Retrofit Symposium

Retrofit Symposium

Setting the national research agenda to support the transformation of Australian cities.

21 - 22 November 2023

The Retrofit Symposium brought together academic, government and industry experts to present a series of keynote lectures, panel discussions and site visits over two days, advocating for an increase in the scale of retrofitting in Australia.

Speakers including Indy Johar (Architecture 00 and Dark Matter Labs) and Nicky Drobis (Fender Kastilidis) explored how the built environment sector can best improve the performance of existing assets with retrofitting as it moves towards more sustainable standards.

Read more at The Retrofit Lab website

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Session recordings

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Symposium convenors

  • Prof Sarah Bell
  • Marita Doak
  • Enzo Lara-Hamilton

Key partners and supporters

  • The Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning at the University of Melbourne
  • The Retrofit Lab
  • Indy Johar appeared courtesy of the Robert Garland Treseder Fellowship
  • Site visits generously hosted by Revival Projects, ISPT, RMIT, City of Melbourne, and Foodcube.