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The PowerMe™ Table and Aria Seating System will launch in the US at the ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo in 2018, October 19-22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

Aria and PowerMe allow communities to sit back, relax and recharge their devices, and to work, dine and socialize outdoors in public space.

Join us for this exciting debut at Booth 1439 – come say g’day, charge up your phone, and try our new Build ARIA augmented reality app.

Add Street Furniture Australia to your personal Expo planner!

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Look for the Bronte Beach banner:

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PowerMe™

PowerMe™ is a charging table that integrates with a range of Street Furniture Australia seats, including the Aria System, so you can sit back, relax and recharge. We’ve all been caught without battery: PowerMe provides peace of mind in public spaces. It features wireless induction and usb ports for phones, and power outlets for laptops – with a modular design that is simple to upgrade as technology evolves. The clamshell housing makes for easy maintenance, with space for optional WiFi and sensors.

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Aria

The Aria Seating System is a modular kit of parts that allows designers to create custom configurations. Tailor your setting for the community with opportunities to work, dine and socialise outdoors. Aria includes one, two and three-seater benches and seats, 180, 90 and 45 degree connectors, and armrests. Try our new Build ARIA augmented reality app to envision your creation in your office or onsite. Possibilities include Ring, Curved, S and C-Shapes, Back to Back and Transit Seats.

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PPN Talk: Quantifying the Impact of Design

Join our Urban Design PPN EXPO tour and see how we’ve quantified the impact of design with activation projects in Australia.

In 2016 #BackyardExperiment, an eight-day activation in Canberra, attracted nearly 250% more dwellers to spend time in a thoroughfare. Social groups increased by up to 780%. Learn how we achieved this, how we measured it, and how we hope to create similar results with user-centered design in a second six-month project.

Earn PDH by joining this Professional Practice Network (PPN) tour on Sunday October 21, from 9.45am to 10.45am – go to PPN Live to register, only 30 places available.

Lighting and yarn bombing makes #BackyardExperiment feel safe at night. Photo: Jackie Chan, WE-EF

Build ARIA

Try our augmented reality app, Build ARIA, to experiment with different configurations of the Aria Seating System in photo-realistic AR.

Create custom configurations with standard modular parts, brought to life onscreen in your office or onsite.

Go to the app store on your iPhone or iPad, and search for Build ARIA.

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We are looking forward to meeting you. To arrange a chat with our ASLA team, please schedule an appointment via your personal Expo planner.

 


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