Designed in Cairns is an initiative through the Australian Institute of Architects FNQ Regional Members Committee and held in conjunction with The Cairns Institute JCU.  It provides continuing professional development activities for architects and designers generally in the regions.

This Seminar

This seminar is part of the Festival of Architecture for 2016. It examines a brief history of architecture in far north Queensland (including Indigenous architectural types). It showcases a selection of heritage buildings and the lost architecture of the region, and describes how the built environment has affected and contributed to the development of the north. 

Where: The Cairns Institute, main lecture theatre, RM-054 with video link to Townsville room D009-001

Cost: Free to attend but please register

The Presenter

Dr Shaneen Fantin is a Designer, Thinker and Writer. Shaneen is the Director of POD (People Oriented Design) – a multi-disciplinary architecture, design, research and community engagement practice based in Cairns. Shaneen is also the Chair of the FNQ committee for the Australian Institute of Architects and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University and the University of Queensland.

Enquiries to Institute of Architects FNQ Regional Chair cairnsarchitects@gmail.com