MTalks—BLAKitecture Indigenising Curriculum: Listen First

For the entirety of the period architecture and design have been part of university curriculums, Indigenous culture and heritage, First Nations perspectives and understandings of Country have been largely absent—or if present viewed through an anthropological lens rather than as a living culture. In recent times it has become clear this is not good enough. Yet with already packed curriculums where do we start? This yarn brings together three academics and practitioners to share their experiences and the work they are doing in relation to Indigenising curriculum. MPavilion’s fifth annual BLAKitecture forum aimed to centralise Indigenous voices in conversations about architecture, the representation of histories, and the present and future states of our built environments. BLAKitecture is curated by MPavilion’s program consultant Sarah Lynn Rees. This event was part of Melbourne Design Week 2022.