Dissent: Opposition/Proposition - CBR Design Week

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Dissent: Opposition/Proposition takes a forensic look at sanctioned and unsanctioned design in shaping our cities, exploring how opposition can spark an opportunity for change and how dissent might just have the power to reframe the built environment. Presented by Architectus in partnership with SONA and EmAGN, this event brings together emerging thought leaders from architecture, urban design, and related fields to examine these ideas through conversation and critique.

In some ways, all design is an act of dissent; it’s suggesting a change to the status quo and offering a glimpse into what it could be. But design tends to be dictated by what is allowed or disallowed (by regulation, by convention). So what happens when opposition becomes establishment And how do we move from resistance to rethinking? Using Canberra as a case study, this event will explore how marginalised and emerging voices can shape the built environment and how acts of opposition can guide design professionals and result in great outcomes for everyone.