Keiran Wong
Co-founder & Director
I think the big thing really is this idea around social and community impact – it’s a fundamental part of what we’re trying to work out through the Agency. How to measure the work we do and be able to assess the work that we’ve done in terms of its long-term impacts in communities. It would be interesting to know if the way we work could change or not if developed through the lens of social impact, it might change the design process itself – the kind of spatial response might be different – the way in which we engage with clients might be different – or the way in which we collaborate might be different. So, the difference I think is that we’re trying to leverage something else out of the architecture – to open up an opportunity within the realms of work that we do, to make a greater impact. That might be not doing a building at all but doing something else.
Kieran Kieran is a co-founder and Director at The Fulcrum Agency, where he uses his skills in architecture, research and advocacy to achieve positive outcomes for communities. His practice is grounded in the challenge of bringing equity and social justice to the built environment across Australia.
Kieran has extensive experience working with First Nations communities across Australia, including Warnindilyakwa, Tiwi, Martu, Nyoongar, Yawaru, Miriwoong Gajerrong, Kardu Yek Diminin, Warlpiri, and Kuku Yalanji, giving him deep insight into the complexities of remote project delivery.
He is a former Chair at Shelter WA, the peak body for housing and homelessness in WA; a Director at Communicare and White Ribbon Australia; an Adjunct Professor at Monash University; and Industry Partner for the University of Sydney’s Health Habitat Incubator.
