Unsure about Designing with Country? Start with this event in October

Several design groups are coming together on 29th October, 2025 for ‘grounded,’ a day of talks and workshops on Country-centred design.

Unsure about Designing with Country? Start with this event in October

BY Indesignlive

October 22nd, 2025

Tags: Aboriginal, aboriginal design, AILA, architecture, Art, barangga, design, Education, first nations, First Nations art, First Nations design, indigenous, Indigenous architecture, indigenous design, interior design, mili mili, moir studio, Nicole Monks, pia, Planning, yarn

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If you’re not sure where to start with Designing with Country and Country-centred Design practices, then join us for a First Nations designed and led day of yarns and workshops that unpack these practices with leading figures in the field contributing their expertise for the day.

Sessions are designed to be informal and interactive between presenters and participants to create space for honest conversations about the brilliant, sometimes boring and mind boggling corners of our industry.

Open to AILA, AIA and PIA members and all interested First Nations mob, this program aims to take down the barriers and offer space for industry professionals to get into what really matters to us, from where we stand.

Related: HOME at the Venice Architecture Biennale

grounded – a yarning day on Gadigal Country for mob telling their stories in human constructed environments.

Wednesday 29^th October 2025

8.30am arrival | 9am start | 4.30pm finish

National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE)
166-180 George St, Redfern NSW 2016

grounded
aila.org.au

AILA
aila.org.au

PIA
planning.org.au

mili mili
milimili.com.au

Moir Studio
moirstudio.com.au

Barangga

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