2013 Urban Design Conference

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Darling Harbour Sydney, a current scene of urban agitation.

Darling Harbour Sydney, a current scene of urban agitation. Image: Destination NSW

The sixth International Urban Design Conference will be held at the Novotel Sydney, Olympic Park 9–11 September 2013. With a theme of “UrbanAgiNation urbanisation | agitation | imagination,” the conference will examine the liveability, productivity, affordability and effficiency of our cities, as reported in the Australian Government’s 2011–2012 Budget Papers.

Keynote speakers

  • Lucy Turnbull AO (Turnbull & Partners)
  • Henry Ergas (senior economic adviser, Deloitte Australia / professor of infrastructure economics, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong)
  • Peter Newman (professor of sustainability, Curtin University / director of CUSP, WA)
  • Ben Hewett (South Australian government architect / head of the Office for Design and Architecture South Australia (ODASA))
  • Gordon Price (director of the city program – Simon Fraser University, Canada)
  • Kobus Mentz (Urbanismplus, Auckland)
  • Michelle Tabet (strategic designer – Arup Urban Informatics and Strategic Design Team, NSW)
  • Tim Williams (Tim Williams Architects, NSW)

9–11 September 2013
Novotel Sydney
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