Give them the AAA limited edition, boxed set of cards, the perfect gift for the architectural enthusiasts in your life.

With 24 cards of varying sizes, printed with drawings by 23 of Australia's most loved Architects, such as Glenn Murcutt and Harry Seidler, this set looks great as a framed arrangement.

These cards are now available for online order for $75 while AAA members enjoy a special price of $60 (Including postage to Australia only, for delivery to other countries, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further details.  Click here to get it now!

Our first CPD talk will be held on 30 November 2011 on "Energy Efficient Lighting".  You will learn about different energy efficient light sources and how they work in application.  Don't miss out and book now!

1. Understanding the variety of energy efficient light sources
2. Learning the technical measurements of efficiency and how this works in application.
3. Roadmap of the future of Energy efficient light sources

Presenter: Guy Briguglio

Guy has 25 years of experience working in architectural lighting having seen remarkable technological changes in this period. His experience extends from lighting design through to Architectural lighting manufacture.

Presentation Duration: 1 Hour (1 Formal CPD Point)

Location & Parking Details: TCW, Showroom 24, Level 1, 69-73 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia. Free parking under the building with lift access to showroom.

(Photo by Karl Baron kalleboo@Flickr. Licenced by Creative Commons)

Our sixth Short Black - Architects in their Space will be given by Paul Reidy, Principal with Rice Daubney on Coca-Cola Place (formerly known as The ARK).

Integrated into North Sydney's heritage precinct the iconic form of Coca-Cola Place (The Ark) rises above its peers to create a new benchmark for innovation and sustainable design for the CBD skyline.

Coca-Cola Place is the first completed high-rise commercial building to achieve a 6 Star Green Star V2 As Built rating in New South Wales, Australia and is the first fully integrated Building Information Model (BIM) completed high-rise in Australia.

Architecturally sophisticated, Coca-Cola Place is representing ‘World Leadership' in sustainable design. It has received many awards including the Baulderstone Award for Best Sustainable Development in Australia - New Buildings. Coca Cola Place is that rare building that will be described as iconic for years to come.

The perfect union of architectural and technological innovation - of style and substance.

The talk and tour will be followed by an opportunity for informal discussion with Paul and fellow guests over drinks.

The talk is supported by Investa Property Group.

1 Bligh Street, Sydney is the next generation in high performing sustainable office space, combining world leading design, technology and sustainability in a premier location within Sydney's financial hub.

As a flagship office tower jointly owned by DEXUS Property Group, DEXUS Wholesale Property Fund and Cbus Property, 1 Bligh provides 27 levels of office space and an environment that inspires tenants every day by sustainably maximising overall building and workplace performance.

1 Bligh has won a number of awards including Best Retail/Commercial Development from the Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW in August this year.

Tickets $50 (Non Members) $40 (Members)

20-30 October 2010

The Annual Sydney Architecture Festival turns everyone's focus to the city's architecture and aims to engage the public in exploring aspects of the built environment.

The AAA has some great tours planned again for SAF 2011, also following our successful exhibitions held during the Festival in previous years, we are holding the Unseen Duplain exhibition at the Tusculum, Potts Point.

Learn more about Sydney architecture by going on the Sydney City Architecture Walk on Saturday mornings (22 October & 29 October)  and Wednesday evening (26 October).  Also join our special Bar Tour (25 October) and discover the latest trends in Sydney's bar design with the AAA trained guides.

To celebrate the festival, we are offering all these tours during the festival at a special price of $20 ($10 for students).  As in all our other walking tours, AAA members can book online anytime and join these Festival tours for free to feel the architecture vibe!

Events for the Festival will be held across the City of Sydney and will also feature talks, exhibitions and much more. For more information on the Festival, visit www.sydneyarchitecturefestival.org

Discover one of Sydney's most picturesque garden suburbs perched on a rocky peninsula surrounded by sparkling waters of Middle Cove.

Join the Castlecrag Walking Tour 2 this Saturday afteroon (2pm, 17 September 2011).  Architect Ben Gerstel is your guide on this two hour walk where you will go back in time to see some of Sydney's best domestic architecture from the 1950's to today.

Special price for Spring only $25.

Don't miss out and book now!

You will go inside some of the most interesting contemporary residential and public architecture on the Sunshine Coast with the architects, John Mainwaring from JMA Architects; Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie from Bark Design; Bud Brannigan Architects.

This is an all day bus tour which includes lunch, commentary and coach travel.

An Exhibition by the Australian Architecture Association for the Sydney Architecture Festival 2011.

One of Australia's foremost photographers, Dupain's geographic world had Sydney as its heart, its pulse radiating from the harbour, around Circular Quay, its streets, the many parks around the city and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He was fascinated with photographing from unusual angles and vantage points.

With a god's eye view, Dupain's photographs became intriguing and breathtaking, sometimes half-hidden by shadows but always mystified by distance. The moment to pull the shutter was always determined by the way in which the light fell. Dupain preferred the ‘raking light' of early morning and late afternoon. Sometimes, with a compass he would watch a building and track the movement of the sun to predict when the light would be ‘just right'.

The photographs on exhibition come from a collection of over 1,000 photographs Dupain gave to the RAIA in 1989. Some of those photographs are exhibited for the very first time.

Date: 20 - 28 October 2011 (Weekdays 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4am, Sunday Closed)
Venue: Tusculum, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point

Opening: 20 October 2011
Exhibition Coordinator and Curator: Dr Zeny Edwards

Sponsors: SPUN, Australian Institute of Architects

Starting on Saturday 30 July with the AAA Sydney City Architecture Walk, looking at some of Sydney's modern high rise buildings including Deutsche Bank Place, Aurora Place and Governor Philip Tower. Learn why Australia Square is round. Don't miss out, book now....

Also on Saturday 30 July there is Walk through Time, a two hour walk with Vincent Lam, a trained AAA volunteer guide. Starting at Hyde Park Barracks, one of Australia's oldest public precincts. On This tour you will learn who Sydney's first architect was, his passage to Australia in chains and his skills in designing finely detailed brick buildings.

Tuesday 2 August - Sydney City Bar Tour. Join our AAA guides on a two hour walk going inside some of the city's bars and discover how design has been critical in redefining the bar experience in Sydney's CBD.

Saturday 6 August, walk with tour guide Vanessa Couzens, exploring the architectural history of Sydney, as revealed by its' artworks. Discover how sculpture can enrich the experience of architecture and public space with the Sculpture of the City Architecture Experience.

Go to the Sydney Design 2011 website and find out about many other exciting events during the festival.  Interior Designer and Design Educator, Annalisa Capurro, recipient of  the inaugural SIDA Foundation Professional Development Scholarship (who also volunteers for the AAA), will give a free talk on about her research on Mid-Century Modernism in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Chicago.