Architecture Groups Sydney

Placeholder with Satya Chunduru #85

In this Lunch & Learn, **Satya Chunduru** will explore why **AI is the missing link in modern architecture**. Most organisations don’t struggle to build AI pilots — they struggle to **scale them** and turn them into **measurable business value**. Satya’s **3A™ Framework (Adoptive AI Architecture)** was created to bridge that gap. It connects **strategy, data, enterprise knowledge, decisions, operating models, and AI‑enabled actions** into a coherent architecture that delivers real outcomes. The framework acts as both a **reference architecture** and a **thinking model**, designed to complement existing enterprise delivery, governance, and transformation practices. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share more about the thinking behind the framework and the practical components that support **scalable, accountable AI adoption**.

Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Sydney Well-Architected Meetup!

Hi Architects, Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Sydney Well-Architected User Group Meetup! Each month we cover off AWS best-practices across all pillars and give away drones - lots of drones 🥳 **Please also note that AWS Security now requests a company name and company email where it is available. If you are a student, please list your institution and your student email address at that institution 👍** We'll be announcing more speakers on [https://well-architected.me](https://well-architected.me/) and previewing presentations during the coming weeks - our speakers and details this month include: * **Rajesh Krishnan, CEO, Trust4AI** **The AI Trust Equation – Prove that your AI is trustworthy with a measurable framework** In this session Rajesh will show self-assessment tools to evaluate your AI systems against regulatory requirements, track compliance continuously with real-time monitoring and maintain comprehensive audit trails and documentation for complete oversight. * **Mystery Speaker** **AWS Partner Revenue Management; A New Dawn or... ;-)** Partner Revenue Measurement (PRM) is the biggest change to the AWS Partner Network (APN) and in this session we will dive deep into the details and importance - essential for any AWS partner or customer. This month's menu will include: * Pizzas * Beer: Nastro Azzurro * Wine: Big and red 🤤 So come join us at 5:30 for a 6pm **SHARP** start, followed by beer, wine, pizza and friendly networking after our talks :-) Tired of Linkedin’s "thought leadership”, spam and advertising? Join https://well-architected.me/ , the AWS community built for architects, developers and cloud professionals. * Connect with experienced AWS practitioners * Preview upcoming AWS Meetups and relive past content * Create and review beautiful AWS case studies in minutes * Prepare for AWS certifications with curated quizzes * Show your manager and reports you’re well-architected (Please note that by registering to attend you agree to your details being shared as and where required with Amazon Web Services and AWS Well-Architected User Group partners)

Sydney Culture Walk – Modern Sydney Architecture

🚶‍♂️ Sydney Culture Walk – Modern Sydney Architecture Hosted by Craig Join us for another fascinating Sydney Culture Walk as we explore the architecture, ambition and transformation of post-war Sydney. This walk takes us from Martin Place to Circular Quay, uncovering Sydney’s “Mad Men” era of the 1950s, 60s and 70s — a period of rapid growth when skyscrapers began reshaping the skyline, public art flourished, and bold new ideas transformed the city. We’ll discover hidden architectural gems, iconic buildings, public artworks and stories of a Sydney evolving into the vibrant global city we know today. 📅 Sunday 16 August 2026 ⏰ 2:30pm 📍 Meet outside the GPO, 1 Martin Place 🚶 Easy-paced walk (approximately 1–2 hours) 🍻 We’ll finish with a drink or two afterwards for those who’d like to stay and socialise. Whether you’re interested in history, architecture, photography or simply enjoy discovering a different side of Sydney, this promises to be a relaxed afternoon of culture, conversation and connection. New members are always welcome.

BONDI PAVILION X WAVERLEY ART PRIZE  

CrowdLands: Unlocking Housing Affordability in Plain Sight

The problem is simple. The solution starts with openness. Housing affordability requires building more homes. Significantly more. Densely located where people actually want to live and work. When done right, everyone benefits: first-time buyers get access, developers move more units, and landowners see their values rise. But there's a bottleneck. Before a single brick is laid, land must be assembled into viable plots. Right now, this process happens behind closed doors - favouring land bankers and large developers at everyone else's expense. What if we could change that? **What to expect** **Talk** Peter Dempster demystifies how land banking actually works, and shares his vision for opening up the process so it works for communities, not just insiders. **Hack** Then we roll up our sleeves. In a collaborative workshop, we'll brainstorm and start building a simulation that demonstrates how transparent land assembly could work in practice - a visual tool to make the abstract tangible. **Who should come?** Anyone curious about housing, urban development, civic tech, or game design. Developers, designers, policy thinkers, data people - all welcome. **Bring:** * A laptop * Any coding agents or tools you favour * An open mind By attending this event, you consent that you may be photographed and recorded on video. These photos and videos may be used for marketing and promotional purposes in the future. If you have any concerns please let the team know upon arrival. Please do join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/wPmp25Xnm5

PHP/Laravel - 2026 August

Join us at the Cover Genius HQ in Sydney, we have some fantastic talks prepared! Please try and arrive from 5:30pm for pizza & drinks, and a 6pm start, otherwise we'll have to let you up as the elevator will be locked. In this case, please SMS Max on 0466029946 (do not call). *** **Glue Work in the AI Age** \- Jade Edward Agents and an AI augmented SDLC are shining a light on how thinking, talking about, and managing glue work is more important than ever, no matter who needs it or does the work. **Calendars, Dates and Time** \- Nigel James Date Time programming and how to hate it less. *** You can live-stream the meetup here: [https://meet.google.com/vua-tnhc-zxz](https://meet.google.com/vua-tnhc-zxz) Join the PHP Australia Slack: [https://join.slack.com/t/phpaustralia/shared_invite/zt-8t0xmjpz-MVdkkbgtIkek31IzcVVCgA](https://join.slack.com/t/phpaustralia/shared_invite/zt-8t0xmjpz-MVdkkbgtIkek31IzcVVCgA) Join the Australia JS Discord: [https://ausjs.au](https://ausjs.au) We are also always looking for more sponsors, so please reach out if you're interested.August

