RAA President’s Welcome to 2026
As we move into 2026, the Regional Architecture Association looks forward to extending our presence within the design community and strengthening our role as the peak body representing architects and affiliated professions across regional Australia.
Learnings from Central Australia
For the Regional Architecture Association’s recent experience in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, titled When you come to another country, creative directors Bobbie Bayley, Owen Kelly and Tonielle Dempers set an ambitious agenda: a three-day forum for sharing knowledge grounded in place.
30th September 2025
RAA presents Mparntwe: When you come to another Country
A RAA event where visitors will come away with a felt sense of Mparntwe’s layered Country, where design converges with story, land and reality, and a deeper reckoning with the intricate, often uneasy entanglements of community, climate, landscape and water.
1st August 2025
MPARNTWE: First Regional Architecture Association Event in Central Australia Announced for 2025
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) has announced its third event for 2025 – MPARNTWE: WHEN YOU COME TO ANOTHER COUNTRY — to be held in Alice Springs on Arrernte Country and representing the organisation’s first foray into Central Australia.
25th July 2025
MPARNTWE: First Regional Architecture Association Event in Central Australia Announced for 2025
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) has announced its third event for 2025 – MPARNTWE: WHEN YOU COME TO ANOTHER COUNTRY — to be held in Alice Springs on Arrernte Country and representing the organisation’s first foray into Central Australia.
Questioning resilience in architecture with RAA
The Regional Architecture Association is presenting an educational event on 'Questions of Resilience', looking specifically at Australia's burgeoning hemp industry for sustainable construction.
20th May 2025
It’s all about CONTEXT
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is putting on an experience in Canberra in March 2025.
13th March 2025
Gathering around the edges in the Blue Mountains
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is set to host a three-day event focusing on regional architecture and its impact on the perception of place.
29th August 2024
CENTRED 2024: Celebrating regional architecture in Yamba
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is planning something big for Regional New South Wales! MiCRO kicks off in March.
4th June 2024
Big Ideas at MiCRO with the Regional Architecture Association
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is planning something big for Regional New South Wales! MiCRO kicks off in March.
19th February 2024
Immersive hands-on learning at First Peoples Architecture event
Beginnings – First Peoples Architecture presented by the RAA, took place 19th-21st October. Hands-on in its learnings, attendees also gained CPD Points.
22nd November 2023
BEGINNINGS - FIRST PEOPLES’ ARCHITECTURE | A REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATION EXPERIENCE
A continuation of their support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Regional Architecture Association (RAA)’s next event, BEGINNINGS – First Peoples’ Architecture is a chance to be immersed in a deep cultural experience of architecture and language from the families and elders who have an ancient connection to Coolendel.
Beginnings: First People’s Architecture
A deep cultural experience, Beginnings is an opportunity to learn from First Nations peoples about the link between architecture and connection to Country. As part of the event, First People’s will build structures in the spirit of ancestors who historically built on the same land, in Coolendel.
Australia’s Indigenous Architecture on show at RAA’s Coolendel Event in October
The Regional Architecture Association (RAA) is organising an immersive event designed to provide attendees a comprehensive experiential introduction to First Nations’ design and building practices.
20th September 2023
POWER OF COMMUNITY fringe event
The Saturday morning program of fringe events will include a site visit to a modest Goldfields home by Melbourne firm Design Office where architect Mark Simpson will show delegates around and provide insight into the project.
At last, regional architecture takes centre stage
Following the devastation of bushfires, floods, and the pandemic, in 2021, a group of like-minded regional architects banded together to form a new, member-driven organisation with a focus on bringing about positive change in Australia’s regional areas. Thus, the Regional Architecture Association (RAA) was born.
6th July 2023
Architecture to affect change: Regional Architecture Association
In the regions, architects and those interested in the built environment are pooling their knowledge to help affect change. Jan Henderson introduces us to the Regional Architecture Association and what it does.
23rd November 2022
Renovation Collaborative Podcast
Three of our RAA members were interviewed across season 3 of the Renovation Collaborative podcast put together by respected Australian residential architect Stephanie Skyring who collaborates with design and construction industry experts to share up-to-date knowledge.
David Donald on ABC Australia Wide
Presenter from RAA’s MPARNTWE event, Architect and Director of Healthabitat David Donald, recently featured on the ABC’s Australia Wide program, following an interview on the sidelines while in Alice Springs. You can catch him at the 13 minute mark.
11th September 2025
Celebrating regional architecture
In this edition of The Conversation Hour the team delve into what distinguishes regional architecture from metro architecture.
The team meet architects based in regional areas and discuss the environmental and aesthetic considerations.
19th January 2023