The Alastair Swayn Foundation has opened round two of its grants program for 2021, which supports research projects in the field of architecture and design.
Two levels of grants are on offer. There’s the $2,000 Alastair Swayn Research Grants, open to any research proposal in the disciplines of architecture; landscape architecture; industrial design; heritage preservation/ restoration; adaptive re-use (architecture, product design); and designing for accessibility.
And then there’s the $5,000 Strategic Grants, “designed to focus support for innovation and research on critical challenges facing architecture and design in Australia.” The foundation has identified three priority areas of research in architecture and design: workplace design; sustainability; and housing (public, private, multi-residential).
Research projects supported by Alastair Swayn Foundation grants since they launched in 2020 include an investigation into the future of housing for young people by Sibling Architecture, an examination of architectural services in bushfire affected communities by architecture graduate Callum Andrews, and research into new ways of working post-COVID by interior designer Amila Badungodage.
Applications for this round close 20 September. To apply, head here.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
