Kali Marnane

Highlights from the Queensland Disability Conference.

Dr Sophie-May Kerr, Dr Angela Kreutz, and Associate Professor Beau Beza discuss lessons from young people on urban planning and apartment design.

A symposium on the value and accessibility of good design and how architects can shape better housing.

Dr Kamaljit Sangha and Dr Tegan Hall talk nature, bio-diversity, and how to incorporate them in cities.

My latest publication is out! and argues that evaluating space in informal settlements means reading social relationships and everyday practice, not just physical form, with lessons for how we assess and upgrade precincts everywhere.

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

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

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

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

Working propositions and some provocations for the profession.

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

A conversation about actioning aspirational ideas.

A conversation about advocacy, agency, and assumptions.

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

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

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

A conversation about values in practice and practice in values.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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