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Inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum Opens

The inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum (APAF) – a two-week forum designed for architecture enthusiasts, professionals, educators and students – officially launched in Brisbane this week.

Inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum Opens

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March 2nd, 2016

The Asia Pacific Architecture Forum includes a program of exhibitions, installations, lectures, workshops, and a one-day symposium featuring leading practitioners from the region.

Highlights of the Forum include: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation’s Green Ladder pavilion, designed by award-winning Vietnamese Vo Trong Nghia Architects, which aims to reconnect city dwellers with the natural environment; the ArchitectureAP Symposium, a one-day conference with internationally renowned keynote speakers; Living in the city: New architecture from Brisbane and the Asia-Pacific, a Museum of Brisbane exhibition featuring models of unbuilt work by architects from Queensland and Brisbane’s Asia Pacific sister cities; and the UQ Architecture lecture series, featuring leading local, national and international architects.

For full programme details visit –

Asia Pacific Architecture Forum
aparchitectureforum.com

Asia Pacific Design Library (APDL)
designonline.org.au

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