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The home according to Australian First Peoples
Have we over-valued privacy to the detriment of social interaction and a sense of community? Indigenous thinking would suggest we have.
Nguluway DesignInc Celebrates Three Years!
It's been three years since Nguluway DesignInc began, and we're proud to have made a huge impact through our projects, our culture, our people and events.
UNSW 100K Alumni—Craig Kerslake
This month, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture achieved the milestone of having 100,000 graduates. To celebrate, they connected with key alumni, including Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake, to hear how they are making the world a better place.
VIVID Ideas 2023
As part of the VIVID Ideas 2023 program, Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake spoke as part of a panel about ‘(Human) Nature in the City’.
We are Moving!
As the Nguluway DesignInc and the DesignInc Sydney teams continue to grow, we are moving!
Vote YES for the Voice
Discussions are happening far and wide about the proposed referendum enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament into the Constitution. At Nguluway DesignInc we wholeheartedly support a ‘YES’ vote in the referendum.
Vogue Living Australia
These First Nations firms are making waves in Australia’s design space.
Craig Kerslake was interviewed by Vogue Living Australia as one of Australia’s leading First Nations designers. He talks about his vision, what designing from Country means, and how it can be applied to the built environment.
Urban Greening Symposium
Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake is speaking at the 2023 Urban Greening symposium.
VIVID Ideas 2023
As part of VIVID Ideas 2023, Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake is part of a panel of urban designers, artists and architects sharing the blueprint for cities that connect us. They will be talking about how cities can be better built around our human need for community and belonging.
Greater Cities Podcast
Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake discusses the connection with and responsibility for Country within First Nations cultures. He posits that looking after the people, nature and environment is a core part of First Nations—is a relationship of belonging and reciprocity where sustainability is assumed.
The Local Project
Nguluway DesignInc is thilled to share our feature in The Local Project.
Blak Hand Collective on Radio National
In July 2022, two founding members of the Blak Hand Collective—Craig Kerslake (Nguluway DesignInc) and Jefa Greenaway (Greenaway Architects)—talked about their journey and vision on ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living program.
Belonging to Country—YINDYAMARRA WINHANGANHA
People are often asking about what it means to be a First Nations designer, and what designing from Country really means. Nguluway DesignInc Director, Craig Kerslake, has published a manifesto of his ideas around belonging to Country and designing from Country in the Architecture Bulletin.
Shortlisted—Ngurra Cultural Precinct
Nguluway DesignInc is pleased to be part of the shortlisted Blakhand Collective led proposal for the Ngurra Cultural Precinct Competition in Canberra.
Vivid Sydney—Designing With Country
As part of Vivid Sydney and National Reconciliation Week 2022, join Craig Kerslake, Alison Page, Kevin O'Brien and Jefa Greenaway for an insightful and important conversation about Designing with Country. Discover how First Nations thinking provides relevant and inspiring ways to shape the built environment and a future Australia.
Reconciliation—a shared journey
Nguluway DesignInc congratulates DesignInc Sydney on the launch of their first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We proudly contributed to the development of the RAP and look forward to the continuing the reconciliation journey within our organisations, our industry and broader Australia.
Craig Kerslake joins UTS DAB Indigenous Industry Advisory Board
UTS School of Architecture has announced that Craig Kerslake, Managing Director of Sydney-based design firm Nguluway DesignInc, has been appointed as an Honorary Industry Fellow and founding member of the DAB Indigenous Industry Advisory Board.
Reconciliation Week Panel Discussions
As part of National Reconciliation Week 2021, we welcomed over 80 people to the DesignInc Sydney office to hear four First Australian leaders touch on belonging, copyright, language, trauma, healing, ownership, engagement, relationships and how to connect with Country.
Reconciliation Week Ochre Ceremony
As part of National Reconciliation Week 2021, around 40 DesignInc staff were honoured to join in an ochre ceremony and bush walk at Middle Head, Gubbah Gubbah, guided by Susan Moylan-Coombs (Woolwonga and Gurindji).
Integrating Aboriginal values in education
Being an Aboriginal architect, many ask as to how we can embrace the qualities of first Australians within education…