The Festival of Architecture’s Great Debate is back
This year’s Great Debate will feature (from top) Wallace Chapman, Nicole Stock, Gordon Harcourt, Jenny Chen and (below) Lindley Naismith, Mike Quirk, Stephanie Miller and Jon Rennie.
Open to all, the popular quick-fire battle will feature six speakers (architects, engineers and social commentators) facing off in two teams, to argue for and against the motion: “AI would design Auckland better than us”.
Can AI unleash Auckland’s full potential, sparking ideas beyond human imagination? Or, is the future of our city best shaped by those of us who live, love and design it? How can we learn from AI to get exceptional outputs? What is the mindset shift required and AI’s limitations? Will AI be a collaborator to ignite more possibilities or will it be that we won’t need building professionals because we have AI?
Friday 26 September at Q Theatre
5:30pm Doors open with welcome drinks
6:10pm Move into Loft
6:30pm The Great Debate
7:30pm until late Festival Party
MC’ed by Warren and Mahoney architect and NZIA Auckland Branch representative Jenny Chen and moderated by Radio New Zealand’s Wallace Chapman, the debate will feature the following speakers:
Jon Rennie –Athfield Architects architect and principal, with a focus on urbanism and public architecture
Lindley Naismith – Scarlet Architects architect and co-founder, and NZIA Fellow
Mike Quirk – Beca engineer and business director, enthusiast for collaborative working and efficient vertical infrastructure delivery
Stephanie Miller – Holmes engineer and project director, with a passion for sustainability
Nicole Stock – Fisher & Paykel strategist, and former publisher Architecture NZ and Houses and editor Urbis
Gordon Harcourt –Former journalist and broadcaster with BBC and TVNZ Fair Go presenter
Hosted by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Auckland Branch, The Great Debate is a collective engagement tackling issues that matter.
Book here ($20 tickets).
