UTZON Lecture Collective
Discover a rich library of UNSW UTZON lectures featuring more than 50 global leaders in the field of the built environment. This decade long series was launched by the family of Danish architect, and designer of the Sydney Opera House Jorn Utzon AC.
Recent UTZON Lecture
2024 Gold Medal A.S. Hook Address with Professor Philip Thalis
The Gold Medal is the Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour. In 2024 it was awarded to UNSW Professor of Practice Philip Thalis, who as part of the award gave the A.S. Hook Address at UNSW on the 26th September. UNSW would like to thank Donald K Turner for philanthropic support with the event. Â
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Professor Briony Rogers
Monash University
2023
This year's address was delivered by Professor Briony Rogers and focused on strengthening Australia's climate resilience through the lens of the Built Environment.
Alison Killing
Pulitzer Prize-winning Architect, Killing Architects
2022
Investigating Xinjiang's network of detention camps
Francine Houben
Founding Partner, Mecanoo Architects, Delft, The Netherlands
2019
People, Place, Purpose, Poetry
Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg
Founding Principals, Koning Eizenberg, USA
2019
Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal
Dame Jo da Silva OBE
Global Director of International Development, Arup Group, United Kingdom
2018
Reducing Risk, Building Resilience
Jan Utzon
Utzon Architects, Denmark
2010
Sydney Opera House: The Past, Present and Future
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The extensive collective library
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Year Name Title with link to lecture 2024 The Hon. Rose Jackson 2024 Professor Daniel Aldrich 2023 Jan & Lin Utzon 2023 Professor Briony Rogers 2023 Phil Bernstein 2023 Dr Rob Stokes 2023 Mun Summ Wong and Richard Hassell 2022 Alison Mirams 2022 Alison Killing 2021 Baye Adofo-Wilson 2021 Professor Penny Sparke 2020 Professor George Ofori and Professor David Sanderson 2020 Zhizhe Yu 2019 Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg 2019 Brett Moore 2018 Jo da Silva OBE 2018 Professor of Practice Rachel Neeson 2018 Carme Pinos 2018 Professor Peter G. Rowe 2017 Dr Anshu Sharma 2017 Associate Professor Nina-Marie Lister 2017 Professor Duncan Maclennan 2017 Reiner Nagel 2016 Kerry Hill AO 2016 Professor Mattheos Santamouris 2016 Associate Professor Oya Demirbilek 2016 Professor David Sanderson 2016 Professor Juhani Pallasmaa 2016 Professor Helen Lochhead 2015 Professor Sue Holliday 2015 Professor Mario Carpo 2015 Professor Mark Burry 2015 Professor Michael Benedikt 2015 Adjunct Professor Graham Jahn AM 2014 Associate Professor Elizabeth Farrelly 2014 Professor Barry Bergdoll 2014 Jennifer Westacott AO 2014 Professor Vishaan Chakrabarti 2014 Professor Juhani Pallasmaa 2014 Liu Jiakun 2014 Professor Bruce Judd 2014 Professor John Tomaney 2013 Professor George Galster 2013 Dr Alfonso Vegara Gomez 2013 Professor Susan Fainstein 2013 Adjunct Professor Diane Jones 2013 Professor Alan Peters 2013 Professor Xing Ruan 2013 Glenn Palin 2013 Professor Satoshi Kose 2012 Professor Richard Johnson 2012 Professor Deo Prasad 2012 Professor James Weirick 2012 Professor Michael Neuman 2012 Sir Anthony Mason 2012 Greg Deas 2011 Clover Moore 2011 Professor Martin Loosemoore 2011 Professor Peter Singer AC 2010 Professor Susan Thompson and Professor Anthony Capon 2010 Adjunct Professor Sasha Coles, Emeritus Professor Linda Corkery, Adrian McGregor, Jane Irwin 2010 Dr Mile Park 2010 Jan Utzon