Walk Work Together – A Culturally Considerate Design For At Risk Indigenous Youth
A Culturally Considerate Design for At Risk Indigenous Youth dissertation investigates and explores the way cultural consideration in the built environment can impact not only the individual but also a whole community’s level of wellbeing and quality of life. Further it acknowledges that social responsible design and cultural consideration could be the catalyst for positive social change for communities like that of Beagle Bay. The paper provides case studies and terminology to support the dissertation.
Third Space, Architecture & Indigeneity – Studies of Designed Environments and Cultural Narratives in Australia
The University of Sydney, digitally published thesis discusses the need for more in-depth conversations that encompass conceptual frameworks relevant to First Nations cultures and presents the qualities of a Third Space. Further, it discusses that it can inform ways of thinking that link architecture and cross-cultural engagement with placemaking in contemporary settings, deep time living practices and colonial interventions on the Australian continent between beings. Focusing primarily on reciprocity in thinking—giving back—and how it informs more nuanced and inclusive approaches to architecture and placemaking as always becoming part of Country.
Resilience: a Lived Experience
The thesis, Resilience: a Lived Experience, written by Keith Andrew Noble explores agriculture in contemporary Australia with focus on Northern Australia. The thesis acknowledges the importance of seeking out knowledge from farmers with experience and explores how the Situational Awareness, the Ability to Plan, the Ability to Adapt, Social Connectedness and perception of Fairness through a Grounded Theory Approach contributes a new understanding of resilience.
‘LIVIN’ THE DJ WAY’: Aboriginal housing and health in Dajarra
The thesis Livin’ The DJ Way: Aboriginal housing and health in Dajarra investigates how
Aboriginal housing could be more culturally responsive. The research primarily aimed to investigate the relationships between the housing and health experiences of Aboriginal people in the western Queensland town of Dajarra. By tracing the history of government housing policy the study identified how housing has affected the health of Aboriginal people in Dajarra and explored the differences and similarities between Aboriginal and Western worldviews. The research further identified health stressors experienced by the Dajarra people in their houses, day-to-day lives and environment, and documented examples of how they adapted their living practices inside and outside the houses.
Aboriginality and architecture: built projects by Merrima and unbuilt projects on Mer
A thesis published by The University of Queensland in 2016. The thesis explores Aboriginality and architecture, with research on cultural knowledge and built projects. It explores case studies including built projects by Merrima and unbuilt projects on Mer.
The (Re)Indigenisation of Space: Weaving narratives of resistance to embed Nura [Country] in design
The (Re)Indigenisation of Space: Weaving narratives of resistance to embed Nura [Country] in design is a doctoral thesis written by Danièle Hromek and published by the University of Technology Sydney in 2019. This thesis considers Aboriginal peoples’ comprehension of space, exploring spatial reclamation and lived experiences of space to reveal connections between Country, people and practice.