Our conversationalists for this session are Alysia Bennett and Bek Verrier. At the time of the conversation Alysia, who grew up in Tasmania, was at Monash University, and an active participant in Parlour’s WikiD initiative to write women into Wikipedia. She is now back in Tasmania and is senior policy officer in the Tasmanian Housing Strategy team at Homes Tasmania. Bek is an associate at Hobart practice Bence Mulcahy, and a very active participant in The Findlay Project.
Alysia and Bek’s conversation explores the challenges that young architects face traversing a wide range of topics – from seeking alternative ideas for share houses as urban sprawl increases to designing for their families. From being forced to measure a morgue alone to working in fire zones, to managing the mental health struggles that come from the stress and sleep deprivation of architecture school. There is something for everyone in this lively conversation.
This Salon was recorded live on Muwinina Country at the Hobart Brickworks Design Studio in Winter 2019. Held in collaboration with the Findlay Project, it was supported by Parlour Partner AWS. Photograph: Nina Hamilton.
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