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Built Environment 2012 Utzon Lecture Series

Built Environment’s Utzon Lecture Series was officially launched in 2010 by Jan Utzon, former UNSW student and son of the renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon.  Held on a regular basis at the UNSW’s Kensington campus, the Utzon Lecture Series focuses on the presentation and discussion of ideas, issues and perspectives in the design, delivery and management of the built environment.  Click here for the 2012 program.

This year Built Environment will host a series of speakers who are leading contributors of national and international significance.  These speakers include: Richard Johnson MBE, Architect, of Johnson Pilton Walker; The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE, former UNSW Chancellor; Professor Deo Prasad, international authority on sustainable buildings and cities; Hiroshi Sambuchi, Sambuchi Architects Japan; Oliver Kratzer, National President Design Institute/Managing Director Ideal Industrial and Mark Armstrong, Blue Sky Group; Michael Neuman, Professor Faculty of Built Environment UNSW; Greg Deas, Lend Lease; James Weirick, Professor Faculty of Built Environment UNSW; and Marion Weiss & Michael Manfredi of Weiss Manfredi, the NYC-based multi-disciplinary design practice.

The next installment of the 2012 Utzon Lecture Series will be held on Wednesday the 19 September at 7pm. The lecture is titled 'Low Carbon Buildings and Cities, NextGen Technologies, Tools & Techniques' and will be given by Professor Deo Prasad, UNSW Professor and Program Director, Sustainable Development.

Professor Dr Deo Prasad

Professor Dr Deo Prasad is an international authority on sustainable buildings and cities and among the leading advocates for sustainability in Australia. Deo won the 2006 Royal Australian Institute of Architect’s National Education Award for contribution to ‘sustainability education, research and design’. In 2004 he won the NSW State Government’s individual GreenGlobe Award for ‘showing leadership and commitment to the supply of renewable energy’. He has also won the Federal Government’s national award for ‘outstanding contribution to energy related research’. He is a regular contributor to debate in this area in local and international media.
 

Date: Wednesday 19 September, 2012

Time: Refreshments from 6.00pm in the Red Centre West Wing Gallery
          Lecture: 7pm – 8.30pm

Venue: TBC, UNSW Kensington Campus

Cost: Free

Open to: Public

Register your interest by emailing utzonlecture@unsw.edu.au or phone (02) 9385 4800