Bulgarian architect Iwan Iwanoff arrived in Fremantle on a boat in 1950 and went on to become a national design icon.

Join Iwanoff biographer Warren Andersen and architect Stuart Harrrison, former host of Restoration Australia, in a conversation exploring Iwanoff’s life and work. The presentation will draw on Warren’s recently published book, The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff and the fascinating stories gathered in the making from Iwanoff’s sons, alongside homeowners, architects, contractors and artists. Rare, unpublished images and contemporary photography will accompany a fresh journey into Iwanoff’s extraordinary design evolution.

This event is part of the Fremantle Design Week Conversations Series. Tickets are available for individual sessions, a whole day or the whole weekend.

Students and concession card holders can use code FDWCONCESSION for 10% off tickets.

Conversations Series presented by:

Warren Andersen

Warren is the author of ‘The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff’, published in April 2024. Warren is an urban planning and business management consultant with over 40 years of experience in the public and private sectors. As a heritage advocate, he initiated the national listing and restoration of the 1906 WA Rowing Club building and the listing of Timber Town of Jarrahdale. In 2021, he secured the inclusion of Iwanoff’s 1968 Martin Clark Recording Studio in North Fremantle on the City of Fremantle’s Heritage List. 

Stuart Harrison

Stuart is an architect and good design advocate. He is a director of Harrison and White, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design at the University of Melbourne, and an Open House Melbourne board member. He has worked extensively in TV, public radio and architectural history and authored three books on housing. He writes for Architecture Australia and HOUSES magazines and is a former host of the ABC TV show Restoration Australia.

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