Australian Architecture Conference 2026: Together. Or Not At All?

The Australian Architecture Conference 2026, themed Together. Or Not At All?, convenes the national profession in Brisbane across two days at QPAC and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Australian Institute of Architects, this is the most significant gathering in the Australian architecture calendar, bringing together practitioners, academics, clients and policy makers to examine the central questions facing the profession.

The 2026 programme places practice ethics and climate response at the centre of its content, with peer-led debates structured to move the conversation from policy intent toward practice-based action. The conference format is designed around serious professional engagement, with up to 15 CPD points available across the two days, making it one of the most credit-efficient continuing education opportunities of the year.

For Brisbane-based practices and firms active nationally, the conference landing in Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympic infrastructure rollout gives the timing additional weight. Debate about scale, procurement models and the ethical obligations of architects working on large public commissions will be directly relevant to firms in the pipeline for Games-related work.