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View from Victoria park

View from Victoria park

Entrance via Seymour Centre

Entrance via Seymour Centre

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Nganaga Centre

Reclaiming the former International Building at the University of Sydney, this project redefines cultural exchange through an Indigenous lens. The design transforms the rotunda into a modern sanctuary, a place for ceremony, storytelling, and reflection where the smoking ceremony is brought into the heart of urban life. Guided by the idea of play, the building creates an experiential journey that invites people of all ages to explore and connect with Country. It becomes a space of re-emergence and belonging, where Indigenous culture and global awareness coexist within the city.

Leo Bong

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Nganaga Centre

Reclaiming the former International Building at the University of Sydney, this project redefines cultural exchange through an Indigenous lens. The design transforms the rotunda into a modern sanctuary, a place for ceremony, storytelling, and reflection where the smoking ceremony is brought into the heart of urban life. Guided by the idea of play, the building creates an experiential journey that invites people of all ages to explore and connect with Country. It becomes a space of re-emergence and belonging, where Indigenous culture and global awareness coexist within the city.

Leo Bong

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We recognise and pay respect to the Elders and communities - past, present, and emerging - of the lands that the University of Sydney's campuses stand on. For thousands of years they have shared and exchanged knowledges across innumerable generations for the benefit of all.

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