Cori Emmolo

My name is Cori Emmolo, and I am a third year architecture student with a focus on structural feasability and usage of curves as a design language. I have been studying for a total of 5 years in the architectural field, with extra knowledge stemming from the Advanced Diploma of Building Design. I am interested in both residential and commercial oppurtunities.

The NAH

The middle of the design focusing on both column areas and the central area which joins the split levels.

Exterior view

An exterior view of the NAH, showcasing the guerilla gardening on the facade as well as the pathways leading to the entrance.

Split levels

A view from the split level taken near the middle of the design looking down.

First view

The first view visitors will see when they enter the NAH. A grandiose set of columns that do not block the view.

Community Exhibition

The community exhibition lies on the top floor, whilst the historical exhibition lies on the ground floor. This creates a journey between the past and the present through verticality, exemplified by the columns that can be seen from any point in the building.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.