The yarn continues as Aunty Deb and Siân go deeper into cultural mapping, consultation protocols, and the rights frameworks that should guide engagement with Indigenous knowledge. They explore what respectful collaboration looks like in practice and what the future built environment could be if country is centred.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• Cultural mapping as artwork and knowledge keeping
• Aunty Deb Swan on the Lower Hunter Freight Corridor cultural mapping and Yarns Parai
• Rossmore Grange Counter Mapping
• Navigating protocols and community complexities
• Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights
• Consultation protocols and respectful engagement
• What the future built environment looks like when country leads

About the guests

Deborah Swan is a Ngarrindjeri woman with kinship ties to Darkinjung and Awaba Country, where she was raised and continues to live. With more than 30 years of experience as a Culture and Heritage officer — and previous work as a certified Ranger with Forest NSW — she has dedicated her life to cultural mapping, land stewardship, and community knowledge. Her academic achievements reflect a deep commitment to cultural preservation and community empowerment. She holds diplomas in Aboriginal Studies, Natural and Cultural Resource Management, and Quality Auditing. Her Master's degree in Architecture Research contributes meaningfully to revitalising Indigenous Knowledge systems, focusing on Indigenous-led research methodologies and epistemologies. During her time at the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University, she co-authored the influential Guidelines and Principles for Pre-Ethical Approaches to Indigenous Australian Research (Martin et al., 2016). She is now continuing her scholarly path through doctoral studies.

Siân Hromek is a Saltwater woman with Budawang/Dhurga/Yuin and Burrier/Dharawal ancestry who lives and works in the Northern Rivers. Through working on and with Country she has developed a deep appreciation for First Nations stewardship and philosophy. In her work Siân explores how we can learn from Country to improve the way we approach life — to be more respectful, inclusive, collaborative and considerate of Country.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• Lower Hunter Freight Corridor
• Yarns Parai — Cultural Mapping Story Map
• Rossmore Grange Counter Mapping (Djinjama)
• NSW Government Connecting with Country Framework

AIA First Nations Advisory Committee Resources:

• First Nations Advisory Working Group and Cultural Reference Panel
• AIA First Nations Policy
• Concepts and Shared Understandings
• First Nations Terminology
• Cultural Safety Policy
• Guidance Note — Protecting Cultural Knowledge and Intellectual Property in Built Environments
• First Nations Resource Hub

Credits

Siân Hromek:
LinkedIn
WSP Profile

Deborah Swan:
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners are engaged by host Angelique Edmonds in a yarn exploring the theme of country. This conversation was deliberately more of a yarn rather than a standard interview format. A yarn is a relational inquiry with an emphasis on listening, slowness, and relational accountability, enabling a story-based conversation guided by cultural protocols.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• Starting with country and seeing place through an Aboriginal lens
• The Firesticks Alliance and cultural burning as collaborative stewardship
• Lessons from land stewardship for designers and planners
• The Connecting with Country framework and its uptake in practice
• Aunty Mary Graham on relationality
• Anne Poelina and her publications on water, law and First Nations governance
• Planning with Country tools and how non-First Nations practitioners can engage respectfully

About the guests

Deborah Swan is a Ngarrindjeri woman with kinship ties to Darkinjung and Awaba Country, where she was raised and continues to live. With more than 30 years of experience as a Culture and Heritage officer — and previous work as a certified Ranger with Forest NSW — she has dedicated her life to cultural mapping, land stewardship, and community knowledge. Her academic achievements reflect a deep commitment to cultural preservation and community empowerment. She holds diplomas in Aboriginal Studies, Natural and Cultural Resource Management, and Quality Auditing. Her Master's degree in Architecture Research contributes meaningfully to revitalising Indigenous Knowledge systems, focusing on Indigenous-led research methodologies and epistemologies. During her time at the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University, she co-authored the influential Guidelines and Principles for Pre-Ethical Approaches to Indigenous Australian Research (Martin et al., 2016). She is now continuing her scholarly path through doctoral studies.

