Details.
When
Wednesday 29 October 2025
6.00pm – 8.00pm (AEDT)
Where
King Living Southbank Showroom
80 City Road
Southbank Melbourne Vic 3006
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Tickets
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Program Info
First and Last is a speaker series that invites notable designers and architects to reflect on one of their earliest projects in their career and contrast it with a most recent work.
Through candid presentations and conversations, the session explores how creative practices evolve over time, what remains constant, and how the design landscape has shifted. It’s a chance to share personal insights, career longevity, and the stories behind the work – from humble beginnings to current-day milestones.
Join us for the inaugural event in Melbourne as we hear from Clare Cousins (Clare Cousins Architects) and Kirsten Stanisich (Richards Stanisich).
Partners
Presenting Partner
Earn CPD Points
Contacts
Heather Cotton
Project Manager, Awards and Events
Courtyard house by Clare Cousins Architects. Photography by Tom Ross.
Talks.
Page Street • Courtyard House
Presented by
Clare Cousins, Director, Clare Cousins Architects
Clare will speak about Page Street, one of the first houses she completed after establishing her own practice in 2005. In contrast, the recently completed Courtyard House reinterprets a condemned 1885 corner store.
MG Garage and Fuel • Motel Molly
Presented by
Kirsten Stanisich, Director, Richards Stanisich
Kirsten will speak about MG Garage and Fuel, a Sydney hospitality venue she worked on with Andrew Parr in 1997. More recently, Richards Stanisich has completed Motel Molly, a renovation of a 1980s brick motel in Mollymook.