Cultural Principles and Protocols for Designers: for projects or curricula involving Indigenous peoples, communities and materials
A written document with cultural principles and protocols for designers, architects and planners, and those working in related industries proposing to work with Indigenous peoples and communities. These are also relevant for academic design staff intending to incorporate Indigenous cultural content into their curricula. This document was originally published in 2017 and republished in 2021.
Closing the gap: 10 Years of Housing for Health in NSW: An evaluation of a healthy housing intervention
This report is a detailed study using geo-coded hospital separations data undertaken to identify if there have been any health benefits for the residents of the houses that have received the repair and maintenance program in Aboriginal community housing across NSW the past 10 years. The program has been noted to consistently identify improvements in house function for each project, increasing the ability of the householders to practice healthy living.
Designing with Country
Designing with Country is a part of the Connecting with Country Framework. It involves taking a Country-centred approach with spatial design opportunities that improve the functional design of projects and reinforce a connection with Country.
Casino Aboriginal Medical Service
The Casino Aboriginal Medical Service is a built project completed in 2016. The project aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal communities by constructing a public medical service building. The project created a social hub with medical services for the community that responds to culture and Country.
Aboriginal Cultural Values: An Approach for Engaging with Country
A document providing an approach for engaging with Country, community and culture, as part of planning, design and environmental management disciplines. Included is an overview of a process for developing a masterplan framework for caring for Country. This written document is directed towards planners, environmental managers, architects, designers, engineers, public servants, developers and decisionmakers who are directly affecting Country through their work.
Connecting with Country Framework
Connecting with Country is a framework for developing connections with Country to inform the planning, design, and delivery of built environment projects in NSW. The document has been written by and with Aboriginal experts in spatial design in collaboration with Government Architects NSW staff. It is an evolving document reflecting an increasing body of knowledge and practice.
A Country-centred approach to civic biodiversity
The article takes a Country-centred approach to civic biodiversity. It outlines Indigenous Knowledge and how they can be applied to the built environment through Indigenised biodiversity.
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocol
This document is the Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocol for The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS). The MAAS encounter a broad range of Indigenous Cultural Material, including within their own collection. The main purpose of the document is to recognise Indigenous peoples’ rights surrounding their cultural heritage (ICIP) and to detail the principles that guide how MAAS engages with Indigenous peoples.
Wingara Mura Design Principles
Walanga Wingara Mura Design Principles (Walanga Design Principles) is a document published by the University of Sydney. The purpose of the Walanga Design Principles is to provide guidance on how to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, world views and practices into the University. The document serves as a guide to those who are involved in realising the University’s aspirations in physical design, as well as in scholarship.
Kimberwalli
The Kimberwalli Centre for Excellence is a community lead built project in Western Sydney. The project set out to create an educational community space that supports Aboriginal youth between high school and higher education. The Centre was designed using BVN’s Designing with Country methodology – an approach that connects First Nations thinking and contemporary architecture.