THE AUSTRALIAN EXHIBIT FOR THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
BY CREATIVE DIRECTORS TRISTAN WONG AND JEFA GREENAWAY
We present a powerful set of works, from across Australia and the Pacific region, that demonstrate architecture’s capacity to strengthen cultural connections and understanding between non-Indigenous and First Nations Peoples.
exhibitor project credits
RUMBALARA ELDERS FACILITY
Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd (“RAC”)
(2012)
LOCATION
Yorta Yorta, Riverina / Shepparton Victoria
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Yorta Yorta (parent)/Kailtheban, Wollithiga, Moira, Ulupna, Bangerang, Kwat Kwat, Yalaba Yalaba and Ngurai-illiam-wurrung
PROJECT TEAM
Baldasso Cortese Pty Ltd, Steven Cortese, Neil Christensen, Devkrishna Mistry, Nic Lynn, Wuff Keeble, Justin Mohamed (former Chair, RAC); John ‘Uncle Sandy’ Atkinson; Lena Morris (former Executive Manager, RAC Aged Care and Disability Services), Felica Dean (former CEO, RAC), Bill Deveney OAM (former external aged care advisory consultant); Michael Buckworth, (former Executive Manager of Planning and Infrastructure, RAC)
OTHER PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
Federal Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) (Elder Care Home funding body), Rural Housing Network Ltd (RHNL) Partner with Independent Living Unit funding (RAC provided the land) Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) (funding body for Community Centre) Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) (Provided funding for the purchase of site)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jackie Winkelman Photography
GEGAC BRABUWOOLOONG MEDICAL CENTRE
Gippsland + East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd (“GEGAC”)
(2017)
LOCATION
Gunaikurnai, South East Coastal Plain / Bairnsdale, Victoria
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Brataualunmg/Bratowooloong, Braiakalung/Brayakooloong, Brabralung/Brabuwooloong, Tatungalung/Tatungooloong, Krauatungalung/Krowathunkooloong
PROJECT TEAM
Baldasso Cortese Pty Ltd, Steven Cortese, Neil Christensen, Nic Lynn, Devkrishna Mistry, Francene O’Connor, Jason King (former CEO) Gunaikurnai Elder, Uncle Albert Mullett, and nephew Grattan Mullett who managed the Krowathunkooloong
PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Clarke
KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST
Koorie Heritage Trust
(2016)
LOCATION
Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation / Melbourne, Victoria
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Grouping together of two Koorie languages, Gundijtmara and Yorta Yorta languages - Bi-lingual translations are used throughout the Koorie Heritage Trust building
PROJECT TEAM
Lyons, Carey Lyon, Sam Hunter, Fiona Lew, IADV (Indigenous Architecture & Design Victoria) (Jefa Greenaway, Reuben Berg) The Board of the Koorie Heritage Trust, which includes both Koorie Elders and community leaders
PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Bennetts
WUNGGURRWIL DHURRUNG
Wyndham City
(2019)
LOCATION
Wathaurung Country / Wyndham Vale, Victoria
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
The Koling Wada Ngal steering committee who are responsible for the centre includes First Nations peoples who live and work in Melbourne’s inner west. The centre is on Wathaurung Country, and the Wauthaurung Aboriginal Corporation were consulted during the design of the centre. Wathaurung language is used throughout the centre for all naming and signage.
