This panel discussion will consider how we can reimagine our engagement with the built environment across daily working practices, and how design can nurture more effective community and collaborative work models. Panellists representing Australia’s First Nations, education and design communities will be invited to reflect on how architecture can inspire workplace leaders to review their business-as-usual practices in contributing to the creation of more engaged and cohesive cities. RMIT University’s OurPlace would be a central case study discussed by the panel. This ARM project exemplifies today’s progressive workplace activities and culture. It also aligns with MDW’s ‘Design the world you want’ theme by demonstrating how workplace and interior design can create opportunities for future students through integrated learning models. With the project’s design objective seeking to unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff and students, RMIT OurPlace is an example of design achieving civic good in its capacity to unite cultural communities in a stimulating learning environment. Panel Members: N’arweet Carolyn Briggs, Boonwurrung Foundation Professors David Jones, Deakin University Dr Christine Philips, RMIT University Jesse Judd, ARM Architecture
