John Wardle is an Australian architect and founder of John Wardle Architects, whose work builds upon ideas that evolve from a site’s topography, landscape, history and context.

Wardle speaks regularly at national and international conferences, most recently as keynote at the 2018 World Architecture Festival.

In 2018, JWA’s Somewhere Other was the first Australian work to be presented in the Arsenale at La Biennale di Venezia.

The practice has received over 175 industry awards.

Most recently the practice was awarded a 2022 AIA Tasmanian Chapter Award for Educational Architecture, for Cradle Coast Campus at West Park for the University of Tasmania. Set on a unique coastal site in Burnie, it offers a broad range of education opportunities to northern Tasmanian communities.

As part of the University of Tasmania’s Northern Transformation programme, the practice has designed a campus precinct plan with considerable research into strategies that will deliver an enduring community asset for the community of Northern Tasmania. The work has involved the design of three buildings and a bridge at Inveresk.

The annual Sir Ian Athfield lecture series is a free public lecture series provided by Te Kāhui Whaihanga with support by Resene. The lecture series honours the late Sir Ian Athfield — fondly known as ‘Ath’ – a singular and much-loved figure in New Zealand architecture.

Register today to reserve your place:

• Auckland 18 October – Sky City Theatre
• Wellington 19 October – Embassy Theatre
• Christchurch 20 October – James Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall

Doors open 5pm, lecture from 5.30-7.00pm.