PROJECT TEAM
Gregory Burgess and Gresley Abas Architects, Greg Burgess, Ahmad Abas, Emily Cox, John Pham, Koling Wada Ngal Committee members, co-chairs Karen Jackson and Rob Monohan, Artwork ‘Dhurrung Dhurrung’, by Vicki Couzens, in collaboration with Jeph Neale, Rob Bundle, Dave Ashton and Peter Worland. REALMstudios, Jon Shinkfield, E2DesignLab, Dr Peter Breen, Paul Thompson, Connor Pincus Group, Peter Felicetti, Philip Chun, Lanigan Civil, Plan Cost, DEVCO
PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Bennetts, Aaron Walker, Rory Gardiner, Greg Burgess
YALINGBILA BIBULA
Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC)
LOCATION
Minjerribah / North Stradbroke Island, Queensland
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Jandai/Nunukul, Goenpul, Ngugi
PROJECT TEAM
Cox Architecture, Richard Coulson, Ali Farmer, Jon Henzell, Kim Huat Tan, Ashley Beckett, Spyros Barberis, Hamish Lonergan, Leon McBride, Quandamooka Elders - Land & Sea Management Committee, University of Queensland, The Fulcrum Agency, HPW, Queensland Museum, Cetacea
QUAMPI (QUANDAMOOKA ART, MUSEUM AND PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE)
Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC)
LOCATION
Gumpi, Minjerribah, Quandamooka Country / Dunwich, Queensland
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Jandai is the language of Quandamooka Country, Queensland. Spoken by members of the Nunukul, Goenpul and Ngugi people
PROJECT TEAM
Cox Architecture, Richard Coulson, Ali Farmer, Jon Henzell, Spyros Barberis, Hamish Lonergan, Leon McBride, Peter Solberg, Carly McMahon, Quandamooka Elders - Land & Sea Management Committee, The Fulcrum Agency, HPW, Arts Queensland, Fieldworx, Creative Move
EAST PILBARA ARTS CENTRE
Shire of East Pilbara
(2015)
LOCATION
Nyiyaparli Country, Pilbara / Newman, Western Australia
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
The traditional owners of the land are the Nyiyaparli people and the Martu people are the custodians of the land. The two groups share close cultural links and land borders. The project was instigated by the Martu people
PROJECT TEAM
Officer Woods Architects, Jennie Officer, Trent Woods, Melita Tomic, Oenone Rooksby, Monja Johnstone, Jack Choi, Martumili Artists
PHOTOGRAPHY
Robert Frith, Acorn Photo, Gabrielle Sullivan, Officer Woods Architects, Martumili Artists
NYUL NYUL COMMUNITY PACKING SHED
Bruno Dann and the Nyul Nyul Community
(2019)
LOCATION
Nyul Nyul, Winawarl Country, Twin Lakes / Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Nyul Nyul
PROJECT TEAM
SJB Architects, Bruno Dann - Elder and Traditional Owner, Marion Louise Manson, Nyul Nyul Community, Promena Projects, Van der Meer Consulting, The Orana Foundation
PHOTOGRAPHY
SJB Architects
YAGAN SQUARE
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(2018)
LOCATION
Whadjuk Noongar People / Perth, Western Australia
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Whadjuk Noongar People
PROJECT TEAM
Lyons, Neil Appleton, Paul Dash, Project Architect with iredale pedersen hook architects, ASPECT Studios, Maddison Architects, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, Whadjuk Working Party, Dr Richard Walley OAM, Tjllyungoo, Lance Chadd, Sharyn Egan, Paul Carter
PHOTOGRAPHY
Peter Bennetts
Opening Ceremony Images + Video: courtesy of Development WA
KRAKANI LUMI
Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania
(2017)
LOCATION
Wukalina (North East Nation) / Mount William National Park, Tasmania
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Trawlwoolway, Palawa Pakana
PROJECT TEAM
Taylor + Hinds Architects, Mat Hinds, Poppy Taylor, Clyde Mansell, Graeme Gardner
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Gibson (stills)
Jordan Davis (moving images)
FELIXSTOW RESERVE REDEVELOPMENT
City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters
(2018)
LOCATION
Kaurna Country / Felixstow, South Australia
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Kaurna
PROJECT TEAM
