Urban Insights: Designing Perth’s Urban Evolution

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of Perth’s urban landscape with Western Australia’s Government Architect, Emma Williamson, at Committee for Perth’s Urban Insights event on Thursday, 14 November 2024.

The Government Architect plays a crucial role in providing design leadership and strategic advice to improve the quality of Western Australia’s built environments. Emma ensures that good design, best practice and a holistic approach is at the heart of all major and city-changing projects. A task made more challenging by the current housing crisis, rising building costs, higher expenses for infill development and evolving energy efficiency standards.

As a highly credentialled architect, Emma will share her vision for Perth’s urban evolution, including the role of design in key infrastructure projects such as METRONET station, ECU City Campus and other significant CBD projects. This promises to be an insightful and informative conversation about the opportunities for designing Perth’s urban landscape at one of the most challenging times for our building sector.

Committee for Perth’s Urban Insights are city learning journeys. These events explore transformations of precincts and regions, with insights from those who have driven the change.

Our speaker

Emma Williamson
As the Government Architect of Western Australia, Emma provides independent, expert advice on significant projects and strategic planning to State Government, the Premier and Minister for Planning. As Chair of Western Australia’s State Design Review Panel, she plays a significant role in the design evaluation of major and city-changing projects.

Emma holds degrees in Architecture and Interior Design and has nearly 30 years’ experience in practice, co-founding award-winning practices TheFulcrum.Agency and CODA Studio.  As an advocate for social issues related to the profession, she was awarded the RAIA Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize in 2023.  She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and Adjunct Professor at Monash University.