The Government Architect NSW supports and promotes processes that create great design outcomes. It collaborates with other agencies and industry specialists in the preparation of webinars that focus on a range of special subject areas and emerging design policy.

If you would like to receive information about upcoming webinars, email [email protected] to register your interest.

Sustainable Building SEPP – Non-residential update

13 September 2023 – Find out more about the requirements for non-residential development under the Sustainable Buildings SEPP.

Design Guide for Health – Spaces, Places and Precincts

3 August 2023 – Key elements of the design guide, how to implement the principles of the guide in practise and provide an opportunity for a live question and answer session.

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Sustainable Building SEPP – Preparing for 1 October

26 July 2023 – Find out more about what we are doing to get ready for the commencement of the Sustainable Buildings SEPP on 1 October 2023.

Introducing the Connecting to Country Framework

3 July 2023 – Connections between Aboriginal knowledge systems and western science, detail within the actions for delivering projects, how Aboriginal knowledge is helping to support projects, lessons learned/challenges, future opportunities from testing the draft Connecting with Country document.

Ocean Pools and Coastal Design

6 May 2021 – Ocean pools in NSW, Future of ocean pools, Context of coastal development in NSW.

Design Review: In Conversation

3 December 2020 – State Design Review Panel (SDRP), Good Design, Design Review.

Good Urban Design (The Levee Maitland and Riverlink Building)

5 November 2020 – Good Urban Design, Urban Design for Regional NSW, case studies, councils.

Movement and Place in NSW

10 September 2020 – Movement and Place in NSW, Movement and Place Framework, Practitioner’s Guide.

Urban Design for Regional NSW

27 August 2020 – Creating healthy-built environments, regional NSW, Implementing the Guide.

Connecting with Country – Water

30 July 2020 – Approach to water from a connecting with Country perspective, water landscapes of Sydney, Western Parkland City.

Greener Places

2 July 2020 – Greening our City, Greener Public Spaces, green infrastructure, Design and Public Space team.

Aligning Movement and Place

25 June 2019 – Movement and Place, collaboration culture, new language.

Planning for Healthy Communities – Walking and Cycling in Regional NSW

18 June 2019 – Healthy environment, health issues, how health is linked to the built environment.

Designing with Country

12 June 2019 – Aboriginal culture, how we care for Country, planning context, cultural framework.

Design Guide for Heritage

14 May 2019 – Design Guide for Heritage.