Join architect Adam Haddow in Sydney for a launch of his new book SJB 19 Waterloo Street.

Situated in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, 19 Waterloo Street is a project by SJB, an architecture studio founded in Melbourne and active since 1976. The brick and timber home on Waterloo Street, sited in the neighbourhood of their studio, is an amplified investigation into the housing challenges within the Australian context – doing more with less. Advocating a crafted approach to modernism, SJB is interested in an approach to urbanism that is both efficient and unique to the place. Alongside compact projects such as 19 Waterloo Street, SJB completes larger, more complex ones that help to mend the unique Australian way of life; infill that they describe as urban acupuncture.

NOTE: Tickets strictly limited—ticket price redeemable as a discount from book purchases.

About the speakers

Adam Haddow is the National President of the Australian Institute of Architects and Partner at the multi-disciplinary design firm, SJB. He is a champion of good design and a strong advocate for the value Architecture brings to communities throughout Australia and the world. Adam is a firm believer that Australia's future will be better where architecture and design thinking are prioritised, and that good design can deliver both economic benefits and improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

With over 30 years’ experience across diverse scales and typologies, Adam’s contributions to architecture are recognised both nationally and internationally. His work has earned prestigious accolades, including the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture, the Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design, and the Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture. Adam’s work reflects the belief that architecture should provide an armature for community life; that the activities buildings facilitate are just as important as the physicality of the buildings themselves. He remains curious and driven by a passion for creating cities and spaces that serve the community and shaping a profession that supports its contributors.