First Nations design and innovation on the world stage

Date: Monday, 07 September 2026

Time:11:15am - 12:30pm

Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium, Chau Chak Wing Museum

This event highlights Australian First Nations led design and innovation on the global stage. From the extraordinary Home pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architectural Biennale to the significant work of Country centred designers at Western Sydney Aerotropolis, we hear from leading First Nations practitioners and scholars.

Speakers:

Matte Ager-McConnell, Lecturer, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Technology Sydney | Wiradjuri Design Director, Garigarra

Elle Davison, Aboriginal Planning Lecturer, Acting Associate Dean Indigenous, Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, the University of Sydney

Dr Danièle Hromek, Director, Djinjama

Chaired by

Jess Herder, Principal, Thirriwirri, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

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