The Women: Take On Design talks series at Object: Australian Centre for Design, concludes this week with a presentation by Australian Architecture Association volunteer, Annalisa Capurro.

Annalisa is an interior designer, design educator and writer, who is passionate about mid-twentieth century modernist design. As an advocate for the preservation of Australia's unique design history, she regularly presents to audiences both within Australia and at overseas conferences.

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This week the third presenter for the Women: Take On Design Talk Series is Heather Whitely Robertson. Heather is the current Head Of Creative Learning at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). She is responsible for driving the strategic development of learning programs for the MCA's new National Centre for Creative Learning (NCCL).

Heather joined the MCA in 2011 after working for arts and design institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum London, Open House London, the Tate Modern London, and the National Gallery of Victoria.

Heather's talk will explore the implications of design in creating learning environments 
within cultural institutions.

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• Women: Take on Design Talk Series - Talk 3 by Heather Whitely Robertson
  Wednesday, August 1, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Caroline Pidcock is an award winning architect who runs her own practice focussed on the design of sustainable architecture. Her talk will focus on the philosophy of 'Living Buildings' and it's application to how we design our environment.

Over her career she has served as President for a wide variety of design organisations, including the NSW Architects Registration Board, the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. These roles exposed her to many government, business, academic and community arenas.

PIDCOCK - Architecture + Sustainability is a practice that aims to excel in environmentally sustainable architecture and advice. PIDCOCK aims to demonstrate how the many issues that are fundamental to sustainability can be potent and profound influences. Established in 1992, the company has worked on many projects throughout Sydney and NSW, with particular expertise in residential and community projects. The work of the office reflects a direct and immediate response to the particular issues of each project, especially the client needs and the site environment.

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• Women: Take on Design Talk Series - Talk 2 by Caroline Pidcock
  Wednesday, July 25, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM