Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture 2023

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Ferrars & York, South Melbourne. Image: Tess Kelly via NZIA

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Nightingale 2.0, Fairfield. Image: Tess Kelly via NZIA

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Ian Athfield with model for Phillipines Low-Cost Housing Competition winning entry. Image: Athfield Architects via NZIA

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Te Kāhui Whaihanga has invited Liam Wallis to present this year’s Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture.

Wallis spent his childhood in Melbourne and studied science, Japanese, architecture and property at the University of Melbourne, and Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He established HIP V. HYPE in 2002, a multi-disciplinary company that operates as a sustainability consultancy and developer of sustainable, research-based residential properties and property models.

The company has three parts to its advisory — building performance and delivery, policy and planning for government, and developing strategies and plans to assist businesses in their response to climate change. It also has two work-share spaces for sustainably minded businesses, both of which are located in Melbourne.

Nightingale 2.0, Fairfield. Image: Tess Kelly via NZIA

HIP V. HYPE worked on the first two of Melbourne’s Nightingale projects as an investor, developer and collaborator on the housing models. Wallis and his family have now lived in three of HIP V. HYPE’s projects, including the latest Ferrars & York. The award-winning building, which was designed in collaboration with Six Degrees and built by Ironside, has 22 carbon-neutral apartments and is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.

As this year’s Sir Ian Athfield Memorial Lecture presenter, Wallis will discuss responsibilities in light of climate change and its impact on our environment and infrastructure. He will cover the policies and frameworks he has developed for government and discuss sustainability goals such as carbon neutrality. He will also present a case study on his company’s latest residential project, Ferrars & York in South Melbourne, together with an upcoming project.

Ian Athfield with model for Phillipines Low-Cost Housing Competition winning entry. Image: Athfield Architects via NZIA

The annual Sir Ian Athfield lecture is a free public event provided by Te Kāhui Whaihanga, sponsored by Resene. The lecture honours and celebrates the late Sir Ian Athfield who was knighted in 2014 for his contribution to architecture in New Zealand.