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Craig Kerslake
As an architect and proud Wiradjuri man, Craig draws upon his cultural heritage, community and knowledge of Country. He fosters this way of knowing and doing across the team, bringing…
Belonging to Country—yindyamarra winhanganha
People often ask what it means to be a First Nations designer, and what designing from Country really means. Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake has published a manifesto of his ideas around belonging to Country and designing from Country in the Architecture Bulletin Volume 79.
Craig talks about connection to place and the unique role of architecture as having a powerful role in shaping not only the build environment, but also broader social, political and environmental systems.
This piece was produced with the assistance of the Alistair Swayn Foundation and the Australian Institute of Architects.
Architecture is unique. It connects environmental, economic, social and political networks. It is intermeshed with market forces, policies, regulations and communities…Often marshalled by time and cost, project managed to short term political moments, our architecture can become a transactional expression of narrow and at times confused parameter-based aspirations. But what would our built environment look like if informed by a culture-based social structure steeped in tradition and timeless qualities of Country?
Craig Kerslake
Director, Nguluway DesignInc
Insight
Reconciliation—a Shared Journey
DesignInc Sydney is thrilled to announce the launch of our first ‘Innovate’ Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), committing to practical actions to strengthen relationships, create mutual respect improve the opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2022
National Reconciliation Week is an important part of the annual calendar for the DesignInc Sydney and Nguluway DesignInc studios. In 2022 we hosted a range of internal and external events to encourage our team to deepen their understanding of reconciliation on a personal and professional level, and to contribute to the broader conversation around reconciliation in the design industry.
Project
Aunty’s House
An Aboriginal perspective on housing, Aunty’s House rethinks the spatial planning of medium density residential design to bring community, health and support to the fore.
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DesignInc Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Architecture Scholarship
We are proud to announce the first donor-funded scholarship supporting an Indigenous Australian student in Western Sydney University’s faculty of Architecture.
Project
Wiradjuri Tourism Centre
Located in Dubbo, at the heart of the Wiradjuri Nation, the concept design for the Wiradjuri Tourism Centre applies a ‘designing from Country’ methodology, engaging with Traditional Custodians to understand and appropriately integrate stories in to the design.