The NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects will conduct a China study tour of Shanghai and Beijing from 6 to 16 September 2010 and a post conference in Hong Kong from 16 to 19 September.

The inaugural offshore study tour will be lead and curated by Shanghai-based Australian architect Anne Warr (pictured above left) and will give visiting architects the opportunity to appreciate both the ancient world of China's long architectural history with its evolution into modern urbanity.

Anne Warr has lived in Shanghai since 2003 and is a graduate from the University of New South Wales and the University of York in the UK, where she earned a Master of Arts in Heritage Conservation.

Anne worked for a number of years in Sydney, in the field of heritage conservation, and since living in Shanghai, has written articles for local and international magazines about Shanghai. Anne’s Architecture Guide to Shanghai was published by Watermark Press in December 2007. She has also taught Western Architecture at Tongji University and started a tour guiding business, www.walkshanghai.com. She is also one of the founding members of Explore Shanghai Heritage, a volunteer group which is producing walking tour brochures of each of Shanghai’s 12 Conservation Areas.

Anne and her partner, Tim Schwager, run the Shanghai Office of the Australian Architectural firm AJ+C.

For further information on the study tour, contact Lee Baker-Louis on +61 2 9246 4055 / E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it