
The New Queensland House: Silvia Micheli and Michael Keniger
Heather Zwicker + Silvia Micheli + Michael Keniger
Auditorium 2, slq
Main Festival
BWF108
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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
The Queenslander may be Australia’s most iconic style of residential architecture, but its namesake state is breaking new ground in how we conceive elegant dwellings for subtropical climates. Architects and The New Queensland House essay contributors Silvia Micheli and Michael Keniger discuss this gorgeous new book and the design trends emerging from the sunshine state.
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Heather Zwicker
Heather Zwicker moved to Meanjin/Brisbane in 2018 and intends never to return to a world full of winter and devoid of kookaburras: Canada, where spent most of her life, as well as periods in Tanzania, California and Hawai'i. She is Professor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Queensland and a keen student of postcolonial literature.
Michael Keniger
Michael Keniger Honorary Professor of Architecture, Bond University, Queensland. Following graduation from the Architectural Association in his home city, London, and a period of practice and teaching there, Michael accepted a position at the University of Queensland (UQ) going onto serve as Head of School and ultimately as a member of UQ’s senior executive. For a period, he also served as the Queensland Government Architect advising on urban and architectural projects of major significance. Throughout his career, Michael has advocated the value of high-quality architectural design in shaping and enriching the public realm and has fostered a focus on the relationship between architecture and urban change. In 2017 he was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects National President’s Prize in recognition of an outstanding career and significant service to architecture outside of practice.