Kali Marnane

(she/her)

Dr Kali Marnane is a registered architect who researches informal settlements, everyday architecture, place meaning, and neighbourhood planning. She specialises in embedding community voices in design by combining qualitative data, ethnographic techniques, and architectural analysis. Key projects to date include informal housing and its significance to women residents in Ahmedabad (India), youth perceptions of public space in Logan (Queensland), staff and student engagement for the Indigenous Design Framework at The University of Queensland, and housing adequacy for Indigenous residents in Gununa (Mornington Island).

Experience

  • 2024–2027
    Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Queenlsand
  • 2023–2024
    Honorary Lecturer, The University of Queensland
  • 2020–2022
    Associate Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 2021 
    The University of Queensland, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2012 
    The University of Queensland, Master of Architecture
  • 2008 
    The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Architectural Design

Honours

2025 National Emerging Architect Prize

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