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When

Friday 20 November 2026

Where

State Library of New South Wales
1 Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
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Program Info

In an age of algorithms, personal brands and endless scrolling, what truly shapes the way designers think?


The Architecture Symposium: Influences, Not Influencers invites a diverse group of Australian architects and other creatives to step away from their portfolios and share the books, music, art, films, places, people, and experiences that have left an immeasurable mark on their thinking and practice. How do these influences find expression in the ideas, values and decisions that underpin the buildings, places and cultural contributions we create?


Join us for a series of candid presentations that will take us behind the scenes with some of Australia’s most engaging creative practitioners. By exploring the cultural experiences that inform their work and worldviews, we are encouraged to reflect on our own journeys – what is it really that drives us in design?

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