Siân Hromek is a Saltwater woman with Budawang/Dhurga/Yuin and Burrier/Dharawal ancestry who lives and works in the Northern Rivers. Through working on and with Country she has developed a deep appreciation for First Nations stewardship and philosophy. In her work Siân explores how we can learn from Country to improve the way we approach life — to be more respectful, inclusive, collaborative and considerate of Country.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• NSW Government Connecting with Country Framework
• Webinars for Connecting with Country
• Firesticks Alliance
• AHIMS — Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System
• Ask First — A Guide to Respecting Indigenous Heritage Places and Values (Australian Heritage Commission)
• Parlour (CPD information)

Credits

Siân Hromek:
LinkedIn
WSP Profile

Deborah Swan:
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners return to dig into their current projects and the harder questions around care in practice. From designing for Huntington's disease to using wellbeing data to advocate for better housing, they explore what it takes to hold space for vulnerability, maintain integrity with sensitive data, and forecast the value of care.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• Anthony's process designing for people living with Huntington's disease
• Georgina's work connecting wellbeing data to housing and mental health outcomes
• Why designers need to start with self including emotional readiness and boundaries
• The structure of Anthony's forthcoming book on architectures of care
• Integrity, ethics, and the responsible use of wellbeing data
• Forecasting care and holding practice accountable to it

About the guests

Anthony Clarke (PhD) is a practicing Australian architect, scholar, writer, and founding director of the award-winning practice BLOXAS – A Practice for Empathic and Experimental Architecture. Anthony's work focuses on the relationship between architecture and care, rearticulating practice through innovative and reflexive methodologies. BLOXAS and Anthony have been widely recognised both nationally and internationally through publication and public engagement. Anthony is a Dean's Visiting Professor at Columbia University – GSAPP and is an active educator at various Australian Universities including Monash University (MADA). Anthony, alongside Dr Jos Boys and Associate Professor John Gardner were the series editors for the publication Neurodivergence and Architecture published by Elsevier in 2022. Anthony's forthcoming book, On Care and Architecture – An Auto-Ethnographic Approach (Routledge, 2026) presents an innovative methodology combining auto-ethnography and design research to articulate new principles for care-centred architectural practice.

Georgina Blix is the founder and director of Blix Architecture, a research-led design studio with a focus on design for wellbeing. Her work explores how to define wellbeing, then translate this research into real world projects in masterplanning, housing, aged care, education and public spaces. In 2025 she released her Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship research based on travels around the world exploring how we can design for wellbeing and measure it in housing. Her research explores intergenerational design, design for trauma and how to improve housing for social connection. This was launched in July 2025 in Australia with the NSW Minister for Housing and Mental Health Rose Jackson and the NSW Commissioner for Mental Health Jennifer Black. As a practising architect and pracademic, Georgina has taught at Sydney University, been published in Bulletin Magazine, regularly speaks at conferences, and has co-authored research into wellbeing with Sydney University.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• BLOXAS
• On Care and Architecture — An Auto-Ethnographic Approach (Routledge, 2026)
• KTA & BLOXAS — Children's Mental Health Facility
• Blix Architecture
• Design for Wellbeing — Georgina Blix Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship Report
• Parlour (CPD information)

Credits

Anthony Clarke:
Instagram: @bloxas
LinkedIn

Georgina Blix:
Instagram: @blix_architecture
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners are engaged by host Angelique Edmonds in discussion of the theme of care. Both Georgina and Anthony bring great attunement and deep listening in their work creating social value through design.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• How an ethics of care emerged through practice with complex needs
• Designing for neurodiversity including sensory safety, autonomy, and dignity
• Emotional and sensory safety as design drivers
• Anthony's early projects — Profile House and Hungry Hands — and how they reshaped his practice
• Why the design process itself can be the project
• Engagement methods that work when standard approaches don't

About the guests

Anthony Clarke (PhD) is a practicing Australian architect, scholar, writer, and founding director of the award-winning practice BLOXAS – A Practice for Empathic and Experimental Architecture. Anthony's work focuses on the relationship between architecture and care, rearticulating practice through innovative and reflexive methodologies. BLOXAS and Anthony have been widely recognised both nationally and internationally through publication and public engagement. Anthony is a Dean's Visiting Professor at Columbia University – GSAPP and is an active educator at various Australian Universities including Monash University (MADA). Anthony, alongside Dr Jos Boys and Associate Professor John Gardner were the series editors for the publication Neurodivergence and Architecture published by Elsevier in 2022. Anthony's forthcoming book, On Care and Architecture – An Auto-Ethnographic Approach (Routledge, 2026) presents an innovative methodology combining auto-ethnography and design research to articulate new principles for care-centred architectural practice.

