My Strategy / My Problem

Research


Reconciliation Australia

19 August 2010

1. There have only been two Indigenous Senators in 109 years of Federal Parliament and there have never been any Indigenous politicians in the House of Representatives.

2. The three main parties have all put forward Indigenous candidates for the 2010 Federal Election.


3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates represent the interests of all people, not just the issues affecting Indigenous people.


4. Having Indigenous people in parliament can help to achieve reconciliation and close the gap.


5. Indigenous politicians can bring important experience and expertise to bear on government decisions and policies which affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.


http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/reconciliation-resources/facts---figures/q-a-factsheets/five-fast-facts---indigenous-participation-in-parliament


Concept


This information has inspired my mind to think about the positive implications as Australia begins to embrace more indigenous Parliaments following the election of Ken Wyatt from WA in 2011.

The Thought Process

Further inspiration within the traditional Meeting Circle of indigenous Australians and what it represents. With the sitting circle creating equality between all those who sit, and the 'strands' representing the directions in which many will arrive and many may leave, there is virtual, flexible, distributed and mobile value within the concept. And architecturally, a circle such as this could develop a very valuable and interesting space.




After discussion with my group and with my theme leader, Davor, we decided telling a story of our ideas which will lead to an overall solution to benefit Australia. This will be depicted in cartoonish perform, similar to political cartoons. Currently for my final outcome, I hope to follow the words of Frank Lloyd Wright by maybe showing "government how to operate better as a result of better architecture”.

And so... I decided drafting my story idea is the best option