We are back in Sydney with a new event!

Join us for Work Reimagined:

Learning from our F*** Ups," an intimate gathering where the design community embraces the reality behind the glamorous facades. This event is dedicated to architects, designers, and practice owners eager to share not only their triumphs, but their "What was I thinking?" moments, the unforeseen hurdles, and the invaluable insights gained from plans that veered off course.

Picture an evening where we ditch the glossy editorials and delve into the true stories of building careers in design and creating the spaces that define our environment. Work Redesigned offers a rare peek behind the architectural curtain, celebrating the intricate, often bumpy journey of innovation and the learning that comes from every misstep.

Inspired by the F**K Up nights movement, it's about building a community that finds strength in vulnerability and imperfection and sees every challenge as an opportunity for growth.

Speakers

Melonie Bayl-Smith - Director at Bijl Architecture - https://www.linkedin.com/in/me...

Hannah Tribe - Principal at Tribe Studio Architects - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ha...

Ben Peake - Principal at Carter Williamson Architects - https://www.linkedin.com/in/be...

(MC) Kevin Mitchem - Co-founder at CO-architecture - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ke...

Details

Date: July 11th, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Event Type: In-Person Only

Location: 2 Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000 (Brickworks Sydney Design Studio)

Agenda

6:00 PM - Doors Open for Gathering (canapes, refreshments and maybe a little gift 😉)

6:30 PM - Welcoming Remarks by the MC

6:45 PM - Presentations by Speakers, followed by a Question and Answer Session

8:00 PM - Networking Session

Who the Event is For

Exclusively for Industry Professionals, Brands, and Suppliers. Unfortunately, tickets are not available for recruitment agencies.

Kindly Supported by

Brickworks - Brickworks is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse building material manufacturers, housing some of Australia’s best-known building material brands. Their commitment is to inspire, support, create and build better environments and places for their customers and communities

About the Speakers

Hannah Tribe is a practising architect and the Principal of Tribe Studio Architects. Hannah graduated from the University of Sydney in 2001 with First Class Honours and the University medal. Established in 2003, Tribe Studio works across many sectors and many scales in Australia and abroad providing imaginative, energetic and innovative design leadership. Right now, we are working on a large city residential development, a heritage listed commercial tower, eight houses, a prototype prefab social housing typology and a series a furniture made out of construction waste. Hannah is actively involved in the profession. She is a seasoned public speaker, a university educator and experienced design excellence juror, and she has a long track record of contribution to professional bodies. She has two sons and loves bushwalking.

Ben Peake is a Principal at Carter Williamson Architects. In 2023, Ben was awarded the National Emerging Architect Prize for his outstanding contribution to architectural practice, education, design excellence, and community involvement. This is evidenced through his involvement as a founding member of Save Our Sirius, and Architecture With Pride. Ben is also a recipient of the 2019 Dulux Study Tour Prize, the 2020 Adrian Ashton Prize for Architectural Culture and Literature. Significant recent Carter Williamson projects by Ben include the award-winning Woodcroft Neighbourhood Centre for Blacktown City Council, the seductive Concrete Blonde, and a sculptural waterfront home in Birchgrove in Sydney’s Inner West.

Melonie Bayl-Smith is Director of BIJL Architecture, an architecture and interiors practice located on Cammeraygal land in Willoughby on Sydney’s North Shore. Since establishing BIJL Architecture in 2012, Melonie has built a practice dedicated to achieving design excellence by pursuing meaningful and inclusive client relationships. Her practice extends across residential, public, education and community projects, leveraging her drive for empathic and effective architecture. Well known for her commitment to architectural education, Melonie is Associate Professor of Architecture at UNSW and is currently the NSW APE Convenor. In 2018 she was awarded the Paula Whitman Prize for Leadership in Gender Equity, in recognition of her significant contributions to the broader profession, further recognized by being made a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects in 2020. In her spare time, she runs a vinyl record store with her husband and teenage children and plays drums in a jazz ensemble.