Proudly sponsoring AILA

Street Furniture Australia is now a national sponsor and supporting corporate partner of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). We are excited about the upcoming changes to the organisation, as part of the AILA reform strategy.

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Street Furniture Australia is also an AILA-recognised CPD provider and will contribute to a range of interesting events, including AILA Field Day: Designing for Manufacture on Thursday 4 September. Leading Australian designers Roger Jasprizza and Simon Trick (OCULUS) and Ron Yuen (Street Furniture Australia) will speak at this insightful seminar at our new factory and showroom in Regents Park, western Sydney.

Designing for Manufacture offers 3 CPD points. Not based in Sydney? A webinar will also be available following the event on our website.

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  • 18 August 2014, by Editor

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