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- Title
Keep going ... How non-Indigenous designers can advance First Nations in Australia's post-referendum projects.
- Authors
ROBBINS, DEB
- Abstract
As a built environment professional and in particular as a landscape architect, I am encouraged to see First Nations issues and culture are finally being given a prominent place in Australia's national conversation. Of course, for a landscape architect, extra joy arises from the concept of Caring for Country and the opportunity to enrich and mature Australian cultural life by reimagining, restoring and conserving our shared environment. Caring for Country -- an interconnected concept concerning cultural, spiritual and practical ways of caring for the land -- could be the cultural or, more controversially, the spiritual connection to accompany the modern practice of landscape architecture in Australia. The issue is: how is this expressed in a way that is as consultative and authentic as possible? And can non-Indigenous designers work in this space? If so, how? It is obvious that we must first engage with First Nations people, but some established and emerging ideas and protocols can help non-Indigenous designers achieve meaningful and authentic results for built projects.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; LANDSCAPE architecture; DESIGNERS
- Publication
Landscape Review, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1173-3853
- Publication type
Article