Sydney Build Main Stage

SYDNEY BUILD MAIN STAGE

Sydney Build Expo 2020 is Australia's leading exhibition and conferences for the construction, architecture and infrastructure industry. Across 8 stages we will have over 300+ speakers presenting in 20 different Summits. At the centre of this is the Sydney Build MAIN STAGE, here we will feature:

Architecture & Design Summit:

Presentations will be focusing on design, wellbeing, and creative solutions in architecture. Technological and industry changes, best practices and upcoming projects. Hear from over 30+ leading architecture firms from across Australia discussing what matters most to them.

The Contractors & Subcontractors Summit.

Will be looking at ongoing and future construction projects and tenders from the Top 20 Australian Contractors and Subcontractors. Hear from over 30+ different speakers in 25 separate sessions.

Topics & Presentations:

Panel discussions between Australia's top 20 architecture firms
Values-based architecture as a regenerative approach to the human–environment relationship
Bringing design back: resetting liveability of a 'near but not in the city's housing environment in Sydney
Translating Culture: Framing Indigenous Knowledge Through Architecture
Healing by Design
Adaptive Kinetic Architecture and Collective Behaviour: A Dynamic Analysis for Emergency Evacuation
Circular Plans in Contemporary Housing Architecture
Just design: Healthy prisons and the architecture of hope
Self-organised housing in Australia: housing diversity in an age of market heat
Building strong foundations: A shelter terminology framework for humanitarian architecture
Architecture for Indigenous healthcare in the regions

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Topics & Presentations:

Upcoming tenders and new contracts
Panel discussions by the top 10 Australian contractors
Planning for 2050 – A Metropolis of Three Cities
Panel Discussion: Building Supertall in Sydney
Western Sydney Airport: One runway for 5 million passengers
Remediation works of the Barangaroo Reserve Park Project 2021
Art and Culture: The Sydney Opera House Renewal
Dealing with the Construction Labour Shortage
Combating the ‘Old Foes’ - Time and Budget
Diverse and Affordable housing in Sydney
“Root of all evil”: Payment warning for the construction sector
Continuing Urban Renewal of Parramatta

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Discussion of newly allotted NSW Infrastructure budget and major Upcoming tenders and new contracts

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

09:20 – 09:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Planning for 2050 – A Metropolis of Three Cities

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20 mins

09:40 – 10:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Panel Discussion: Building Supertall in Sydney

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

10:00 – 10:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Western Sydney Airport: One runway for 5 million passengers

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20 mins

10:20 – 10:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Remediation works of the Barangaroo Reserve Park Project 2021

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20 mins

10:40 – 11:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Art and Culture: The Sydney Opera House Renewal

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20 mins

11:00 – 11:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Quality at Work – Building the biggest Super Lab in the Southern Hemisphere

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20 mins

11:20 – 11:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit
Project Overview D&C single level 1,800m2 PC2 teaching Super Lab Costing 23M Overall Achievements Largest teaching Super Lab in southern hemisphere. Largest PC2 Teaching Space in the southern hemisphe ...

Michael Wade, Project Manager - Richard Crookes Constructions

Effective Subcontractor's Management

20 mins

11:40 – 12:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit
Provide a brief outline of how to manage a Subcontractor & how do assist a Subcontractor to ensure the best outcome for the project Some important points to note when managing subcontractors What to d ...

Mina Hemaia, Senior Project Engineer - T1 Contractor

“Root of all evil”: Payment warning for the construction sector

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20 mins

12:20 – 12:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Sydney's Building Crisis: How can Contractor's and Subcontrator's guarentee Building construction quality

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20 mins

12:40 – 13:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Here to stay: Risk Management and planning in the age of emerging technologies

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20 mins

13:00 – 13:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Mean and Green: Keeping tabs on site sustainability without hindering project progress

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20 mins

13:20 – 13:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

A New Kind of All-in-One - a Place You Can’t Ignore

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20 mins

13:40 – 14:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
Create a script that consumers have written, not a mood board Public realm – the new anchor Embrace the new competitive landscape with scalable initiatives People spend money where they spend their ti ...

Frank Alvarez, Director - Ignite

The Architecture of Networking

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20 mins

14:00 – 14:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
How do we build relationships today High-rise vs village Architecture that brings people together

Carolina Caponi, Business Development Manager - Koichi Takada Architects

Global Retail 2019 – Thinking Outside the Box

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20 mins

14:20 – 14:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
-What do you do when your main attraction (or your anchor tenant) is goes dark or loses its relevancy? -What is the thinking on community spaces as the new anchor and how can we create experiential de ...

Phil Schoutrop, Principal / Director - Buchan Group

Presentation from Fender Katsalidis Architects

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

14:40 – 15:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
Mark Curzon, Director - Fender Katsalidis Architects

Design Forecast

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20 mins

15:00 – 15:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
Architects, planners, and designers have a responsibility to create resilient solutions for our buildings, our economies, and our communities. We address climate change and explore opportunities to cr ...

Nermine Zahran, Architect and Sustainable Design Leader - Gensler

Why Timber? The Story of International House Sydney

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20 mins

15:20 – 15:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
Tradition to Innovation: Timber’s long history as a traditional building material and its evolution to what it is today. Integrated Design Approach: how architecture, structure and sustainability can ...