Earning Influence: Why Strong Design work doesn't move the room

Welcome Back CCX Sydney to our events for 2026 from myself, Lydia, Sylvia and James and we are planning a bumper selection of speakers for this year. Our next event on August 18th will feature two unique presentations from Designers Dan Whelan and Ariel Blackman both from Commonwealth Bank. We will be hosting by the Team at Hipages special thanks to Carlos Guedes and Natalia Furtado. Our first Talk from CBA Product Design leader, Dan Whelan: **Earning Influence: Why Strong Design Work Doesn't Move the Room** **About Dan's Talk** You're doing great work. Decisions move on without you anyway. Here's why — and what has to be true before that changes. It's easy to assume that if the work is good enough, it earns its own influence. It doesn't. Design gets described, by default, in process terms — what was explored, tested, shipped — while the room is listening for risk, revenue and consequence, meaning how we describe the work to each other isn't the value our stakeholders want to see. Good work can fail to move a decision, because how it's described isn't connected to the decision's value. This talk covers the two things that usually get in the way of making your work land. First, the translation problem: why the same piece of work, described two different ways, gets two completely different receptions from your non-designer stakeholders. Second, the gap underneath: work that fails to land because it was never linked to key behaviour to start with, it was built around untraceable best practice. This talk covers both, so the next time you do good work, it doesn't get ignored. **About Dan** Dan Whelan is a design leader with 20 years across companies including Intuit and CommBank, and some of Australia's most complex financial products. She writes and speaks on decision quality and behavioural design, helping designers close the gap between doing strong work and having it influence the room. Our second speaker also from CBA will Ariel Blackman, User Experience Designer on Neurodivergent Strategies **About Ariel:** Agile design specialist with a talent for Graphic and UX/UI Design. Masterfully shape the brand identities of organisations through telling diverse stories that breed connection. An experienced resource that can instantly oversee existing projects in from initial creation and execution of design, to follow through with production to the finished product. Dedicated to changing the digital landscape through creating designs that evoke the satisfaction of users whilst providing a lasting sense of wonder. Please note that we will be back at Hipages for our August Event so please familiarise yourself with The location and Start Time. We hope to See you in August and are really looking forward to Hearing from both Dan and Ariel.

Central / Surry Hills Classic Film Photography

The challenge for today is to capture street images around Central Station, Belmore Park and Surry Hills. Look for the unusual and let your images tell a story. If you feel comfortable enough you could ask a subject for their portrait. The meet up point is the cafe outside the country platforms at 10 am. It is next to the Eternity Cafe. I would recommend monochrome film at 400 ASA or ISO. Hp 5 by Ilford works well as well as Kodak Tri X. It gives a grain effect similar to mid 20th Century film emulsions. I would consider developing the negatives and getting the images scanned to your computer which you can then upload to the meetup page or Instagram. If you have an image, you particularly like you can pick up the negatives from your camera store later. I would recommend Digi Direct at Bondi Junction or Super 8 at Newtown. It is more challenging using film but that is part of the fun. If you don't own a film camera there are two stores in Newtown that sell refurbished 35 mm film cameras or alternatively you can buy a disposable film camera on line or try the two retail stores I suggested earlier. Why not give it a try as there will be more film events in the future.

GPO Heritage Tour (free guided tour )

Discover the rich history of the former Sydney General Post Office building with a guide on the GPO Heritage Tour. Located in the heart of Sydney’s financial and fashion district, and housed in the historic 151 year old former General Post Office building. **Location: The Fullerton Hotel Sydney – Concierge** When: **Thursday, August 6, 2026** Time: **6:00 PM - 7:30 PM** Cost: Free *Note: The tour is free but please RSVP as the spots are limited.* Please come inside the Fullerton hotel and wait near the concierge for the tour. The tour duration is 90 minutes. The tour takes approximately 2,327 steps to complete.

SydDT #129: Community Social

SydDT is a diverse community of 10,000+ members started in 2015. Our monthly meetup is one of the top design thinking meetups globally. The SydDT community is known for being **fun, welcoming, and inclusive**. Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design community. More details closer to the date... **EVENT SPONSORS** This event is brought to you by... contact us if you're keen to support the SydDT community. We take photos and record our events for documentation and promo purposes. Just let us know if you prefer not to be featured.

SSP TUE...CROWN ST ...Central Stn bus 311 or 440 to cnr Oxford &Crown)

**1st Meetup point**: Central Station Cafe, near the country train entry at 10.30 am. **2nd and last Meetup point**: Shakespeare Hotel, Surry Hills, just to the west of the Light Rail Station, Surry Hills. Arrive at Central station and catch the bus 440 to the junction of Crown St and Oxford St. If you get to Taylor Square you have gone one stop too far. From here we will stroll down Crown St to Surry Hills light rail station. For street photographers there are a plethora of choices for images that may prove to be problematic. Too many choices. There are plenty of things happening in the area. Keep your eyes open and sharpen your observation skills. There are no guarantees in street photography and photo opportunities may vary on the day. My advice would be to use a discrete prime lens somewhere between 28mm to 50mm. The smaller the camera the better for capturing more natural looking images. Take your time as the walk is a few kilometres, there are a few coffee shops on the street, pubs and restaurants. A moderate fitness level is required for the walk. The walk is open to both digital and film photographers; I hope you enjoy the event and the experience. From the pub catch the light rail to central station for the return journey home.

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