BUILD: Life Below Water

This episode is the second talk from the Build conversation series, which explores new perspectives from design, architecture, engineering, science and The Arts to reflect on how these disciplines can address the urgent issues of our times. Each of the talks in this series respond to one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Build program curator, Joni Taylor, chairs a conversation with two visionary thought leaders, using their exploration of design practices to reflect on our relationship to Life Below Water - Global Goal number 14. Dr Danièle Hromek is a Budawang woman of the Yuin nation. She works as a spatial and cultural designer and researcher, considering how to Indigenise the built environment. Alex Goad is an industrial designer and founder of Reef Design Lab. Together, Daniele and Alex discuss how we can create non-human centred design to preserve biodiversity, restore and regenerate marine life and waterways. And how seahorses have come back to Sydney harbour! This talk is supported by the Ove Arup foundation and was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House Centre for Creativity in September 2022. ~ For more about this topic please check out the Recommended Reading, Listening & Watching Lists from our speakers: Dr Danièle Hromek 1 Recommended website: https://danielehromek.com/ 1 Recommended book: Our Voices series with Rebecca Kiddle, Patrick Stewart and Kevin O’Brien as editors 1 Recommended video: Songlines on Screen (SBS) Alex Goad Recommended reading & websites: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-26/eco-engineering-reef-design-lab-3d-printing-oceans-seawalls/100867924 https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/multimedia/sampling-the-future-mars/ https://www.livingseawalls.com.au