Georgina Blix is the founder and director of Blix Architecture, a research-led design studio with a focus on design for wellbeing. Her work explores how to define wellbeing, then translate this research into real world projects in masterplanning, housing, aged care, education and public spaces. In 2025 she released her Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship research based on travels around the world exploring how we can design for wellbeing and measure it in housing. Her research explores intergenerational design, design for trauma and how to improve housing for social connection. This was launched in July 2025 in Australia with the NSW Minister for Housing and Mental Health Rose Jackson and the NSW Commissioner for Mental Health Jennifer Black. As a practising architect and pracademic, Georgina has taught at Sydney University, been published in Bulletin Magazine, regularly speaks at conferences, and has co-authored research into wellbeing with Sydney University.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• BLOXAS
• On Care and Architecture — An Auto-Ethnographic Approach (Routledge, 2026)
• KTA & BLOXAS — Children's Mental Health Facility
• Blix Architecture
• Design for Wellbeing — Georgina Blix Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship Report
• Parlour (CPD information)

Credits

Anthony Clarke:
Instagram: @bloxas
LinkedIn

Georgina Blix:
Instagram: @blix_architecture
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners return to focus on implementation. They explore what it takes to embed social value from day one, using the Redfern Place project as a case study. They confront the barriers of time, money, and procurement models and look ahead to what regulatory and incentive frameworks could mean for Australian practice.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• Embedding social value at the beginning of a project and going slow to go fast
• The Redfern Place project including community-led design jams, forecasting tools, and measurable outcomes
• Barriers to participation including budgets, procurement, and sharing power within project teams
• TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, Measures) and what their rollout could mean for Australia
• Flora Samuel and the RIBA Social Value Toolkit
• The Connecting with Country framework and its relevance to social value measurement
• Planning as a lever for social value and incentivising outcomes beyond the bare minimum

About the guests

Eilish McNab (née Barry) is a UK-registered Associate architect working at the intersection of design and research. Specialising in social infrastructure, she has led the delivery of complex education and residential projects across Australia and the UK. As the Social Value Lead at Hayball, Eilish has pioneered research on how design influences community wellbeing. She co-developed, in partnership with the Australian Social Value Bank, an industry-first framework to measure social outcomes from project inception through to post-occupancy. Through this research and her leadership, Eilish is advancing evidence-based, values-driven design, helping to embed social value as a core outcome of architectural design and strengthening the role of design in shaping more equitable and resilient communities. Her work has been recognised with a Design Thinking Grant from the Alastair Swayn Foundation and the SIMNA Innovation Award.

Dr Brett Pollard is passionate about creating healthy places that have a positive impact for people and the planet. Brett also believes in the power of research and collaboration to create innovative solutions for complex problems. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, a Master of Design Science and is a registered Architect and Landscape Architect. Brett's extensive experience in designing and delivering built environment and strategic business projects is complemented by specialties in disciplines including research, sustainability, project management, framework development and program implementation. Brett is a regular presenter at conferences, universities, and workshops, and has researched and written numerous research papers and articles on sustainable design, social value, healthcare, education and physical activity in the workplace.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• Hayball Social Value in the Built Environment
• Hayball Pilot Study
• Social Value in the Built Environment Discussion Paper (GBCA/Hassell)
• Architecture AU — Tools for Measuring Social Value Roundtable
• SIGMAH Tool
• Australian Social Value Bank
• RIBA Social Value Toolkit
• Flora Samuel — Capturing and Communicating Social Value in Architecture
• UK TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, Measures)
• UK Social Value Act 2012
• Connecting with Country Framework (NSW Government Architect)
• Parlour (CPD information)

Credits

Eilish McNab:
LinkedIn

Brett Pollard:
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners are engaged by host Angelique Edmonds in discussion of pursuing social value in the context of commercial matters in practice. Eilish and Brett know one another well and have both acted as guest presenters for graduate students at university. This conversation expands on shared enthusiasm to see progress in social value in the built environment.

