Reconciliation between non-Indigenous and First Nations peoples of Australia is one of the most urgent challenges facing the architectural profession. Architecture is fundamentally connected to Country, and architects require competency in navigating the relationship with Indigenous lands and peoples as part of everyday practice. This CPD event hosts three speakers who offer extensive insight from the Indigenous perspective and provide guidance for practitioners on how to approach this competency in a culturally respectful way. The overarching question posed is: how can architects honour Country through design, while bringing the client along for the reconciliation journey?

This presentation is equivalent to 1 hour/point of formal CPD and will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects:

2015 Competencies:

Design 
1.4 Identification of factors that may impact on client project requirements and objectives.
3.3 Design response incorporates assessment of the physical location and relevant wider regional, contextual and environmental issues.

Practice Management:
9.1 Knowledge and implementation of appropriate practice model to ensure efficient, effective and ethical professional service.
9.6 Knowledge and application of professional ethics and ethical practices in respect to practice management and provision of professional service.
9.8 Clear and consistent communication with client and relevant stakeholders throughout project.

This presentation is equivalent to 1 hour/point of formal CPD and will deliver outcomes related to the following Competency/s from the National Standard of Competency for Architects:

2021 Competencies:

Practice Management and Professional Conduct:
PC 3 Apply principles of project planning, considering implications for Country, environmental, sustainability, communities, stakeholders and project costs.
PC 7 Apply and follow processes for clear and consistent communication with clients and relevant stakeholders throughout the project, including obtaining approvals from clients and stakeholders. 
PC 8 Be able to implement culturally responsive and meaningful engagement processes that respect the importance of Country and reciprocal relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across architectural services.

Project Initiation and Conceptual Design:
PC 17 Have an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ aspirations to care for Country and how these inform architectural design.
PC 27 Understand how to embed the knowledge, worldviews and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, shared through engagement processes, into the conceptual design in a meaningful, respectful and appropriate way.
PC 29 Be able to develop and evaluate design options in terms of the heritage, cultural and community values embodied in the site, and in relation to project requirements. 

Design Delivery and Construction Phase Services:
PC 50 Be able to continue engagement with relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout all stages of the project and its delivery in a meaningful, respectful and appropriate way.

At the end of this session participants should be able to:

1. Appraise and understand the importance of reconciliation within the architectural profession
2. Establish contact with Indigenous landowners in a culturally respectful manner
3. Discuss how to engage Indigenous art and artists in your design practice
4. Examine what reconciliation activities represents within a project context
5. Explore methods of discourse to bring your client along on the journey of reconciliation

Non member $74
Member $49 
SONA Student $19

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