In the First Nations Sector of our industry, Clients often require input from the First Nations community in which the project site is located.  This can mean different things to different people, and historically, community engagement has been done poorly and merely to ‘tick a box’.  This presentation looks at what community engagement means to Indij Design and how we undertake the journey in a safe and respectful way.

 

Andrew is a Territory-born Architect who has focused the last 30 years of his professional life on indigenous housing and infrastructure. His work has led to life experiences in remote communities across Central Australia, East Arnhem Land, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland. This includes 5 years living in Alice Springs, working in remote communities and outstations and 8 years working for Arup on the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) Program before starting his own architectural practice – Indij Design – in 2011 with his Torres Strait Islander wife Francoise. Although Territory born, Andrew’s bloodline is through the Dhanggati nation in Central NSW.

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Title- What Community Engagement Means To Me