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. As the community prepares for the formal opening and first cultural exhibition, we canโ€™t wait to share more of the story behind this place.

March 15, 2026

๐—•๐—”๐—”๐—ž๐—” ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Proud to share this prestigeous win.

This project has been an epic, multi-year, community-led journey โ€” one that brought the whole Barkandji community together. As the community prepares for the formal opening and first cultural exhibition, we canโ€™t wait to share more of the story behind this place.

The humility, compassion, and generosity of Barkandji People and Culture will soon be more accessible to everyone heading west โ€” and we feel deeply privileged to have walked alongside the community in bringing this place to life.

Green Good Designยฎ Sustainability Awards
The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design have joined forces on two continents to present an innovative and challenging new public program:ย GREEN GOOD DESIGN SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS.

GOOD DESIGNโ„ขย was founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance for Modern Design.

Kaunitz Yeung Architecture
Ka Wai Yeung
Marni Reti
The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, please be aware the Kaunitz Yeung Architecture website contains images of deceased persons.

The Kaunitz Yeung Architecture team acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the nation.
We recognise the original Custodians of Country, their ongoing connection to the land, sky, seas, cultures and communities - paying our respects to Elders, past and present.