AnA Amsterdam 2025
2025-01-30 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | Vondelkerk, Vondelstraat 120, Amsterdam, 1054 GS, Netherlands
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, at The Edge, Fed Square in Melbourne, Architects, not Architecture will bring together three of Australia’s leading architects from Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Representing three distinct cities and perspectives on Australian architecture, they will share the personal experiences, defining moments, and creative influences that shaped their lives and careers: – Monique Woodward, WOWOWA Architecture & Interiors, Melbourne – www.wowowa.com.au – Angelo Candalepas, Angelo Candalepas and Associates, Sydney – www.candalepas.com – Ingrid Richards, Richards and Spence, Brisbane – www.richardsandspence.com “Architects, not Architecture”, or “AnA”, gives guests the chance to get to know renowned architects on a more personal level. There is only one golden rule: speakers are not allowed to talk about their architectural projects. Since the format was introduced in 2015, audiences around the world have discovered the personal stories, values, and inspirations behind some of architecture’s most influential voices. This event is presented with the generous support of our Fisher & Paykel , Autex, Allegion, Knauf. Together, the speakers reflect the breadth and diversity of contemporary Australian architecture. Monique Woodward is Co-Founder and Creative Director of the award-winning B Corp-certified practice WOWOWA Architecture & Interiors, recognised for its joyful, narrative-driven architecture and commitment to design advocacy. Angelo Candalepas leads one of Australia’s most acclaimed architectural practices, whose work spans housing, heritage, education, and major cultural institutions. Ingrid Richards is Co-Founder of Richards and Spence, the Brisbane practice behind some of Queensland’s most influential public precincts and celebrated destinations. Doors open at 17:30. The talks start at 18:00.

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Program live

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17:30

“Doors open” & Get-Together

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18:00 – 18:15

Welcome

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18:15-19:15

Two Speakers (20-minute talk & 10-minute interview)

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19:15 – 19:45

Break & Fingerfood

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19:45-20:15

Last Speaker (20-minute talk & 10-minute interview)

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20:15 – 20:30

Round table discussion & Q&A

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20:30 – 21:30

Get-Together & Drinks

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The event venue

The Edge is the glass theatre crown jewel of Fed Square in Melbourne, Australia. Its extensive glazing provides views of some of Melbourne’s iconic landmarks, including the Yarra River, Alexandra Gardens, the Arts Centre Melbourne spire, and the surrounding parklands. The venue’s intricate steel latticework creates a distinctive backdrop that envelops the interior while maintaining unobstructed views across the city.

About the SpeakersIngrid Richards and Adrian Spence established their eponymous Brisbane-based practice in 2008. In the work of Richards and Spence Architects private development, from the scale of a window to a silhouette on the skyline, is a catalyst for public life. The practice is best known for its contribution to Brisbane’s James Street Precinct, including The Calile Hotel and Ada Lane. Realised over more than a decade, this prodigious body of work has helped shape the precinct as a distinctive piece of Brisbane, where architecture, landscape, interiors and public life are deftly conceived as a continuous experience. Both graduates of the University of Queensland, Ingrid and Adrian, have practised in Brisbane for more than two decades. Their work is shaped by the subtropical conditions of Queensland and characterised by material permanence, spatial generosity and a reductive approach to form. Interiors and landscapes are considered inseparable from architecture – part of the same spatial, material and atmospheric proposition.Across projects of varying scale and type, the studio is interested in architecture that extends beyond the brief – buildings that contribute to the activity of the street, respond meaningfully to climate and place, and become enduring parts of the cities they create. Monique Woodward FRAIA is Co-Founder and Creative Director of WOWOWA Architecture & Interiors, a B Corp-certified practice established in 2010 on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. Known as “spatial biographers,” WOWOWA creates award-winning, narrative-rich spaces designed to be both intimate and publicly generous. Beyond practice, Monique is a prominent advocate and thought leader who served for a decade as an Australian Institute of Architects Victorian and National Councillor. She received the AIA National Emerging Architect Prize in 2018, co-curated the 2019 AIA National Conference, and served on the National Gender Equity, Diversity and Impact Committee. She is also a Dulux Study Tour alumna. Angelo Candalepas LFRAIA is Founder and Director of Angelo Candalepas and Associates, established in Sydney in 1999. His work spans housing, heritage, education, civic and cultural architecture and has received numerous Australian and international honours, including the Royal Institute of British Architects International Award for Excellence, the Sir John Sulman Medal, the Harry Seidler Award, and the NSW Premier’s Prize for Architecture. Current projects include The Fox: NGV Contemporary and work at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, alongside Royal Far West and St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney.

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