10th Anniversary Special UTS Zunz Lecture

Do great buildings make great cities? Sydney is a city with its share of great buildings. While a Sydney Opera House or Harbour Bridge are glorious ambassadors for their city; what is their impact on the life of the place and the people?

Emerging world cities compete to create their own ‘starchitect-designed’ masterpieces and become the next beneficiaries of the Bilbao effect. Yet, increasingly complex factors go towards making a great city; encompassing everything from infrastructure and sustainability to human behaviour.

Can there truly be a balance between great buildings and the needs of local people and the wider city? Or are architects, planners, politicians and citizens arguing for a perfect solution that doesn’t exist?

Join our high profile panel, led by Nick Greiner, for a provocative discussion of the past and future of the city of Sydney and other cities where great buildings have made their mark. This is a special event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Zunz Lecture series, established by the University of Technology, Sydney to highlight the importance of engineering, information technology, innovation and collaboration. This series, sponsored by Arup, is named in honour of the work of Sir Jack Zunz, a brilliant British engineer who led the design team on the Sydney Opera House.

Broadcaster and host of SBS TV’s Insight, Jenny Brockie, will Chair a distinguished panel featuring:

• Dr Elizabeth Farrelly – architect, writer and social commentator;
• The Hon. Nick Greiner – former Premier of New South Wales; current Chairman of Infrastructure NSW;
• Graham Jahn – architect and Director of Planning, Development and Transport for the City of Sydney
• Professor Stuart White – Director, Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney