Panel discussion: AI and the Future of the Built Environment

AI is moving into architecture. Join Anycie Barakat and Gabrielle Suhr for a debate about what's genuinely changing versus hype.

Presented by Inner West Startups and Tech and Proptech Australia

AI is moving into architecture faster than most realize. Generative design tools now turn prompts into building models. Feasibility work that took weeks takes minutes. AI is even checking plans against planning controls.

So what happens to a profession that takes six years to enter and is protected by registration? Is this architecture's Uber moment? Or are judgement, liability and professional sign-off a moat that AI simply cannot cross?

We're bringing together two experts for a real debate about what's genuinely changing versus hype. Anycie Barakat, VP Digital Code Engineering at Archistar.ai, brings expertise in property technology, AI-powered feasibility and digital planning tools. Gabrielle Suhr, Project Director at SJB Architects, brings experience in architecture, design leadership and complex project delivery.

This is for founders, operators, architects, developers and anyone curious about where the built environment is headed. No product pitches. Just honest answers.

Event details
Community organised

Thu 20 Aug 2026

6:00pm - 9:00pm

$18.50