- Report year:2025
- Organisation: Champions of Change Coalition
Design is a critical tool for ensuring equality, accessibility, sustainability, and community resilience are built into the future from the outset, according to a new resource from Champions of Change Coalition. Developed by the Champions of Change Architecture Group*, Equity by Design provides a structured approach to embedding equity into all design decisions and development processes.
With population growth to be supported by significant infrastructure investments, including a $213 billion five-year major public infrastructure pipeline1, Australia has a unique opportunity to intentionally shape a more inclusive built environment that it enables all people to thrive.
Developed by the Champions of Change Architecture Group*, Equity by Design provides a structured approach to embedding equity into design decisions. Anchored to the Coalition’s 7 Switches framework, the resource helps design and decision-makers to challenge traditional norms, systematically check for bias, and integrate perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion at every stage of project development.
By applying the 7 Switches lens as an integral part of project design considerations, this approach moves beyond legislative standards, demonstrating how the built environment can be shaped to truly serve all communities.
Case studies in the resource, covering major sports stadiums, health facilities and community, transport and housing hubs, show how these standards can be used to enhance accessibility, safety, and a sense of belonging for all.
With population growth to be supported by significant infrastructure investments, including a $213 billion five-year major public infrastructure pipeline1, Australia has a unique opportunity to intentionally shape a more inclusive built environment that it enables all people to thrive.
Developed by the Champions of Change Architecture Group*, Equity by Design provides a structured approach to embedding equity into design decisions. Anchored to the Coalition’s 7 Switches framework, the resource helps design and decision-makers to challenge traditional norms, systematically check for bias, and integrate perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion at every stage of project development.
By applying the 7 Switches lens as an integral part of project design considerations, this approach moves beyond legislative standards, demonstrating how the built environment can be shaped to truly serve all communities.
Case studies in the resource, covering major sports stadiums, health facilities and community, transport and housing hubs, show how these standards can be used to enhance accessibility, safety, and a sense of belonging for all.