Justine Clark

AA Prize for Unbuilt Work revisited

After almost a decade, the reintroduction of the AA Prize for Unbuilt Work recognizes the essential and ongoing role of speculative design. Justine Clark, editor of Architecture Australia during the prize’s previous iteration, reflects on the…

Part 1 – who responded?

This is the first of a series of posts exploring the preliminary finding of the survey Work & Wellbeing – Australian architecture & the COVID-19 pandemic. More detailed analysis and commentary will follow. We had an amazing turnout – 2082 responses…

In conversation with … Madhavi Desai

Architect, researcher, writer and teacher Madhavi Desai reflects on her feminist awakening, the founding of the Women Architects Forum and the importance of writing the women architects of India into the history books. My father was a medical doctor…

In conversation with … Jude Barber

In a wide-ranging interview, Collective Architecture’s Jude Barber discusses her early experience of being labelled an ‘extreme egalitarian’, the value of experimentation and diverse work, the benefits of employee ownership, and the need for us all…

In conversation with … Jos Boys

Renowned UK writer, researcher, educator and unapologetic activist Jos Boys takes us on a journey from Covent Garden squatting to Matrix, from academic life to tearing down ableist stereotypes with The DisOrdinary Architecture Project. I fell into…

Parlour awarded Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize

Article by Tili Bensley-Nettheim In recognition of eight years of research advocacy and action toward achieving gender parity in architecture, Parlour has been awarded the Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize. The Leadership in Gender…

Event review: Dissent 2019

For the first time in more than a decade, the Australasian Student Architecture Congress returned to New Zealand, gathering in October in Christchurch with 75 delegates, 21 speakers, 32 scooters, nine separate venues and, surprisingly, zero arrests.…

In conversation with … Alison Brooks

Canadian-born and raised, London-based, RIBA-award-winning architect Alison Brooks sat down with Justine Clark for a fascinating discussion about her early career, the value of professional recognition, urban housing project work, the challenge of…

In conversation with … Julie Eizenberg

Koning Eizenberg Architecture co-founder and Australian Institute of Architects 2019 Gold Medal winner Julie Eizenberg joined Justine Clark to reflect on inspirational teachers, the creative potential of being an outsider, and the critical role of…

The sticky social: Koning Eizenberg

“Social responsibility is not a ‘feel good, do good’ add on.” – Julie Eizenberg “Architecture is a social medium.” This simple statement underpins all of the work of Koning Eizenberg Architecture and its founding directors, Julie Eizenberg and Hank…

Design Guide for Heritage

Implementing the Better Placed policy for heritage buildings, sites, and precincts The Design Guide for Heritage was officially launched on 30 January 2019. Developed collaboratively between the Heritage Council of NSW and the NSW Government…

Liminal Studio wins design competition for History and Interpretation Centre

Article by Online Editor The winning design for a new History and Interpretation Centre has been unveiled by the Hon. Elise Archer MP at the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart. The architectural design competition launched in March…

Parlour and gender equity in Australian architecture: Where to from here?

Parlour editor Justine Clark reflects on the organization's progress and development since the publication of research in 2014 that laid bare the state of gender inequity in Australian architecture, turns an eye to the future, and explains how you…

Trailblazing Aussie female architects and designers

Article by Online Editor ADR shines a light on some of the women who’ve been blazing a trail on the Australian design scene. This is by no means an exhaustive list; simply a small snapshot of what is a great number of influential Australian female…

Parlour launches Marion’s List – a public register for female architects

Article by Online Editor Above: Marion Mahony Griffin, one of the first licensed female architects in the world. Image courtesy Parlour/National Library of Australia PIC/9929/2046. Parlour has announced the launch of Marion’s List, a new public…

Balancing the gender scales: women in architecture

Article by Online Editor Where are the Women Architects? by Despina Stratigakos opens with this wonderful photograph of Fay Kellogg on the ninth storey of a building, being interviewed by a journalist in 1912. Written by Penny Craswell. This article…

Parlour plans

There is much work to be done and Parlour has big plans. Work and projects to come include: Marion’s List We need never again hear the excuse ”we asked one woman, but she couldn’t come“. Marion’s List, a public register of the women of Australian…

Women architects receive $US14,000 Wikipedia grant

The Wikimedia Foundation has granted women architects and built environment professionals over $US14,000 to increase the digital visibility of women in the profession. A proposal for the grant was put forward by Australian, German and US…

Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice

The Parlour Guides to Equitable Practice help architecture move towards a more equitable profession; one that offers opportunity for all and is better positioned to meet contemporary challenges. Architecture is in the midst of substantial change. How…

Shortlisted designs revealed: 2016 Venice Biennale

The Australian Institute of Architects has released the five shortlisted concepts vying to be Australia’s exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. The creative teams developed their proposals for stage-two presentations after being…