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UTZON Lecture Collective

Discover a rich library of 91É«ÇéƬ UTZON lectures featuring more than 50 global leaders in the field of the built environment. This decade long series was launched by the family of Danish architect, and designer of the Sydney Opera House Jorn Utzon AC.
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Recent UTZON Lecture

2025 Judith Neilson UTZON Lecture – Kamal Kishore

Kamal Kishore—Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR—explores the urgent global challenges posed by disasters, and how local action can play a pivotal role in reducing risk and building resilience.

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2024 Gold Medal A.S. Hook Address with Professor Philip Thalis

2024
The Gold Medal is the Australian Institute of Architects' highest honor. In 2024 it was awarded to 91É«ÇéƬ Professor of Practice Philip Thalis who, as part of the award, gave the A.S.Hook Address at 91É«ÇéƬ on the 26th September, 2024. 91É«ÇéƬ would like to thank Donald K Turner for philanthropic support with the event.

Alison Killing

Pulitzer Prize-winning Architect, Killing Architects

2022
Investigating Xinjiang's network of detention camps

Francine Houben

Founding Partner, Mecanoo Architects, Delft, The Netherlands

2019
People, Place, Purpose, Poetry

Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg

Founding Principals, Koning Eizenberg, USA

2019
Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal

Dame Jo da Silva OBE

Global Director of International Development, Arup Group, United Kingdom

2018
Reducing Risk, Building Resilience

Jan Utzon

Utzon Architects, Denmark

2010
Sydney Opera House: The Past, Present and Future

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For information about upcoming UTZON lectures and to stay connected to 91É«ÇéƬ Built Environment, please contact us at ada.events@unsw.edu.au

The extensive collective library

  • YearNameTitle with link to lecture
    2025Vinu Daniel
    2024The Hon. Rose Jackson
    2024Professor Daniel Aldrich
    2023Jan & Lin Utzon
    2023Professor Briony Rogers
    2023Phil Bernstein
    2023Dr Rob Stokes
    2023Mun Summ Wong and Richard Hassell
    2022Alison Mirams
    2022Alison Killing
    2021Baye Adofo-Wilson
    2021Professor Penny Sparke
    2020Professor George Ofori and Professor David Sanderson
    2020Zhizhe Yu
    2019Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg
    2019Brett Moore
    2018Jo da Silva OBE
    2018Professor of Practice Rachel Neeson
    2018Carme Pinos
    2018Professor Peter G. Rowe
    2017Dr Anshu Sharma
    2017Associate Professor Nina-Marie Lister
    2017Professor Duncan Maclennan
    2017Reiner Nagel
    2016Kerry Hill AO
    2016Professor Mattheos Santamouris
    2016Associate Professor Oya Demirbilek
    2016Professor David Sanderson
    2016Professor Juhani Pallasmaa
    2016Professor Helen Lochhead
    2015Professor Sue Holliday
    2015Professor Mario Carpo
    2015Professor Mark Burry
    2015Professor Michael Benedikt
    2015Adjunct Professor Graham Jahn AM
    2014Associate Professor Elizabeth Farrelly
    2014Professor Barry Bergdoll
    2014Jennifer Westacott AO
    2014Professor Vishaan Chakrabarti
    2014Professor Juhani Pallasmaa
    2014Liu Jiakun
    2014Professor Bruce Judd
    2014Professor John Tomaney
    2013Professor George Galster
    2013Dr Alfonso Vegara Gomez
    2013Professor Susan Fainstein
    2013Adjunct Professor Diane Jones
    2013Professor Alan Peters
    2013Professor Xing Ruan
    2013Glenn Palin
    2013Professor Satoshi Kose
    2012Professor Richard Johnson
    2012Professor Deo Prasad
    2012Professor James Weirick
    2012Professor Michael Neuman
    2012Sir Anthony Mason
    2012Greg Deas
    2011Clover Moore
    2011Professor Martin Loosemoore
    2011Professor Peter Singer AC
    2010Professor Susan Thompson and Professor Anthony Capon
    2010Adjunct Professor Sasha Coles, Emeritus Professor Linda Corkery, Adrian McGregor, Jane Irwin
    2010Dr Mile Park
    2010Jan Utzon

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