First Knowledges Design
building on country
$24.00
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2021
Summary
Design: Building on Country - An Aboriginal Design Ethos
Aboriginal design is distinctly cultural, rooted in the Dreaming and ancient practices tied to the land. It’s evident in the aerodynamic boomerang, ingenious fish traps, and community settlement layouts that enhance social cohesion.
Alison Page and Paul Memmott reveal how these time-tested design principles—sophisticated function, sustainability, and storytelling—are now informing contemporary practices. Design: Bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760761400 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760761400 |
| Series: | First Knowledges |
| Author: | Alison Page, Professor Paul Memmott, Paul Memmott, Margo Ngawa Neale |
| Publisher: | Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
A major step forward in building a deeper understanding by all Australians of what ‘Country’ is: that everything is part of the same continuum - nature, land, sea, sky, humans and what they design and build and how they learn about and respond to Country. Design and architecture are not nouns, they are verbs. To understand Country, its Songlines and knowledge has never been more important. – Lucy Turnbull AO
About The Author
Alison Page
Alison Page is a Walbanga and Wadi Wadi woman from Tharawal and Yuin nations. She is an award winning designer, artist and film producer whose career links Indigenous stories and traditional knowledge with contemporary design. She is Associate Dean at the University of Technology, Sydney’s Design Architecture and Building Faculty.
Paul Memmott is a descendant of Scottish potters and painters. He has had a 50-year life experience and career working as an architect, anthropologist and agent for change with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia. He is a transdisciplinary researcher based at University of Queensland, recognising the need to join with Indigenous communities and organisations to bring transformative approaches to improving quality of lifestyle and wellbeing in the face of longitudinal disadvantage and the endeavour for self-determination. One of his books, Gunyah, Goondie + Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia, won three national book awards.
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