The Architecture Symposium: Is slow the new fast?

The Architecture Symposium: Is slow the new fast? explores the concept of “slow architecture,” positioning time as a central design tool to foster enduring relationships, enable comprehensive research, and achieve environmentally and socially sustainable outcomes, in contrast to speed-driven construction. The event is tailored for professionals in architecture and related industries, with a particular emphasis on strategies for communicating the nuanced benefits of deceleration to clients and within project management.

Confirmed speakers include Kerstin Thompson (Kerstin Thompson Architects, Melbourne), Andrew Lane (Indij Design, Cairns), Louise Wright (Baracco and Wright Architects, Melbourne), Dominic Finlay‑Jones (DFJ Architects, Byron Bay), Tom Schoonjans (Rotor, Brussels), Peter Besley (Besley and Spresser, Sydney), Jennifer McMaster (Trias, Sydney), and Søren Pihlmann (Pihlmann Architects, Copenhagen). Through presentations by these notable architects, the symposium provides a platform for critical dialogue on integrating temporal considerations into design and delivery processes, highlighting the value of measured and lasting architectural impact.