Contemporary Design for an Ancient Way of Learning
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Image courtesy of John Gollings. Copyright © 2011-24 John Gollings Photography. All rights reserved.
Garma Institute - Yothu Yindi Foundation
Troppo Architects and Greenaway Architects have been announced as the
successful designers of the Garma Institute, an initiative of the Yothu Yindi
Foundation (YYF).
The Garma Institute is a Yolŋu owned and run tertiary and vocational education facility based a Gunyaŋara, NT. Foundation Chief Executive, Denise Bowden recently commented in Architecture Au, “the Garma Institute will be a bank of Yolŋu knowledge and wisdom, and the design of the building will embody the six Yolŋu seasons found in the Arnhem Land ecosystem.
Join us to hear first-hand from the designers, Jo Best (Director, Troppo Architects) and Jefa Greenaway (Director, Greenaway Architects). Jo and Jefa will discuss how they will “collaborate with Yolŋu in delivering a setting that is ‘just right’ for this new yet ancient way of learning...”. They will also explain on how they will bring a First Nations design perspective to the project that values true/meaningful design collaboration vs an engagement only lens.
Greenaway Architects are a nationally recognised Indigenous led architectural practice, co-founded by Jefa Greenaway. Troppo Architects have been working for over 45 years on projects with Indigenous communities throughout the NT and other parts of Australia.
OUR SPEAKERS
Image courtesy of Aaron Puls
Jefa Greenaway
Director, Registered Architect, BArch (Hons), BPD, A.D.AppSc
Jefa is a founding Director of Greenaway Architects (est. 1998), an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinburne University, an Honorary Fellow of Design at Deakin University and an Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA) National Cultural Ambassador.
He’s championed Indigenous led design thinking for 3 decades as a registered architect across three States, as founding Director of Indigenous Architecture + Design Australia (IADA), as a member of the AIA Cultural Reference Panel, and as co-author of the International Indigenous Design Charter, with a particular interest in design equity and Country-centred design.
His current projects include the $11B North East Link Project, winner of the 2022 WAFX Future Infrastructure award, the UTS National First Nations College and Stage II of the Koorie Heritage Trust. He was a 2020 Design Institute of Australia’s (DIA) ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee, signifying an outstanding contribution to Australian design and was recently named in the Qantas 100 Inspiring Australians, celebrating their centenary and was included within the INDE.Awards 2023 ‘The Luminary’ (special prize) recognising an individual whose entire portfolio represents a lifetime of design finesse and distinction.
Jo Best
Director, Troppo NT, Registered Architect
Jo is committed to environmentally responsible architecture and community. She has a skill for developing systems that deliver quality and pragmatic solutions — with social benefit.
She has proven experience in the consultation and management of public and commercial projects with over 20 years’ experience in the Territory. Her knowledge and network of collaborators has seen her involvement in the design, documentation and administration of a range of projects including for Aboriginal communities in most regions of the Territory from the saltwater to the red sand.
Jo has a particular interest in the interface between architecture and art, and the collaborative process with artists that informs the built fabric of our cities and places. She has facilitated, commissioned, and created public art as an integral layer to the public realm, drawing our creative expression out of the gallery and onto the street.
In the Troppo tradition she is continuously learning about Country, inured in the Territory, striving for a wider-eyed Australia.
Image courtesy of John Gollings. Copyright © 2011-24 John Gollings Photography. All rights reserved.
Garma Institute - Yothu Yindi Foundation
Troppo Architects and Greenaway Architects have been announced as the
successful designers of the Garma Institute, an initiative of the Yothu Yindi
Foundation (YYF).
The Garma Institute is a Yolŋu owned and run tertiary and vocational education facility based a Gunyaŋara, NT. Foundation Chief Executive, Denise Bowden recently commented in Architecture Au, “the Garma Institute will be a bank of Yolŋu knowledge and wisdom, and the design of the building will embody the six Yolŋu seasons found in the Arnhem Land ecosystem.
Join us to hear first-hand from the designers, Jo Best (Director, Troppo Architects) and Jefa Greenaway (Director, Greenaway Architects). Jo and Jefa will discuss how they will “collaborate with Yolŋu in delivering a setting that is ‘just right’ for this new yet ancient way of learning...”. They will also explain on how they will bring a First Nations design perspective to the project that values true/meaningful design collaboration vs an engagement only lens.
Greenaway Architects are a nationally recognised Indigenous led architectural practice, co-founded by Jefa Greenaway. Troppo Architects have been working for over 45 years on projects with Indigenous communities throughout the NT and other parts of Australia.
OUR SPEAKERS
Image courtesy of Aaron Puls
Jefa Greenaway
Director, Registered Architect, BArch (Hons), BPD, A.D.AppSc
Jefa is a founding Director of Greenaway Architects (est. 1998), an Adjunct Industry Fellow at Swinburne University, an Honorary Fellow of Design at Deakin University and an Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA) National Cultural Ambassador.
He’s championed Indigenous led design thinking for 3 decades as a registered architect across three States, as founding Director of Indigenous Architecture + Design Australia (IADA), as a member of the AIA Cultural Reference Panel, and as co-author of the International Indigenous Design Charter, with a particular interest in design equity and Country-centred design.
His current projects include the $11B North East Link Project, winner of the 2022 WAFX Future Infrastructure award, the UTS National First Nations College and Stage II of the Koorie Heritage Trust. He was a 2020 Design Institute of Australia’s (DIA) ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee, signifying an outstanding contribution to Australian design and was recently named in the Qantas 100 Inspiring Australians, celebrating their centenary and was included within the INDE.Awards 2023 ‘The Luminary’ (special prize) recognising an individual whose entire portfolio represents a lifetime of design finesse and distinction.
Jo Best
Director, Troppo NT, Registered Architect
Jo is committed to environmentally responsible architecture and community. She has a skill for developing systems that deliver quality and pragmatic solutions — with social benefit.
She has proven experience in the consultation and management of public and commercial projects with over 20 years’ experience in the Territory. Her knowledge and network of collaborators has seen her involvement in the design, documentation and administration of a range of projects including for Aboriginal communities in most regions of the Territory from the saltwater to the red sand.
Jo has a particular interest in the interface between architecture and art, and the collaborative process with artists that informs the built fabric of our cities and places. She has facilitated, commissioned, and created public art as an integral layer to the public realm, drawing our creative expression out of the gallery and onto the street.
In the Troppo tradition she is continuously learning about Country, inured in the Territory, striving for a wider-eyed Australia.