In this episode the conversation covers:

• How Eilish and Brett each came to focus on social value in practice
• Defining social value and why definitions matter commercially
• The UK Social Value Act 2012 and its relevance to Australian practice
• Forecasting social outcomes and the challenge of attribution after completion
• Architecture stuck in a material logic versus a service logic of value
• The Hayball social value framework and its impact on project delivery
• Reclaiming design value through demonstrating social impact

About the guests

Eilish McNab (née Barry) is a UK-registered Associate architect working at the intersection of design and research. Specialising in social infrastructure, she has led the delivery of complex education and residential projects across Australia and the UK. As the Social Value Lead at Hayball, Eilish has pioneered research on how design influences community wellbeing. She co-developed, in partnership with the Australian Social Value Bank, an industry-first framework to measure social outcomes from project inception through to post-occupancy. Through this research and her leadership, Eilish is advancing evidence-based, values-driven design, helping to embed social value as a core outcome of architectural design and strengthening the role of design in shaping more equitable and resilient communities. Her work has been recognised with a Design Thinking Grant from the Alastair Swayn Foundation and the SIMNA Innovation Award.

Dr Brett Pollard is passionate about creating healthy places that have a positive impact for people and the planet. Brett also believes in the power of research and collaboration to create innovative solutions for complex problems. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, a Master of Design Science and is a registered Architect and Landscape Architect. Brett's extensive experience in designing and delivering built environment and strategic business projects is complemented by specialties in disciplines including research, sustainability, project management, framework development and program implementation. Brett is a regular presenter at conferences, universities, and workshops, and has researched and written numerous research papers and articles on sustainable design, social value, healthcare, education and physical activity in the workplace.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has a passion for design education, social value and public engagement. Trained as an architect, she operates professionally as a Senior Lecturer in Architecture & Sustainable Design at UniSA and independently as the founder and Creative Director of the School for Creating Change. Her 2020 book Connecting People, Place & Design (published by Intellect UK) draws together fifteen years of practice and research regarding human relationships to place, our capacities to connect with one another and place, and the extent to which contemporary public design mechanisms allow public participation.

Links discussed in this episode

• Hayball Social Value in the Built Environment
• Hayball Pilot Study
• Social Value in the Built Environment Discussion Paper (GBCA/Hassell)
• Architecture AU — Tools for Measuring Social Value Roundtable
• SIGMAH Tool
• Australian Social Value Bank
• RIBA Social Value Toolkit
• Flora Samuel — Capturing and Communicating Social Value in Architecture
• UK TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, Measures)
• UK Social Value Act 2012
• Parlour (CPD information)

Credits

Eilish McNab:
LinkedIn

Brett Pollard:
LinkedIn

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• Increasing diversity and power sharing
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building diversity and power sharing
• What designers can do to support progress in building diversity and power sharing

Catherine Ramsay has been a practicing architect for over 20 years and specialises in community and public buildings. A strong interest in environmentally sustainable outcomes for the built environment is integral to catherine’s practice of architecture and informs her design decisions.

Catherine has been the design director for numerous community and public buildings. This includes the saltwater community centre, designed for wyndham city council which was awarded both the australian institute of architects melbourne prize and sustainability award in 2016 and the phoenix youth centre which was awarded the 2010 winner local government property award and australian property institute awards of excellence 2009 winner community assets & infrastructure initiative award for the local government pro excellence awards.

Samantha Donnelly's architectural work focuses on social impact, inclusion, gender-sensitive design and sustainable practices. She has worked with not-for-profit organisations and vulnerable communities on projects that respond to the need for spaces that provide a sense of dignity and care. Samantha currently lectures at UTS in the School of Architecture and is an active collaborator with the UTS Design Innovation Research Centre on projects that address violence through design. As a PhD candidate at Monash University, Samantha’s research considers the benefits of tailored accommodation for women and children leaving violence and the importance of safe, long-term accommodation for older women. 

