head of Design at The Sociable Weaver, and Marnie Hawson, former environmental scientist turned Certified B Corp photographer and founder of Wild Houses and The Biodiversity Toolkit and moderated by Hannah Nowlan, artist, curator and founder of Lander—Se.

The panel discussion sits alongside VEIL, a solo exhibition of atmospheric paintings by Irish-Australian artist Leyla Bulmer. The work sits in the misty threshold between sea and sky. VEIL is expansive in scale and asks to be looked at slowly, continuing Lander—Se's ongoing study of the Australian landscape and the spirit it carries.

Our panel discussion, Designing for Nature, carries that same question into architecture and the built world: how a site's history and conditions shape what gets made on it, and what it means to design with land rather than against it. Three vantage points on the same terrain, from regenerative design at a global scale, to a single house on a single block, to a home built with wildlife in mind.

Date: Friday, November 6th
Time: 1 - 3pm
Location: Lander—Se: 585 Dunns Creek Rd, Red Hill, Victoria

Tickets include catered grazing, light refreshments and a glass of wine by Kerri Greens.

Bookings are essential as spaces are limited.


Meet your speakers:




Amanda Sturgeon


Amanda Sturgeon is the CEO of The Biomimicry Institute and a visionary architect dedicated to re-connecting people and nature. Amanda is an award-winning Architect, thought leader and author of Creating Biophilic Buildings, and a contributor to All We Can Save. She is a Fellow of The American Institute of Architects, a TED speaker and currently a member of the Knowledge Council for the Center for Livable Cities and on the boards of the Climate Action Network Australia and Regen Sydney.

Marnie Hawson

Marnie Hawson spent a decade as an environmental scientist before becoming a photographer of sustainable architecture, green infrastructure and regenerative landscapes. She is Australia's only Certified B Corp photographer, and a member of 1% for the Planet and Climate Neutral. Marnie is the founder of Wild Houses, a one-to-one nest box pledge for built environment businesses, and The Biodiversity Toolkit, which turns Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design principles into something a designer can specify and put in a tender.

Michael Nowland

Michael Nowlan is Head of Design at The Sociable Weaver and brings more than ten years of experience in architecture and construction. He is a Certified Passive House Designer and completes a Life Cycle Assessment on every project using eTool, measuring a home's environmental impact across its whole life. His design approach takes its cues from natural patterns and starts with listening closely to clients, so each home fits how they live now and how that will change. His aim is homes with a zero environmental footprint.

We’d love to see you there.

Questions?

Please email events@smallgiants.com.au if you would like any additional information.