2 - Social: In conversation with Emma Williamson and Nick Juniper

Place Agency

12/01/21 • 30 min

In this episode our conversation partners are engaged by host Angelique Edmonds in discussion of:

The relationship between design and enhancing social connection/supporting social impact
How the balance of hard and soft infrastructure influences opportunities for social connection
What they consider to be the greatest challenges designers face when seeking to enhance social connection
projects they are involved with that seek to enhance social connection, and how they’ve managed challenges themselves

Emma Williamson is a co-founder and Partner at TheFulcrum.Agency and has nearly thirty years’ experience working in design practice. Emma is renowned for her progressive approach to business and her skills and experience in project critique. She Chairs the Design Review Panel for the City of Canning and the City of Belmont, is Deputy Chair at the City of Stirling Design Review Panel and sits on the Design Review Panel for the City of Rockingham. She is a member of both Western Australia and South Australia’s State Design Review Panels.

Emma holds Degrees in both Architecture and Interior Design and is able to contribute to a project at all scales, from the detail through to the big picture. She is passionate about the value of good design and the role that it can play in shaping our cities and communities for the better. Emma is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University.

NickJuniper is Associate Principal at The Fulcrum Agency and a Registered Architect with twenty-five years’ experience delivering projects in Australia and Asia. Nick is focussed on strengthening the relationship between project delivery, profitability and social impact, creating long-term benefits for our clients, communities and practice. He has studied the principles of social impact assessment and has been awarded Level 1 Associate Practitioner status by Social Ventures International.

Nick’s project experience includes health and community facilities, schools and aged care facilities across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. He particularly enjoys the opportunities and challenges that come with working in remote communities. Nick holds an Honours degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia, is a Studio Practice Tutor for Notre Dame University new architectural course and an active member of SIMNA, Social Impact Measurement Network Australia.

Our host Angelique Edmonds has been working in this area for the last two decades with a passion for how we can elevate design for social impact. Her practice work has consulted with local, state, and federal governments, in parallel with teaching at the the University of South Australia for the past 12 years. Her contribution to the conversation is informed by her own practice research presented in her 2020 book - Connecting People, Place and Design.

These first three episodes of the series are a part of a CPD product for the AIA. Be sure to go to this link to record your points.

This program has been made possible with support from the Alastair Swayn Foundation. Find out more at alastairswaynfoundation.org

Find out more about Angelique’s work at the schoolforcreatingchange.com and in her 2020 book Connecting, People, Place and Design. Available in Australia here, and internationally here

Credits:

Samantha Donnelly:

Instagram: @samdonnelly11

Croxon Ramsay:

Instagram: @croxonramsay

The Fulcrum Agency:

Instagram: @thefulcrum.agency

LinkedIn: @thefulcrum.agency

Twitter: @fulcrum_agency

Angela Dapper:

Website: https://grimshaw.global/practice/people/angela-dapper/

Flora Samuel: