Speaker Series
Our popular Open House Melbourne Speaker Series returned for 2011, presenting two free evenings of informative and stimulating discussion about Melbourne’s built environment.
If you missed it the videos are here.
Evening Two -Design City! Built Melbourne
Presented By: Melbourne Open House + The Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) '
Held during the State of Design Festival, Melbourne’s top architects and designers gathered to discuss their work on prominent Melbourne buildings, and nominated which Melbourne building is their favourite and why.
Tim Leslie
Melbourne Open House
Victoria Thornton
Open Houses Worldwide
Peter Maddison
Melbourne Open House Ambassador
John Wardle
John Wardle Architects
Melbourne Grammar
Roger Nelson
NH Architecture
Myer Redevelopment
Callum Fraser
Elenberg Fraser
Luna Apartments, Huski
Perry Lethlean
Taylor Cullity Lethlean
The Australian Garden
Rob Backhouse
Hassell
ANZ Headquarters
Jeffrey Turnbull
University of Melbourne
Newman College
Andrew Simpson
Andrew Simpson Architects
2a Threadneedle Street- House no.7
Evening One - Good Design Case Studies
Presented By: Melbourne Open House + DPCD
This was an opportunity for the people of Melbourne to listen to some of our great architects and designers discuss the ideas behind their work. Speakers presented their work and captured imaginations.
Tim Leslie
Melbourne Open House
Kerstin Thompson
Kerstin Thompson Architects
Webb Street Townhouses, Fitzroy
Clare McAllister and Karen Alcock
MA Architects (formerly of Neometro)
Wynnstay Road Apartments, Prahran
George Metaxas
Metaxas Architects
Former Tram Engine House, Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne
Karl Fender
Fender Katsalidis Architects
Edgewater Apartments, Geelong
Eli Giannini
McGauran Giannini Soon Architects
Woodstock Street Community Housing, Balaclava
Luke Middleton
EME Design
Wrights Terrace House, Prahran
Robert Stent
Hayball Architects
Barry Street Apartments, Carlton

Open House Melbourne Speaker Series is supported by Schiavello.
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Special thanks to IMAGEination.
There is limited seating at both venues and we filled all seats - so be sure to come early to these free events. No bookings required.

























