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out(fit) believe everyone should have access to good design

As an award-winning community engagement initiative from the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle, out(fit) engages in hands-on, design and build projects with underrepresented communities.

Formed in 2015 to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion outcomes for women in the built environment, out(fit) aims to provide their volunteers with an opportunity to develop, practice and showcase their skills while engaging in projects that make a real difference.

Their projects typically focus on spaces for women, children and underrepresented community groups, including renovating community support centres, the design and refurbishment of playground areas for schools that cater for students with special needs, and various landscape works. They also coordinate and support community engagement events such as activation pop-ups and presentations, both internal and external to the University of Newcastle.

Learn more about out(fit) and the how they are improving lives through good design from Professor SueAnne Ware, the founder of out(fit).

Professor Ware and the panel will also answer as many of your questions about out(fit) and the impact of good design as time permits.

About our presenters:

Professor SueAnne Ware is a Professor of Landscape Architecture and the Head of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is the founder of out(fit), an all-female collective of design practitioners and academics, as well as a self-confessed design activist.

Her research outputs as creative works have been awarded national and international design accolades (SIEV X memorial, the Road as Shrine, The Anti-Memorial to Heroin Overdose Victims). Much of her scholarly and creative practice work centres on socially engaged design processes, citizen co-design, and design activism. She is a Fellow in the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.

Dr Liyaning (Maggie) Tang received her PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. She subsequently worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US, and then as a lecturer at West Virginia University, US.

She is now a Senior Lecturer at The University of Newcastle. She teaches construction courses and supervises both undergraduate and graduate students. She is a World Bank Group / APMG Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) Foundation trainer, a member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK. Her current research focuses on “Improving Mental Health of Construction Site Workers and Construction Site Safety by Using Big Data Analytics”.

Bonanta Adity is a Bangladeshi student of Master of Architecture at the University of Newcastle, and an alumna having received her Bachelor of Design (Architecture) in 2019. She has volunteered and worked with out(fit) as an intern, and as an architectural drafter. At University, she is currently dedicated in developing accessible design solutions in remote communities of NT through research-led design in collaboration with Healthhabitat.

Ange Kiley is the Homelessness Services Program Manager at Carrie’s Place, which provides a range of culturally appropriate programs for people experiencing domestic and family violence, and/or homelessness in the Maitland and Hunter area. She has a background in Community Development in regional and remote NSW, and her passion for Social Justice was actualised, particularly for Women and Children experiencing domestic violence and the Aboriginal Community. She is a compassionate, inclusive, innovative and authentic leader who thrives in an environment where she can be challenged and can make a difference.