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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 20 MIN

How to practise what you preach | Sarah Lynn Rees

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Sarah Lynn Rees is a Palawa woman descending from the Plangermaireener and Trawlwoolwaypeoples of north-east Lutruwita/Tasmania. In addition to her role as associate principal at national architecture studio Jackson Clements Burrows, Sarah is an academic and writer. Over the course of her career, Sarah has been a prominent advocate for Indigenising the built environment, leading systemic reform in many ways – most notably by updating The National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA) to require practitioners to demonstrate a level of understanding of culture, Country and Indigenous engagement processes. In today’s episode, Sarah speaks on how her activism and support for Indigenous agency and leadership in architecture is being realised in project conception, procurement and delivery. Further Reading Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Hub by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects https://architectureau.com/articles/atlantic-fellows-for-social-equity-hub-by-jackson-clements-burrows/ Winning design unveiled for WSU Indigenous Centre of Excellence https://architectureau.com/articles/winning-design-unveiled-for-wsu-indigenous-centre-of-excellence/ It costs nothing to care https://architectureau.com/articles/it-costs-nothing-to-care/ Design competitions: Starting from Country https://architectureau.com/articles/design-competitions-starting-from-country/ Indigenizing practice: Documenting Indigenous projects for publication https://architectureau.com/articles/indigenizing-practice-documenting-indigenous-projects-for-publication/ Indigenizing practice: To award, or not to award? https://architectureau.com/articles/indigenizing-practice-to-award-or-not-to-award/ Blakitecture: Beyond acknowledgement and into action https://architectureau.com/articles/blakitecture-beyond-acknowledgement-and-into-action/ Nexus 2013: a coming together of things https://architectureau.com/articles/nexus-the-coming-together-of-things/

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