Towards Collective Intelligence – The changing role of the designer

Towards Collective Intelligence – The changing role of the designer

Presented by COX Architecture

As part of NGV's Design Week, Cox Architecture offers a thought-provoking panel discussion on the development of city-shaping built environment projects: Towards Collective Intelligence - The Changing Role of the Designer.

The panel discussion will explore how city-shaping built environment projects are evolving to increasingly engage and collaborate with community and various stakeholders. Amongst our many societal challenges, harnessing collective intelligence presents an opportunity to create outcomes that are reflective of both the people who will use the space, and the place itself, to sustain healthier and stronger communities.

The discussion will touch on the methodology of engagement, collaboration and co-design, the challenges and the benefits, and how this process contributes to civic environments that are ethical, energy conscious and ecologically positive. Accompanying the panel discussion will be an exhibition of related architecture and landscape architecture works.

AGENDA:

• Public Admission time
• Panel discussion start

PARTICIPANTS

Andrew Hayes

Andy is a Director of the Cox Melbourne Studio. He is committed to creating built environments that emerge from rich and meaningful ideas – developed from an understanding of place, culture and history.

Ali Whelan

As Design Lead at Breathe, Ali’s grounded belief that humanity and the planet matter drives the design outcomes of all the work. Her commitment to creating sustainable and liveable cities is a driving force behind her work, aspiring to deliver on a more and resilient urban environment for thriving communities. 

Claire Martin

Claire Martin is a Fellow, registered Landscape Architect, and Associate Director of OCULUS where she has led a range of education, health, cultural, and public landscape projects.  She is passionate about design advocacy, landscape communication and education.

Tara Bell

Tara Bell is a place advocate and Team Leader Urban Design and Place at the City of Kingston. 

With a background in urban planning and leadership in the urban design and strategic place making space, Tara is best known for championing projects that bring together broad areas of expertise to create places for people. 

She has spent the last 16 years transforming Kingston’s urban canvas, to shape vibrant activity centres and urban renewal projects. She is passionate about engagement in urban design and place-making and has been instrumental in driving positive community outcomes off the back of major transport infrastructure projects.

Allan Murray

Allan Murray, proud Dhudhuroa-Yorta Yorta man, plays a facilitator role within projects, working with the designers and building relationships with the Traditional Custodians of the land on which projects are located. Allan works with the Indigenous Specialist Services Team at WSP.

Jess Chapman

Jess is a Project Architect at Cox, working primarily on public projects. With a desire to achieve outcomes that are both meaningful to community and sustainable, she relishes synthesising technical requirements and design intent.