Dijana Tasevska, Associate Director - Tzannes

Adaptive Kinetic Architecture and Collective Behavior: A Dynamic Analysis for Emergency Evacuation

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

15:40 – 16:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
Amanda Stanaway, Principal - Woods Bagot

Towards Low Carbon Skyscrapers

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20 mins

16:00 – 16:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
· Presents the evidence for and against tall buildings from an environmental perspective · Documents the typical carbon footprint of towers, and outlines why this is so high · Explores how tall bui ...

Philip Oldfield, Associate Professor | Director of the Architecture Program - UNSW

Migrant Housing: Architecture, Dwelling, Migration

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

16:20 – 16:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
Sandeep Amin, Managing Director - DesignInc Sydney

Circular Economy in Construction: From Principles to Practice

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20 mins

16:40 – 17:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
What is circular economy? How can it be applied to the design, construction and operation of buildings? What are the barriers and opportunities to implementation.

Andrew Pettifer, Principal | NSW Region Leader - Arup

Creating Inclusive and Connected Places

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20 mins

17:00 – 17:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
In an increasingly disconnected world, how do we create inclusive and welcoming places? What does it mean to create places that connect to Country and how can our cities foster greater awareness and s ...

Annie Tennant, General Manager, Sustainability and Culture, Barangaroo South - Lendlease

TAP2 Engineering Smarts/Solution to Bring to TAP3

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20 mins

17:20 – 17:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
More focus on wayfinding by encouraging Client and design consultants to use and input wayfinding signs into 3D virtual model – something to push for (opportunity) Input construction methodologies int ...

Joanne Chai, Design Coordinator - Laing O'Rourke

Scouting for the future: How will Contractors attract young talent and sustained growth within the industry

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20 mins

09:20 – 09:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Grinding to a halt: Does the downturn in civil construction activity warrent greater government aid?

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20 mins

09:40 – 10:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

The spirit of competition: Ensuring efficeint, equitiable and compeittive project procurment

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20 mins

10:00 – 10:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Safespace - Ensuring worker safety on project sites

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20 mins

10:20 – 10:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Diversity matters: inclusive worker diversity within the labourforce

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20 mins

10:40 – 11:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Continuous Improvement in Construction Projects

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20 mins

11:00 – 11:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit
An effective way of applying lean construction on construction projects Capturing delays and analysis on Process 7 Practices that enhance the productivity within construction teams

Mulalo Mudau, Principal Project Manager - AECOM

Eyes on the prize: How emerging technologies are reshaping the way project sites are being monitored

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20 mins

11:20 – 11:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Evaluation of new experimental and sustainable materials to be considered for future projects

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20 mins

11:40 – 12:00
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

A clean sheet: Management of construction waste and reducing harmful bi-product materials

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20 mins

12:00 – 12:20
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

No worker behind: Addressing worker mental health within the skilled labour workforce

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20 mins

12:20 – 12:40
- Contractors & Subcontractors Summit

Transport Architecture in an Emerging Sydney: Planes Trains and Ferries

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20 mins

12:40 – 13:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
Western Sydney Airport Sydney Airport Sydney City Metro [Victoria Cross and Pitt Street Stations], and Barangaroo ferries

David Holm, Director - Cox Architecture

Cultural Thinking and Commercial Architecture

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20 mins

13:00 – 13:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
Expansion of traditional roles within Architecture: how can a designer’s cultural skills and sensitivity be brought to bear? Importance of community consultation Responding to challenges of culture in ...

Kate Bell, Associate - Architectus

Old and New Craft

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20 mins

13:20 – 13:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
We have always been interested in the process of making architecture. We appreciate the skills of others. Our buildings make a place for these skills – for both old and new craft. Craft that exhibits ...

James Loder, Principal - John Wardle Architects

From the Detail to the Utopia: How Architecture can Materialize Dreams

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20 mins

14:00 – 14:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
Reduction of costs of construction and energy consumption as design drivers that bring to the utopia; From the modular timber cluster to the utopian buildings of the future; From the modular geodesic ...

Valentino Gareri, Senior Designer - Bjarke Ingels Group

Design Trend Forecast

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20 mins

14:20 – 14:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
Discuss the forseeable trends in interior design and architecture for 2020 and 2021 The influence of other countries and cultures on Australian design How social media is going to influence trend ...

Shilpa Mohan, Senior Interior Designer - DDC Architecture + Interior Design

How to Win International Design Competitions

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20 mins

14:40 – 15:00
- Architecture & Design Summit
Exceed everyone’s expectations Is It possible to compete against Starchitects such as Foster and partners Don’t underestimate smaller competitions and their worth to your design business Me V Zaha Had ...

Michael O’Gorman, Associate Director - Ignite

Do we under-estimate the value of beauty?

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20 mins

15:00 – 15:20
- Architecture & Design Summit
Recently, I travelled to the west coast of the US on a study tour with a client group, looking to see if there was something we could learn from the States’ in terms of experiencing progressive workpl ...

Domino Risch, Principal - HASSELL

Chasing the Dream: From Corporate Life to Starting Up Small Practice

Sydney Build Main Stage

20 mins

15:20 – 15:40
- Architecture & Design Summit
Motivation to starting up my own practice + journey so far Observation of the architectural industry and recent trends Lessons learnt: Ups and downs of small business Inspiration to others to start up ...

Grand Cheng, Nominated Architect - GCCV