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• Increasing diversity and power sharing
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building diversity and power sharing
• What designers can do to support progress in building diversity and power sharing

Emma Williamson is a co-founder and Partner at TheFulcrum.Agency and has nearly thirty years’ experience working in design practice. Emma is renowned for her progressive approach to business and her skills and experience in project critique. She Chairs the Design Review Panel for the City of Canning and the City of Belmont, is Deputy Chair at the City of Stirling Design Review Panel and sits on the Design Review Panel for the City of Rockingham. She is a member of both Western Australia and South Australia’s State Design Review Panels.

Emma holds Degrees in both Architecture and Interior Design and is able to contribute to a project at all scales, from the detail through to the big picture. She is passionate about the value of good design and the role that it can play in shaping our cities and communities for the better. Emma is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University.

Nick Juniper is Associate Principal at The Fulcrum Agency and a Registered Architect with twenty-five years’ experience delivering projects in Australia and Asia. Nick is focussed on strengthening the relationship between project delivery, profitability and social impact, creating long-term benefits for our clients, communities and practice. He has studied the principles of social impact assessment and has been awarded Level 1 Associate Practitioner status by Social Ventures International. 

Nick’s project experience includes health and community facilities, schools and aged care facilities across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. He particularly enjoys the opportunities and challenges that come with working in remote communities. Nick holds an Honours degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia, is a Studio Practice Tutor for Notre Dame University new architectural course and an active member of SIMNA, Social Impact Measurement Network Australia.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• Increasing diversity and power sharing
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building diversity and power sharing
• What designers can do to support progress in building diversity and power sharing

Flora Samuel is Professor at the University of Reading and is former Head of Sheffield University School of Architecture. The author of Why Architects Matter (2018) she has been awarded over £2million of research funding to investigate the positive impact of good design on people and to forward the case for research in practice. She was the first RIBA Vice President for Research and is lead author of the Social Value Toolkit for Architects (RIBA, 2020). 

Angela Dapper is a Principal in the London office of Grimshaw Architects leading projects that combine place making, transportation connections, health and well being, and sustainability, to create aspirational and transformative spaces. In addition to her architectural work, Angela is a keen advocate for diversity; she is Grimshaw's Chair for their Umbrella Diversity Group, leading diversity initiatives across their office; she is a RIBA London Councilor; an advisor to the RIBA Architects for Change and a contributor to the Mayor of London’s diversity panel. Angela also lectures and examines at a few UK universities; supports a number of charities and is a mother to two amazing children and one dog. Last year Angela won the 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering (WICE) award for Best Woman in Architecture.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• Cultivating trust which support outcomes for greater social connection
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building greater trust
• What designers can do to catalyse progress in building greater trust

Flora Samuel is Professor at the University of Reading and is former Head of Sheffield University School of Architecture. The author of Why Architects Matter (2018) she has been awarded over £2million of research funding to investigate the positive impact of good design on people and to forward the case for research in practice. She was the first RIBA Vice President for Research and is lead author of the Social Value Toolkit for Architects (RIBA, 2020). 

Angela Dapper is a Principal in the London office of Grimshaw Architects leading projects that combine place making, transportation connections, health and well being, and sustainability, to create aspirational and transformative spaces. In addition to her architectural work, Angela is a keen advocate for diversity; she is Grimshaw's Chair for their Umbrella Diversity Group, leading diversity initiatives across their office; she is a RIBA London Councilor; an advisor to the RIBA Architects for Change and a contributor to the Mayor of London’s diversity panel. Angela also lectures and examines at a few UK universities; supports a number of charities and is a mother to two amazing children and one dog. Last year Angela won the 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering (WICE) award for Best Woman in Architecture.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

In this episode our conversation partners are engaged by host Angelique Edmonds in discussion of:

• Cultivating trust which support outcomes for greater social connection
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building greater trust
• What designers can do to catalyse progress in building greater trust

Catherine Ramsay has been a practicing architect for over 20 years and specialises in community and public buildings. A strong interest in environmentally sustainable outcomes for the built environment is integral to catherine’s practice of architecture and informs her design decisions.