Oxigen, James Hayter, Alex Game, Aspect Studios, Peter Phillips, David Guy, Mulloway Studio, Anthony Coupe, James Baker, Felicity Sando, Ella Xie, Kaurna Nation Cultural Heritage Association, Aunty Lynette Crocker, Aunty Merle Simpson, Uncle Jeffrey Newchurch, Uncle Leslie Kartinyeri, Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien, Aunty Carol Agius, Aunty Heather Agius, Aunty Diana Grose, Aunty Dorothy Young, Aunty Colleen Welch, Aunty Veronica Kartinyeri, Uncle Garth Agius, Aunty Maude Turner, Daisy Wanganeen, Oscar Richards, Tobias Turner, Tamequa Symionides, Kiara Agius, Jennifer Wright, Justin Peisley, Timothy Williams, Rosalind Coleman, Les Wanganeen, Karrl Smith, mantirridesign, Paul Herzich, Integrated Heritage Services, David Mott
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sweet Lime Photo - Dan Schultz
mantirridesign - Paul Herzich
FISH RIVER RANGER ACCOMMODATION
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC)
(2018)
LOCATION
Fish River, Northern Territory
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Predominantly the Daly River community
PROJECT TEAM
University of South Australia, Design Construct Program
PHOTOGRAPHY
Joti Weijers-Coghlan, Nicholas Frayne
ALICE SPRINGS CBD REVITALISATION
Alice Springs Town Council
(2013)
LOCATION
Central Arrernte Country / Alice Springs, Northern Territory
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Arrernte
PROJECT TEAM
Susan Dugdale and Associates, Susan Dugdale, Miriam Wallace, Ekistika, Design Urban, Clarsen and Clarsen, Mike Gillam, Pip McManus, Ben Ward, Elliatt Rich
PHOTOGRAPHY
Susan Dugdale, Miriam Wallace, Brendan Chan, Pip McManus
FOR OUR COUNTRY
Australian War Memorial
(2019)
LOCATION
Lands of the Ngunnawal and the Ngambri People / Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
The project is located on lands of the Ngunnawal and the Ngambri People
PROJECT TEAM
Daniel Boyd with Edition Office, Kim Bridgland, Aaron Roberts
OTHER PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS
Co-Chair of the United Ngunnawal Elder’s Council Aunty Roslyn Brown, Uncle David Williams (Bundjalung / Royal Australian Navy), Uncle Harry Allie (Kudjula / Royal Australian Air Force Elder), Corporal Tara Enchong (Meriam and Mer Island, Ngati Whatua Tribe NZ, Maori Corporal, Royal Ausralian Air Force), Uncle Roy Mundine (Bundjalung / Australian Army Elder), National President of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Veterans and Services Association Gary Oakley (Gundungurra), AWM Indigenous Liaison Officer Michael Bell (Ngunnawal/Gomeroi), Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia Tina Baum (Larrakia/Wardaman/Karajarri), Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia Nici Cumpston (Barkindji). Consent was given by Indigenous ranger Terrance Solomon and by the Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation to use his image within a visualisation of the project during its design and conception process.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ben Hosking
WINANGA-LI ABORIGINAL CHILD & FAMILY CENTRE
New South Wales Department of Families and Community Services
(2013)
LOCATION
Kamilaroi / Gunnedah, New South Wales
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
The traditional owners of the land are the Nyiyaparli people and the Martu people are the custodians of the land. The two groups share close cultural links and land borders. The project was instigated by the Martu people.
PROJECT TEAM
Government Architect’s Office New South Wales – Michael Mossman, Cathy Kubany, Dillon Kombumerri, Tasuli Gango, Christy Barnes
PHOTOGRAPHY
Brett Boardman
KAMAY 2020 PROJECT
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
(2013)
LOCATION
Dharawal Country / Kamay Botany Bay National Park, New South Wales
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Dharawal / The land is important to the Gweagal people of the Dharawal language group and other Aboriginal family groups with an association of Kamay (Botany Bay) such as the Bidiegal (Bidjigal) and Gadigal peoples
PROJECT TEAM
Neeson Murcutt + Neille, Rachel Neeson, Stephen Neille, Nicole Cusack, Giles Parker, Frances McLennan, Bibi Barber, Victor Steffensen, Sue Barnsley Design, Freeman Ryan Design, Community Reference Panel including representation from La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council and Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation, Representation from Office of the Government Architect, National Parks and Wildlife Service
KUTUBU CONVENTION CENTRE
Stratum Group Unlimited (NZ) and the Mineral Resources Development Council (PNG)
