AILA workshop: A Success!

Presenter: Roger Jasprizza

Presenter: Roger Jasprizza

Street Furniture Australia held its first major event as support corporate partner of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects on Thursday, 4 September. Designing for Manufacture was held at the brand new showroom and factory in Regents Park in western Sydney.

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New Showroom

Designing for Manufacture, an industrial design workshop for landscape architects, included informative talks by leading Australian designers Roger Jasprizza and Simon Trick (OCULUS) and Ron Yuen (Street Furniture Australia). The presenters shared their knowledge of industrial design for the public space, covering everything from the sketchpad to the production floor.

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Factory Tour

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Prototypes

Forty participants enjoyed access to the new Regents Park facility, experiencing a factory tour and technical presentation of a Concourse seat assembled in 8 minutes. Many participants noted the tour as one of the highlights of the day. A panel discussion and Q&A with the presenters completed the day.

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Q&A

Street Furniture Australia looks forward to holding future events in collaboration with AILA. A webinar of the event will be available for regional and interstate AILA members.

 

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  • 30 September 2014, by Editor

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