Season’s Greetings from the AASA: Looking ahead to 2026 in Architectural Education Advocacy

On behalf of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA), we wish you a safe, restful, and recharging holiday season and a happy new year.

Thank you to our elected Executive and Portfolio Leaders. Your tireless dedication is seen and deeply appreciated. Without your commitment, AASA’s mission, in supporting quality architectural education, research and creative work, and sector advocacy, would not be realised.

Looking to 2026, we will grow AASA’s reach across Oceania and South-East Asia, align advocacy with professional standards, and continue elevating First Nations engagement, wellbeing, and digital literacies as everyday elements of excellent studio teaching. With members, we will strengthen AASA as a sector-leading volunteer-led not-for-profit, focus advocacy where it matters most for Schools, and coordinate shared initiatives that reduce duplication and lift quality across the region.

We will continue our portfolio stream, including Indigenous Education, Climate Action, the ACSA/AASA Planetary Practices Conference, Australian Modernism, Teaching & Learning, Communications, s-architecture, and AAELS (2019–2029), and begin curating a new AASA Teaching Commons of short, peer-screened exemplars that are lightweight to adopt and inclusive by design.

We look forward to connecting with you in 2026 through our shared programs, publications, and initiatives in support of architectural education across the Australasian region.

Warm regards,

Chris Brisbin

President: Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA)

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