Catherine has been the design director for numerous community and public buildings. This includes the saltwater community centre, designed for wyndham city council which was awarded both the australian institute of architects melbourne prize and sustainability award in 2016 and the phoenix youth centre which was awarded the 2010 winner local government property award and australian property institute awards of excellence 2009 winner community assets & infrastructure initiative award for the local government pro excellence awards.

Samantha Donnelly's architectural work focuses on social impact, inclusion, gender-sensitive design and sustainable practices. She has worked with not-for-profit organisations and vulnerable communities on projects that respond to the need for spaces that provide a sense of dignity and care. Samantha currently lectures at UTS in the School of Architecture and is an active collaborator with the UTS Design Innovation Research Centre on projects that address violence through design. As a PhD candidate at Monash University, Samantha’s research considers the benefits of tailored accommodation for women and children leaving violence and the importance of safe, long-term accommodation for older women. 

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• Cultivating trust which support outcomes for greater social connection
• Examples of projects that are doing this well
• The challenges currently blocking progress in building greater trust
• What designers can do to catalyse progress in building greater trust

Emma Williamson is a co-founder and Partner at TheFulcrum.Agency and has nearly thirty years’ experience working in design practice. Emma is renowned for her progressive approach to business and her skills and experience in project critique. She Chairs the Design Review Panel for the City of Canning and the City of Belmont, is Deputy Chair at the City of Stirling Design Review Panel and sits on the Design Review Panel for the City of Rockingham. She is a member of both Western Australia and South Australia’s State Design Review Panels.

Emma holds Degrees in both Architecture and Interior Design and is able to contribute to a project at all scales, from the detail through to the big picture. She is passionate about the value of good design and the role that it can play in shaping our cities and communities for the better. Emma is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University.

Nick Juniper is Associate Principal at The Fulcrum Agency and a Registered Architect with twenty-five years’ experience delivering projects in Australia and Asia. Nick is focussed on strengthening the relationship between project delivery, profitability and social impact, creating long-term benefits for our clients, communities and practice. He has studied the principles of social impact assessment and has been awarded Level 1 Associate Practitioner status by Social Ventures International. 

Nick’s project experience includes health and community facilities, schools and aged care facilities across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. He particularly enjoys the opportunities and challenges that come with working in remote communities. Nick holds an Honours degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia, is a Studio Practice Tutor for Notre Dame University new architectural course and an active member of SIMNA, Social Impact Measurement Network Australia.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: 

https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• The relationship between design and enhancing social connection/supporting social impact
• How the balance of hard and soft infrastructure influences opportunities for social connection
• What they consider to be the greatest challenges designers face when seeking to enhance social connection
• projects they are involved with that seek to enhance social connection, and how they’ve managed challenges themselves

Flora Samuel is Professor at the University of Reading and is former Head of Sheffield University School of Architecture. The author of Why Architects Matter (2018) she has been awarded over £2million of research funding to investigate the positive impact of good design on people and to forward the case for research in practice. She was the first RIBA Vice President for Research and is lead author of the Social Value Toolkit for Architects (RIBA, 2020). 

Angela Dapper is a Principal in the London office of Grimshaw Architects leading projects that combine place making, transportation connections, health and well being, and sustainability, to create aspirational and transformative spaces. In addition to her architectural work, Angela is a keen advocate for diversity; she is Grimshaw's Chair for their Umbrella Diversity Group, leading diversity initiatives across their office; she is a RIBA London Councilor; an advisor to the RIBA Architects for Change and a contributor to the Mayor of London’s diversity panel. Angela also lectures and examines at a few UK universities; supports a number of charities and is a mother to two amazing children and one dog. Last year Angela won the 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering (WICE) award for Best Woman in Architecture.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

These first three episodes of the series are a part of a CPD product for the AIA. Be sure to go to this link to record your points.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here


Credits:
Samantha Donnelly:  
Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 
Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 
Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency
LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency
Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 
Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 
Twitter: @floraarchitect
Instagram: @profflora
LinkedIn: @florasamuel
Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com
 

