Join panel members Sarah Lebner (Principal Architect, Light House Architecture & Science) & Janet Thomson (Principal Architect, StackSpace) as they discuss how the fires will force us to rethink approaches to our environment – both built and natural.• As we build or build anew, what are the lessons for design and materials?
• How must the new normal of a drier, hotter Australia influence the science and sensibility of our homes?
• From the specifics of ember attack and combustible materials to the wider need for mitigation, management and adaption, then reaching into the legal frameworks of zoning and standards, how will the new normal change our homes and buildings?
• How can the ACT’s leaders, planners, architects and builders apply new thinking to Canberra’s diversity, new developments and existing suburbs, and Canberra’s rural, semi-rural, and urban identities?