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27 - 29 September, 2006
QUT Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, Australia

 

Subtropical Cities 2006 Conference (organised by the Centre for Subtropical Design - a partnership between QUT and the Brisbane City Council) successfully unfolded at the end of September 2006

It was a wonderful event which included, at a glance:

  • 7 Keynote Presentations
  • 36 Concurrent Session Presentations, with 46 speakers
  • 14 Subtropical Salon Continuous Ideas Sessions, with 16 presenters
  • A photographic exhibition of Olivia Martin-Macguire’s work in the QUT Art Gallery
  • The exhibition of the top 8 entries in the inaugural mecu Travel Bursary
  • The exhibition of recent urban development projects in Chonquing City in China
  • ‘Blitz Creek Bush Truck’ – a living truck sculpture by renowned sculptor Chris Trotter
  • Wayfinding Installations in front of The Old Government House and in the Foyer of Block B by QUT design student Salvador Farajota
  • Welcome Reception at the City Hall
  • Guided Evening Tour of the Brisbane River on the City Cat Ferry
  • Conference Dinner (sponsored by South Bank Corporation) under the stars at the Nepalese Pagoda, South Bank, with our dinner speaker Dr Sohail Inayatullah
  • 5 Guided Walking Tours, and
  • Readings by Mary-Rose MacColl in the Gardens Theatre Foyer

This conference aimed at raising the level of public debate around achieving ecologically sustainable urbanism in subtropical settlements through attention to climate responsive design.

If you joined practitioners and academics from other key subtropical locations from around the world at this unique conference, please feel free to give us feedback via the Conference Evaluation Form.

Either fax your completed form to 07 3138 5160, or or post to Subtropical Cities, CPE, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia.

Read more about the new mecu Travel Bursary for subtropical design.

 

SUBTROPICAL CITIES 2006 NEWSLETTERS:

Click here to enjoy our September 2006 newsletter.

Click here to read our August 2006 newsletter.

Subtropical Cities 2006 proudly sponsored by

South Bank Corporation
North Shore Development Group - Port of Brisbane
Stockland
Timber Queensland

 

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