Place Agency presents a series of conversations with 6 prominent Architectural practitioners and academics in Australia and the UK, considering the intersection between design, social value and the power of social connection.

Curated by  Urtzi Grau and Guillermo Fernández-Abascal, Folk Costumes for Indo-Pacific Air constructs the prehistory of the region’s contemporary masked state. The installation reproduces five atmospheric conditions of the end of 2019 and collects the architectures for the body they produced, providing visitors with an insight to the region’s highly politicised air.

Hope in High-Rise: An Exploration of Urban Density and Apartment Design seeks to unpack the historical, the socio-cultural and the economic factors which have shaped and continue to shape high-density housing.

The research culminates in the publication New Agency: The future of dwelling and ageing that collates the findings, including the provocation of a cooperative housing model in order that land and housing in Australia are provided for the common good – for both young and old.

The research has investigated the relationship between the built environment and people who have impediments to their cognitive functioning.

COVID-19 has challenged the whole world to fundamentally re-think about their lifestyles in leading towards an ‘unpredictable’ future.

This study identifies and environmentally profiles performance-based retrofit options for a typical Canberra ‘ex-Govie’ house against the criteria of energy efficiency, embodied energy and cost.

The Australian Design Index exhibition is 3-D virtual exhibtion featuring more than sixty objects selected as good design for the Australian Design Index.

A collection of conversations and projects examining the role of architects as critical participants in the making of public and private spaces before and after bushfires.