POD's Dr Shaneen Fantin joins First Nation leaders and designers, Michael Hromek and Allan Murray, to present a webinar that will assist architects, and other design and construction professionals, to gain a greater awareness of how to engage meaningfully and work side by side with First Nations people in the design of projects and places. Image: Bush Tukka Connection- Ailsa Walsh (Yuggera...
Following December's webinar for CSIRO, POD were interviewed by ABC news on the topic of energy efficient housing. Video- ABC news report ABC news article
POD's Belinda Allwood joined Jenny Edwards (Light House Architecture and Science) and Michael Ambrose (CSIRO) on 3 December 2020 to discuss renovating and retrofitting houses to improve sustainability. The webinar is available online and provides useful tips for renovating houses in cool and tropical climates. Link to the free CSIRO webinar: Webinar
Shaneen and Belinda join Justine Clark and Naomi Stead to discuss their experiences in regional practice, as part of 'The Light a the end of the Tunnel' webinar series produced by Monash University and Parlour. Register
In this session, carefully curated by the Queensland AIA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee we open a peer to peer dialogue exploring reconciliation. What is reconciliation, and why does it matter to architecture in Australia? We recognise the need and value in open, frank and honest communication about how architects can better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture...