Street Furniture Australia

2024 Western Sydney Symposium: Climate Action in the Public Realm

An annual half-day knowledge exchange hosted by Cumberland City Council, AILA and Street Furniture Australia for built environment professionals. In 2024, we will explore positive climate action for the future of Western Sydney and our planet. Hear 10-minute insights from industry experts on diverse topics: materials, urban cooling, smart technology, product stewardship and circularity, followed by a panel discussion on current challenges and the way forward around climate action. Thursday, 14 Nov 2024 | 8.30am – 1pmVenue: Parramatta Square Business and Events Centre, (Level P2)4 Parramatta Square, 12 Darcy Street, Parramatta For anyone who is interstate or overseas, we are live-streaming this event. Thursday, 14 Nov 2024 | 9am – 12 noon AEDT.Please register using the link below. Program: Presented by:

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Street Furniture Australia presents at LPA Design Studios’ Summit

June Lee Boxsell spoke to landscape architects and engineers about Australian innovation and climate action at the recent LPA Design Studio summit in Irvine, California. Another wonderful collaboration with our US distributor partner Spruce and Gander. Using analogous insight, June drew parallels between the collaborative relationship of industrial designers and engineers at Street Furniture Australia to the very similar relationship between landscape architects and civil engineers at LPA Design Studio. During an hour long interactive presentation, June demonstrated the critical interactions and back and forth between design and engineering teams, from early inspiration and market research, through design, material testing, prototyping and the many rounds of product testing prior to going to market. To illustrate our process for designing and manufacturing furniture, June shared The Story of a Chair. The Story …