Lunchtime Talk: What I Wish I Knew Then (Architecture)
Presented by National Gallery of Victoria
DETAILS
Free, no booking required
Foyer, ground level
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Thu 21 May 12.30 – 1.15pm
As part of the What I Wish I Knew Then, a series of free lunchtime talks for Melbourne Design Week, Nigerian-born, Melbourne-based architect, photographer, and artist at Sibling Architecture, Tope Adesina, hosts a conversation with emerging designers and industry leaders on their journeys to becoming accredited architectural designers, considering how they have navigated the challenges and opportunities of their careers.
What I Wish I Knew Then pairs emerging designers with experienced industry leaders for candid, cross-generational conversations. Each session is moderated by an expert and explores lessons learned, creative risks, and pivotal career moments, offering insight, inspiration.
Participants
Tope Adesina
Tope Adesina is a Nigerian-born, Melbourne-based architect, photographer and artist at Sibling Architecture. His practice explores the intersection of architecture, art, and the public realm, focusing on how spaces are experienced, perceived, and shared contextually. Across his professional, personal, and academic work, he foregrounds curiosity, experimentation, and play as essential design tools, using interdisciplinary approaches as language to reframe everyday environments and expand possibilities for civic engagement.