(2018)
LOCATION
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
The project specifically references Tok Pisin - the official language of PNG - a form of Melanesian Pidgin English. PNG has over 800 different dialects, 87 districts, 22 provinces and 4 regions all tied together by this common language. The people directly connected to and funding the project are from the Highlands Region, and specifically the traditional people of the Star Mountain area - the Fasu people
PROJECT TEAM
Grimshaw, Neil Stonell, Damon Van Horne, Gilbert Yeong, Sonya Parton, Pamela McGirr, Robert Held, Joint Venture Architect (NZ), Jeremy Whelan, Grant Bannatyne, Sui-Wai Law, Daniel Waswas, Amanda Donigi, Jeffry Feeger
PHOTOGRAPHY
Grimshaw, Nic Staveley, Unsworth Shepherd, David Collins, Michael Kai
SHIFTING HOMES
In partnership with ICDP, OVR Technology, National University of Samoa, Village of PoutasI
LOCATION
Poutasi, Samoa
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Samoan
PROJECT TEAM
Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei, Daniel Stricker, Vincent Heimann, Poutasi High Chief Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale, Poutasi Mayor, Sam Saili, SkyEye Samoa, Safua Akeli, National University Samoa, OVR Technology, Aaron Wisniewski, Matt Flego, David Stiller
PHOTOGRAPHY
Vladimir Storm, Dmitry Vereshchagin, Erel Herzog, Vincent Heimann, Daniel Stricker, SkyEye Samoa
PORT RESOLUTION ACCOMMODATION PROJECT
Port Resolution Community
LOCATION
Port Resolution, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Ni-Vanuatu
PROJECT TEAM
University of South Australia, Design Construct Program, men and women of the Port Resolution Community
PHOTOGRAPHY
Joti Weijers-Coghlan, David Morris
CAKAUDROVE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE
(A I TATADRA - DREAMING PROJECT)
Soqosoqo Vakamarama I Taukei ni Cakaudrove (SVTC)
(2017 - Great Hall Building)
LOCATION
Savusavu Town, Vanua Levu, Fiji
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Fijian dialect (language may vary) / Cakaudrove Province - spread over many islands (Nation, region or Vanua Country)
PROJECT TEAM
Architects Without Frontiers, Esther Charlesworth, Derek Chin, James Harley, Emma Healy, Loata Ho, Ameera Mahmood, Leeanne Marshall, Emily Simpson, Miemie Ohn, Lucia Wellington, Adi Kavu Fong and the Indigenous women of Cakaudrove Province
PHOTOGRAPHY
James Mepham
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY AGRESEARCH JOINT FACILITY
Lincoln University and AgResearch
LOCATION
Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki ki Taumutu / Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Maori, Pakeha (English)
PROJECT TEAM
Warren and Mahoney in association with Woods Bagot, Boffa Miskell, LabWorks, Te Taumutu Rūnuga, Ariki Creative
TE PAE CHRISTCHURCH CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
Ōtākaro Ltd
LOCATION
Ōtāutahi, Aotearoa / Christchurch, New Zealand
LANGUAGE/CULTURAL GROUPS
Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāi Tahu
Ngāi Tahu is the principal Māori iwi of the South Island, New Zealand
Ngāi Tūāhuriri is one of five primary hapū of Ngai Tahu, that holds mana whenua (traditional rights and responsibilities) over their takiwā which extends from the Hurunui to Hakatere and inland to the Main Divide
PROJECT TEAM
Woods Bagot in association with Warren and Mahoney, Bruno Mendes, Jordon Saunders, Eric Buhrs, James Pearse, Peter Marshall, Iain Nicholls, Gareth Jenkins, Bridget Watson, Jono Coates, Jeremy Rush, Melissa Risk, Lynne Te Aika, Debbie Tikao and Puamiria Parata-Goodall at Matapopore Charitable Trust provided cultural advice on behalf of the local hapū and iwi Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāi Tahu in the design process. Kowhaiwhai by Fayne Robinson
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ōtākaro Ltd (stock images)
SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE RECORDINGS BY
50 Words Project – a partnership between Research Unit for Indigenous Language + First Languages Australia and ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
and
Gerlingo project – research with the Dynamics of Language Corpus.Speaking, Talking, Telling. Spoken Language and Text Corpora
DIDJERIDOO BY
Richie Williams (Wiradjuri)
rj.wiradjuriman@gmail.com
