Tura and Shane are Founding Principals of the Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), a Toronto-based architecture and urban design studio dedicated to inclusive city building and the creation of beautiful spaces. The studio was the recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts 2023 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, a contributor representing Canada at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture, and was awarded the 2023 Emerging Architectural Practice Award from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. In their talk, 'Crafting Memory', Shane and Tura will discuss their approaches to memory as a tool in exploring questions and narratives of cultural representation, heritage, community care, and sustainability. They will share their studio’s process in designing community and cultural spaces, public memorials, and speculative visions.

Simon Henley is a principal of London-based architecture practice Henley Halebrown, twice shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2018 and 2022. He is a university lecturer and chair of the RIBA Awards Group. He is the author of The Architecture of Parking (2007) and Redefining Brutalism (2017). Simon's talk, 'Association + Attunement', will explore the impact of climate and culture on how we design, build, dwell in, and react to our built environment.

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Alfredo is a partner at Allies and Morrison in London where he works across a range of projects, from conceptual stages through to completion. In his talk 'Passeggiattas, Pasticcios, and Capriccios: On designing large pieces of cities', Alfredo asks 'What is a masterplan? Can large areas of cities be designed (and built) in one go? What strategies can be used for projects that will be measured in decades rather than years?'.

Haike Apelt is a partner at hama architecten in Antwerp and a university lecturer

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Marsha Ramroop is founder and director of Unheard Voice, and a Global Award-winning strategist in organisational inclusion. She is author of the forthcoming Building Inclusion, EDI in Architecture (Routledge, August 2024).

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Like Bijlsma is an architect, geographer and researcher. She is the co-founder of SUBoffice (SUB office). Like will talk about 1970s experimental housing schemes in the Netherlands. What is their value for present-day housing and neighbourhood design?

Neal Shasore is bringing a radical new approach to architecture education. Through his role as Head of School and CEO at the London School of Architecture, he is re-defining the terms of the traditional Parts 1-3, and expanding its reach through his Part 0 and Part 4 initiatives.

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What role does social media play in our research and practice as design professionals? And what role, if any, do we play in the ‘Instagramifaction’ of our cities and landscapes?

Duncan Gibbs is a landscape architect based in the small town of Murwillumbah in Northern New South Wales, and an international footprint on Instagram. He will be speaking about the intersection of practice, interest and social media

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Lisa van der Slot of de Zwarte Hond will highlight housing projects in the Netherlands as well as the residential floor plan, the theme of the publication Out There #4.

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