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Parlour LAB 44 - Professional Lives, Public Impact
June 12, 2026
Parlour LAB 44 - Professional Lives, Public Impact
June 12, 2026

Dr Cyndell Kwabi, Dr Susan Holden, and Dr Kirsty Voltz reflect on women, history, and the architecture profession.

June 12, 2026
First Nations Housing Design Guideline Survey Opens
June 8, 2026
First Nations Housing Design Guideline Survey Opens
June 8, 2026

We are seeking insights from First Nations people living in Queensland, and from people researching, delivering, or managing First Nations housing.

June 8, 2026
Parlour LAB 43 - Researching Practice
June 8, 2026
Parlour LAB 43 - Researching Practice
June 8, 2026

Dr Amanda Van de Paverd and Dr Jonathan Robberts offer insights from scholarly research into architectural practice and organisational dynamics.

June 8, 2026
WA2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - boorloo
April 3, 2026
WA2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - boorloo
April 3, 2026

A conversation about who we extend empathy to, and who we forget.

April 3, 2026
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March 28, 2026
QLD2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - meanjin
March 28, 2026

Working propositions and some provocations for the profession.

March 28, 2026
SA2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - tarndanya
March 24, 2026
SA2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - tarndanya
March 24, 2026

A conversation about what we bring to practice and what practice owes us back.

March 24, 2026
NT2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - larrakia
March 20, 2026
NT2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - larrakia
March 20, 2026

A conversation about actioning aspirational ideas.

March 20, 2026
NSW2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - warrang
March 12, 2026
NSW2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - warrang
March 12, 2026

A conversation about advocacy, agency, and assumptions.

March 12, 2026
ACT2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - canberra
March 11, 2026
ACT2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - canberra
March 11, 2026

A conversation about building a practice and practicing for the future.

March 11, 2026
Parlour LAB42 - Understanding density
March 11, 2026
Parlour LAB42 - Understanding density
March 11, 2026

Dr Nicole Cook and Dr Rachel Gallagher examine the supply side mechanics and demand side experience of density.

March 11, 2026
VIC2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - naarm
March 5, 2026
VIC2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - naarm
March 5, 2026

A conversation about practice as relationship and working within what already exists.

March 5, 2026
TAS2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - nipaluna
March 4, 2026
TAS2025 Emerging Architect Prize Tour - nipaluna
March 4, 2026

A conversation about values in practice and practice in values.

March 4, 2026
Growing Up In Cities III book release in mid-2026
February 7, 2026
Growing Up In Cities III book release in mid-2026
February 7, 2026

Some of our work with young people will be published this year!

February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026
A month in Ahmedabad
February 7, 2026

January was filled with rickshaw rides, eating roti, drinking chai and connecting with friends and family.

February 7, 2026
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November 10, 2025
Reflections from the 2025 National Architecture Awards
November 10, 2025

The Australian Institute of Architects awarded Kali the 2025 National Emerging Architect Prize.

November 10, 2025
Parlour LAB 41 - Smart Cities
October 21, 2025
Parlour LAB 41 - Smart Cities
October 21, 2025

Dr Deepti Prasad and Dr Sophia Maalsen talk about what makes a city ‘smart’.

October 21, 2025
Parlour LAB 40 - Building Community
September 29, 2025
Parlour LAB 40 - Building Community
September 29, 2025

Associate Professor Kelly Greenop and Dr Clare Cooper explore the role of design in creating spaces that foster community connection, belonging and resilience.

September 29, 2025
Parlour LAB 38 - Urbanism and Changing Climates
July 11, 2025
Parlour LAB 38 - Urbanism and Changing Climates
July 11, 2025

Dr Kavita Gonsalves and Dr Sarah Barns turn the concept of sustainability on its head and share practical tools for thinking deeply about our work.

July 11, 2025
Parlour LAB 37 - Material Circularity
June 13, 2025
Parlour LAB 37 - Material Circularity
June 13, 2025

Dr Sofia Colabella and Dr Katie Skillington discuss innovative methods to transform waste material into building solutions.

June 13, 2025
Parlour LAB 36 - Sound, Space, Action!
May 10, 2025
Parlour LAB 36 - Sound, Space, Action!
May 10, 2025

Dr Leah Barclay and Luke Strong explore how sound shapes our experience of space.

May 10, 2025
Learning Environments Australasia 2025 Conference
May 10, 2025
Learning Environments Australasia 2025 Conference
May 10, 2025

Some key reflections, and the questions we're carrying forward after the LEA Conference

May 10, 2025
Parlour LAB 35 - Translating Heritage
March 14, 2025
Parlour LAB 35 - Translating Heritage
March 14, 2025

Dr Cristina Garduño Freeman and Jarrod Habberfield discuss the house as a heritage site.

March 14, 2025
Parlour LAB 32 - Agency, resistance, disruption
September 21, 2024
Parlour LAB 32 - Agency, resistance, disruption
September 21, 2024

Associate Professor Sam Spurr and Dr Eduardo Kairuz discuss the potential of creative research practice to tackle questions of social justice, climate justice and equity.

September 21, 2024
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June 6, 2024
Game Changers
June 6, 2024

Read our report aiming to develop an inclusive employment legacy from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

June 6, 2024
Parental leave
May 27, 2024
Parental leave
May 27, 2024

I'm on a beautiful learning journey with our new little life!

May 27, 2024
Parlour LAB 28 - Affordable Housing
May 17, 2024
Parlour LAB 28 - Affordable Housing
May 17, 2024

Dr Catherine Gilbert and Dr Michael Zanardo discuss the role of built environment professionals in generating housing affordability.

May 17, 2024
Parlour LAB 27 - Starting from divergence
April 29, 2024
Parlour LAB 27 - Starting from divergence
April 29, 2024

Ilianna Ginnis and Coral Gillett, Matthew McShane and Camila Shirota discuss neurodivergence and disability as a creative generator.

April 29, 2024
Parlour LAB 25 - Architecture and Water
December 4, 2023
Parlour LAB 25 - Architecture and Water
December 4, 2023

Dr Paola Leardini and Dr Meredith Dobbie discuss designing with water and flooding.

December 4, 2023
Public/Private Interfaces In An Informal Built Environment
October 31, 2023
Public/Private Interfaces In An Informal Built Environment
October 31, 2023

Read my paper about how public/private interfaces - front porches - can support high density housing.

October 31, 2023
Parlour LAB 23 - Remote Settlements
September 24, 2023
Parlour LAB 23 - Remote Settlements
September 24, 2023

Dr Linda Carroli and Dr Hannah Robertson discuss the significance of rural and remote places beyond the everyday urban Australia.

September 24, 2023

© 2026 Kali Marnane - all work by Kali unless stated otherwise

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are acknowledged as the first inhabitants and traditional custodians of the land and waters of Australia with great respect to Elders past, present and emerging.