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CURF Seminar - Housing Affordability - 6 March 2017

Housing Affordability: Are we there yet? Expert panel discussion with (pictured from left to right) Travis Gilbert, Suzanne Orr MLA and Alan Morschel (with chair Prof Barbara Norman)

International Seminar 2017 - 10 March 2017 - ‘Culture Ideas Strategies in the Making of a City – Baukultur & the German Federal Cities Program’ Reiner Nagel Director of the German Federal Foundation of Building Culture

The lecture combined a presentation of the basic principles and strategies of the Foundation including the practice of tendering and project allocation based on concept quality with built examples between HafenCity Hamburg, Werkbundstadt Berlin and New Urban Districts in various parts of Germany.

Prof Barbara Norman, Dr Anthony Burton & Ms Tayanah O'Donnell talk about CURF's work.

CURF Seminar 7 November 2016 The New Urban Agenda – reporting on UN Habitat 3 and what it means for Australia and Canberra

The expert panel of Barbara Norman, Simon Corbell and Dorte Ekelund considered the UN Habitat 3 program and responded to its applicability and relevance to the challenge for mid-sized cities and regional centres such as Canberra.

Prof Barbara Norman of CURF and Gillian Bird, Ambassador of Australia to the UN at Habitat III

A Habitat III Networking Event was held on Urban Resilience. CURF Director Prof Barbara Norman spoke on Climate and City Resilience. Also speaking at the session was Her Excellency Gillian Bird, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations