the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples
Queensland
Brisbane
Blight Rayner Architecture’s studio is designed to enable us to engage with the public and with our industry through a large forum space on the street side, open to the office. Also a meeting space, it has held many talks by Blight Rayner staff as well as by invited speakers from environmental, material, design, urban design and art disciplines. The studio is also designed to stimulate creative thinking by its pervasiveness of art by First Nations and non-indigenous artist, many of whom we work with on architectural projects, and with whom we have evolved enduring relationships. The layout of the office is designed to be non-hierarchical such that the sense is conveyed that anyone, including graduates and students, can contribute ideas, form clusters of research interests (such as sustainability, reconciliation, AI) and learn through open communication. Our artwork is also displayed to excite our clients to integrate art and architecture.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
