IWST × Proptech Australia: AI and the Future of the Built Environment; A Panel Discussion
Description
Do We Still Need Architects? AI and the Future of the Built Environment
You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed how quickly AI is moving into every industry. But architecture? That one has been flying under the radar, until now.
Generative design tools can turn a prompt into a building model. Feasibility work that once took weeks can now take minutes. AI is even checking plans against planning controls.
So what happens to a profession that takes six years to enter and is protected by registration? Is this architecture’s Uber moment? Or are judgement, liability and professional sign-off a moat that AI simply cannot cross?
We’re bringing together architects, technology leaders, developers and builders working on the frontline to explore what is genuinely changing, what is being overstated, and what it means for the people designing and delivering the built environment.
THE PANEL
Anycie Barakat, Vice President, Digital Code Engineering at Archistar.ai, bringing expertise in property technology, AI-powered feasibility and digital planning tools.
Gabrielle R Suhr, Project Director at SJB Architects, bringing experience in architecture, design leadership and complex project delivery.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Founders, operators, architects, developers, builders and tech-curious people who want a real debate about where AI is taking the built environment, not a product showcase.
🗣️ Register to Pitch at the event: www.innerwest.tech/pitch
Agenda
- 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Arrive and have a beer
- 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Drink more beer, have some pizza and make new friends
- 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Expert Panel
- 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Drink more beer and talk to people about your startup
FAQs
- 🐾 Are kids and dogs welcome?
Absolutely! Both are very welcome at IWST events. The more the merrier.
- 🎤 Do I need to register to pitch?
Register to Pitch at the event: www.innerwest.tech/pitch Pitch spots are in huge demand so pre-register to secure yours. If there's space on the night we'd love to hear from you too — and either way, pitchers get a spotlight in our newsletter!
- 📰 What's the newsletter spotlight?
Every pitcher gets a feature in the IWST newsletter, which goes out to our wider community of founders, investors and Inner West locals. Great exposure.
- 💸 What's your refund policy?
Full refund if you cancel 7+ days before the event.
- 🚗 Getting there / parking
We're at Red Mill Rum, 176 Mullens St, Rozelle. Street parking out the front on Mullens St. By bus, the 441 and 442 stop on Robert St right outside - easy.
- 🌏 What is IWST?
Inner West Startups & Tech is a community building real startup opportunity in the Inner West - monthly events, a coworking space, advice on selling into local government, a $20k hackathon (coming soon) and more. Come for the event, stay for the community.
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