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Grants Close August 18

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Grants Open July 11 — Grants Close August 18 —

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SUP: The Super Urban Podcast Project
Design Audio
SUP: The Super Urban Podcast Project
Design Audio

The Super Urban Podcast is a series of conversations about cities and how they’re designed; how we imagine them and how we could re-imagine them, hosted by Ian Nazareth, Graham Crist and Christine Phillips.  

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Shared and Sustainable Future Communities
Design Thinking
Shared and Sustainable Future Communities
Design Thinking

Shared and Sustainable Future Communities explores how regulatory barriers in the ACT affect the growth of cohousing, and outlines reforms to enable more sustainable, affordable, and community-driven housing models.

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Design Thinking
Solid Yarns: Collaborating with Respect
Design Audio
Solid Yarns: Collaborating with Respect
Design Audio

Solid Yarns is a podcast about how First Nations creatives and industry partners can work together. Each episode features a First Nations creative in conversation with their client, unpacking a project brief and sharing stories behind the work.

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Living Together: Five European Studies
International Research
Living Together: Five European Studies
International Research

A research project examining five exemplary medium‑density, high‑quality housing case studies in Europe and the UK. They show how land, social capital, and amenities are shared and how design promotes sustainable performance and social connection.

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The Alastair Swayn Foundation supports Australian architects and designers with research, grants, education and exhibitions.

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S2 Ep 8 - The Society Architect

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Latest Episode Out Now — S2 Ep 8 - The Society Architect — 

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Tim & Kev's Big Design Adventure

The Alastair Swayn Foundation are proud to support Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud Big Design Adventure — a new podcast celebrating great design, curious minds, and a few unexpected detours along the way.

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2025 Masters Research Grantees Announced
2025 Masters Research Grantees Announced

Three talented architecture students from the University of Canberra have been awarded the prestigious Alastair Swayn Masters Research Grant.

HOME opens at the Australia Pavilion for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
HOME opens at the Australia Pavilion for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

What does ‘HOME’ mean to you? This question is at the heart of HOME, Australia’s official exhibition at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, presented by the Australian Institute of Architects and led by an inspiring team of First Nations designers.

Winner Announced: 2025-26 Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome
Winner Announced: 2025-26 Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome

Lisa Garner to undertake Architectural Research at the American Academy in Rome

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