Technical production: 
BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS
Instagram: @big.buoys
Website: https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• The relationship between design and enhancing social connection/supporting social impact
• How the balance of hard and soft infrastructure influences opportunities for social connection
• What they consider to be the greatest challenges designers face when seeking to enhance social connection
• projects they are involved with that seek to enhance social connection, and how they’ve managed challenges themselves

Emma Williamson is a co-founder and Partner at TheFulcrum.Agency and has nearly thirty years’ experience working in design practice. Emma is renowned for her progressive approach to business and her skills and experience in project critique. She Chairs the Design Review Panel for the City of Canning and the City of Belmont, is Deputy Chair at the City of Stirling Design Review Panel and sits on the Design Review Panel for the City of Rockingham. She is a member of both Western Australia and South Australia’s State Design Review Panels.

Emma holds Degrees in both Architecture and Interior Design and is able to contribute to a project at all scales, from the detail through to the big picture. She is passionate about the value of good design and the role that it can play in shaping our cities and communities for the better. Emma is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University.

NickJuniper is Associate Principal at The Fulcrum Agency and a Registered Architect with twenty-five years’ experience delivering projects in Australia and Asia. Nick is focussed on strengthening the relationship between project delivery, profitability and social impact, creating long-term benefits for our clients, communities and practice. He has studied the principles of social impact assessment and has been awarded Level 1 Associate Practitioner status by Social Ventures International. 

Nick’s project experience includes health and community facilities, schools and aged care facilities across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. He particularly enjoys the opportunities and challenges that come with working in remote communities. Nick holds an Honours degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia, is a Studio Practice Tutor for Notre Dame University new architectural course and an active member of SIMNA, Social Impact Measurement Network Australia.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

These first three episodes of the series are a part of a CPD product for the AIA. Be sure to go to this link to record your points.

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This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:  

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 

Twitter: @floraarchitect

Instagram: @profflora

LinkedIn: @florasamuel

Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 

Instagram: @angelique.edmonds

LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds

Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Technical production: 

BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS

Instagram: @big.buoys

Website: https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_

• The relationship between design and enhancing social connection/supporting social impact
• How the balance of hard and soft infrastructure influences opportunities for social connection
• What they consider to be the greatest challenges designers face when seeking to enhance social connection
• projects they are involved with that seek to enhance social connection, and how they’ve managed challenges themselves

Catherine Ramsay has been a practicing architect for over 20 years and specialises in community and public buildings. A strong interest in environmentally sustainable outcomes for the built environment is integral to catherine’s practice of architecture and informs her design decisions.

Catherine has been the design director for numerous community and public buildings. This includes the saltwater community centre, designed for wyndham city council which was awarded both the australian institute of architects melbourne prize and sustainability award in 2016 and the phoenix youth centre which was awarded the 2010 winner local government property award and australian property institute awards of excellence 2009 winner community assets & infrastructure initiative award for the local government pro excellence awards.

Samantha Donnelly's architectural work focuses on social impact, inclusion, gender-sensitive design and sustainable practices. She has worked with not-for-profit organisations and vulnerable communities on projects that respond to the need for spaces that provide a sense of dignity and care. Samantha currently lectures at UTS in the School of Architecture and is an active collaborator with the UTS Design Innovation Research Centre on projects that address violence through design. As a PhD candidate at Monash University, Samantha’s research considers the benefits of tailored accommodation for women and children leaving violence and the importance of safe, long-term accommodation for older women. 

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

These first three episodes of the series are a part of a CPD product for the AIA. Be sure to go to this link to record your points.
--
This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here


Credits:
Samantha Donnelly:  
Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay: 
Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency: 
Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency
LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency
Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper: 
Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: 
Twitter: @floraarchitect
Instagram: @profflora
LinkedIn: @florasamuel
Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project Website:  www.ccqol.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com
 

Technical production: 
BIGBUOYS PRODUCTIONS
Instagram: @big.buoys
Website: https://bigbuoys.studio

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Angelique Edmonds: 
Instagram: @angelique.edmonds
LinkedIn: @angelique.edmonds
Website: schoolforcreatingchange.com

Production + Editing: @apenning_