Cultural Commitment Award

Sponsored by: ADP Sponsor Pool

School: School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Honours an architecture, design or planning student that demonstrates strong commitment to First Nations perspectives, cultural history and heritage.

Art and Healing: ATSICHS Logan Health Hub

by  Meheli Basu

This Logan Health Hub project recognises the role of art and nature in healing. The clinic draws on the relationship between country, community and creativity by integrating the surrounding natural context and integrating local community activities into its design. Through research and design, the project creates a familiar and grounding space for patients and the wider Logan community.

Art and Healing: ATSICHS Logan Health Hub

by  Meheli Basu

The proposed Logan Health Hub recognises the significance of art and nature in healing. It draws on the relationship between Country, community and creativity by integrating the surrounding natural context of the Logan area with local community activities. Through design, the clinic creates a familiar and grounding space for patients to utilise, and for the wider Logan community to gather in.

Connected and Celebrated: UQ Graduation Hall

by  Luke Lancaster

This design proposal for a new UQ Graduation hall is heavily focused on cultural identity. The architecture of the building allows for exploration and exhibition of the cultures that travel to, and belong at UQ.

Kindling: Igniting Reconciliation Across Industry

by  Lauren Jauncey

Kindling is a professional toolkit that empowers Australian businesses to engage meaningfully with reconciliation initiatives. Developed as a multi-touchpoint intervention, Kindling guides leaders and their teams through structured processes of education, reflection, and action, facilitating inclusive and informed decision-making, with the potential to shape a more equal and equitable Australia.

The Courtyard of Wellness

by  Radhika Bhavin Panchal

This clinic blends Indian courtyard typologies with Aboriginal cultural principles to support healing through connection. The open courtyard brings light, air, and calm, creating a welcoming, culturally safe space. Layered nature, privacy, and soft thresholds foster dignity, belonging, and holistic care for the Logan community.

The Courtyard of Wellness

by  Radhika Bhavin Panchal

This clinic blends Indian courtyard typologies with Aboriginal cultural principles to support healing through connection. The open courtyard brings light, air, and calm, creating a welcoming, culturally safe space. Layered nature, privacy, and soft thresholds foster dignity, belonging, and holistic care for the Logan community.

The Helidon's Golden Hall

by  Don Lorane Jayasekera

My Great Hall design for UQ is anchored in the capstone theme of materiality. The use of sandstone, originally sourced from the Helidon region of Queensland, serves as both a symbolic and architectural reflection of the identities of the university and the city of Brisbane. Therefore, The Helidon’s Golden Hall offers future UQ students a space to celebrate and reflect their place in UQ's history.