Envirotecture’s Talina & Andy announced as creative directors for the next ArchiTeam Conference

We are excited to announce that our Envirotecture directors Talina and Andy will also be the ‘creative directors’ for the next ArchiTeam conference. See below for the media release with full details. 

Talina and Andy are also wanting to collaborate with some emerging practitioners to help shape the direction of the conference.

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Expression of Interest to Join our Conference Committee

We’d love to have the input and insight from a younger emerging architect (or two) to join us in curating the conference because the theme resonates with you! (Or perhaps you know someone who’d be interested, and could tap them on the shoulder).

Who: 

A graduate of architecture (or recently registered architect) who cares deeply about a regenerative future where the built-environment is co-created with care for the natural environment, while acknowledging the practicalities of running a small practice - in line with the ArchiTeam ethos.

Role: 

To be a voice in shaping the conference, advising and coordinating with the rest of the committee on the content we should be sharing and the way this information is shared.  Assisting with Identifying and selecting speakers aligned with the conference vision, ensuring a balanced and diverse speaker lineup, including gender balance and cultural diversity.  

This will include attending remote online meetings (approximately monthly)  in the lead up to the conference. 

Please note: The ArchiTeam staff take care of the conference logistics, administration and event-organisational side of things.

Remuneration: 

This is a voluntary/advocacy role, but you’ll also receive:

• Complimentary Architeam CPD (live and online) for 12 months
• Complimentary Architeam Conference registration
• Flights and accommodation, for those based outside Victoria
• An invitation to attend the pre-conference Director's Thank You Dinner, with all speakers.

Please note: Successful applicants will need to be an ArchiTeam member. You can join today for a special - 15 months membership (with or without insurance) for the price of 12 months! 

Expression of Interest:

Applications now open

• Email info@envirotecture.com.au 
• Subject line: I am Discomfortable 
• Please answer in the email (no attachments) a few paragraphs (300 words or less): who you are, why this theme aligns with your ethos, and why you’re the right person for this role.

Applications Close:

Thursday 19th March 2026 at 5pm. 

Successful Applicants will be notified by email on Friday 27th March 2026, with an intro Committee meeting in early April.

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Creative Directors Announced for the ArchiTeam 2027 Conference

(This media release was originally posted on the Architeam Website)

ArchiTeam is pleased to announce the appointment of Talina Edwards and Andy Marlow, Directors of Envirotecture, as Creative Directors for the ArchiTeam 2027 Conference.

The 2027 conference will be shaped around the provocative and timely theomfortable, inviting the profession to ask:

Can we thrive beyond comfort — in practice, in place, and in ourselves?

As small-practice architects with nationally recognised leadership in sustainable and regenerative design, Edwards and Marlow bring a deeply values-driven and practice-grounded perspective to the role. Their curatorial vision responds directly to the ecological, economic and personal pressures facing architects today — particularly those operating small and medium practices — challenging long-held ideas of comfort as the primary measure of success in buildings, business and professional life.

“Comfort has long been a benchmark for good architecture and good practice,” say Edwards and Marlow. “But the world is asking something different of us now. Being comfortable with discomfort is central to growth — personally, professionally and planetarily.”

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‍A Conference at Three Interconnected Scales

The dis-comfortable theme will explore architecture through three interrelated lenses:

• Personal — our inner worlds, health, resilience and capacity
• Professional — small-practice realities, business models, financial resilience and collaborative futures
• Planetary — architecture’s impact, responsibility and regenerative potential

A key focus of the conference will be how architects, particularly those in small practice, can build viable, values-aligned businesses that support wellbeing, longevity and meaningful impact, rather than burnout or survival mode.

The program will provoke critical reflection and open dialogue, asking difficult but necessary questions such as:
Can architecture be good if it causes harm?
How do we design regenerative businesses, not just buildings?
Is development without impact possible?
Does architecture always mean new buildings?

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Moving Beyond “Business as Usual”

The ArchiTeam 2027 Conference will move beyond conventional conference formats, creating space for reflection, collaboration and shared learning. Grounded in care for Country, community and ecosystems, the event will centre agency, hope and collective action rather than guilt or doom-driven narratives.

Edwards and Marlow bring extensive experience in curating events, leading industry conversations, and advocating for practice models that balance commercial reality with environmental and social responsibility. Their approach is grounded in building science, biophilic design, systems thinking and a strong ethic of care for Country, alongside broad professional networks and a longlist of potential presenters already in development.

They will also be joined by a number of early-career architects, helping to round out the conference theme and ensuring emerging voices and future leaders are actively embedded in shaping the program.

“Sustainable is no longer enough,” they say. “The future is regenerative — and that includes how we structure, value and sustain our practices.”

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Shaping a Conference That Matters

Under their creative direction, the 2027 conference will aim to educate, challenge and uplift, supporting architects to build resilient practices while encouraging the profession to pause, reflect, collaborate and move forward together as a living network rooted in responsibility, care and regenerative values.

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An ArchiTeam Board member Karen Erdos said:

“Advocating for architects in small and medium practice has always been central to ArchiTeam’s purpose. The 2027 conference reflects that commitment, supporting the business of practice while challenging the profession to lead with care, responsibility and ambition in a rapidly changing world.”

ArchiTeam looks forward to working with Edwards and Marlow to deliver a conference that is bold, meaningful and responsive to the realities of contemporary practice — and one that equips the profession not just to survive, but to thrive.

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About ArchiTeam

ArchiTeam is a cooperative dedicated to supporting, developing, and assisting the growth of emerging, small to medium architect practices across Australia. With over 1000 members nationally, ArchiTeam provides a platform for advocacy, peer support, and recognition within the architectural community.

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