Dissent 2019

摘要

Dissent 2019 was the 25th iteration of the Australasian Student Architecture Congress (ASAC) and took place in Otautahi, Christ-church over the first five days of October 2019. The gathering of 75 delegates and 21 speakers resonated a defiant spirit of optimism that things must and will change in how architects can challenge the status quo and approach to some of the world's larger looming issues. The dissent theme was political by nature and firmly validated the importance of this independent and student-led and organised activist event. Conversations and presentations echoed the idea that architecture can and must do better and beyond this; the congress attendees collectively generated practical strategies and methods for doing so. This gathering was not only radically inspiring, it was exceptionally productive.