Bradley Kerr
Bradley, a Quandamooka man and architect on Wurundjeri Country, is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney and Monash University.
He co-chairs the Australian Institute of Architects’ First Nations Advisory Committee, contributes to boards and committees, curates the BLAKitecture series, and was awarded the 2024 Victorian Emerging Architect Prize and 2023 Dulux Study Prize.
Elle Davison
Elle Davidson is a Balanggarra woman from the East Kimberley, born on Gadigal Country and calls Bundjalung Country home. She is a Director of Zion Engagement and Planning and an Aboriginal Planning Lecturer at the University of Sydney.
Elle is passionate about walking alongside people to build their capacity and confidence in working with Country, community and culture.
Kaylie Salvatori
Kaylie Salvatori, Founding Director of COLA Studio, is a Salt-Water Yuin woman, landscape architect, and cultural design strategist. Specialising in Indigenous design collaboration and Country-positive approaches, she priorities Country in her work, advocating for First Peoples’ custodianship.
Kaylie connects cultural-ecological systems in public and commercial spaces, excelling in concept ideation, storytelling, and material selection while promoting biodiversity through her unique design practices.
Dr Michael Mossman
Dr Michael Mossman is a Kuku Yalanji man who lectures and researches at the University of Sydney School of Architecture Design and Planning.
He is a registered architect who champions Country and First Nations cultures as agents for structural change in the broader architectural profession at educational, practice and policy levels. As co-lead creative director, Michael will lead logistics + dialogue around public engagement + culture + architecture
Prof. Emily Mcdaniel
Emily McDaniel is a Wiradjuri curator, creative practitioner and a Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture, UTS. She consults on curatorship, cultural narratives, learning and interpretation for cultural institutions, public domain, and the built environment.
Her practice applies Country-centred curatorial methodologies in collaboration with First Nations communities, cultural and creative practitioners, architects, and designers to story and truth-tell. She is recognised for her influential curatorial methodologies which place emphasis on expansive cultural practice, encompassing visual art, design, storytelling, language, performance, Indigenous knowledges, cultural governance, and nation building methodologies.