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CULTIVATE.
Cultivate is a rotating pop up market designed to create new opportunities for cultural expression on campus. While Griffith University is one of Australia’s most culturally diverse institutions, there remains no dedicated space for students to actively share and celebrate their heritage. This project addresses that gap by providing a safe and welcoming environment where students from all backgrounds can express parts of their identity that often remain unseen.
The experience is deliberately sensory, with each modular structure engaging smell, taste, sound and touch to immerse visitors in diverse cultural narratives. More than a market, it is a place to pause, reflect and connect with cultures that might otherwise go unnoticed, offering moments of calm and community amid the pressures of university life.
Accessibility is embedded at the heart of the design. Guided by the question, “What if the students setting up and running these stalls had mobility challenges?” the project rethinks participation through an inclusive lens. The result is not just a platform for cultural expression, but a space for contribution and belonging where every student can take part, be recognised and feel represented.
The experience is deliberately sensory, with each modular structure engaging smell, taste, sound and touch to immerse visitors in diverse cultural narratives. More than a market, it is a place to pause, reflect and connect with cultures that might otherwise go unnoticed, offering moments of calm and community amid the pressures of university life.
Accessibility is embedded at the heart of the design. Guided by the question, “What if the students setting up and running these stalls had mobility challenges?” the project rethinks participation through an inclusive lens. The result is not just a platform for cultural expression, but a space for contribution and belonging where every student can take part, be recognised and feel represented.
Target Audience:
The target audience for Culture on the Green consciously includes students and staff with disabilities. This encompasses individuals with physical challenges such as wheelchair users or those managing chronic pain, as well as people with invisible disabilities including ADHD, autism and sensory sensitivities. The primary market remains Griffith University students, both domestic and international, representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds. By also prioritising accessibility, the project ensures that students with visible and invisible disabilities are equally supported and represented.
The target audience for Culture on the Green consciously includes students and staff with disabilities. This encompasses individuals with physical challenges such as wheelchair users or those managing chronic pain, as well as people with invisible disabilities including ADHD, autism and sensory sensitivities. The primary market remains Griffith University students, both domestic and international, representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds. By also prioritising accessibility, the project ensures that students with visible and invisible disabilities are equally supported and represented.
Site Location:
Greenspace B at Griffith University is currently an under-utilised patch of grass. Its a quiet and often overlooked corner of campus. But that’s exactly what gives it so much potential. Its open layout, generous size, and slightly tucked-away location make it the perfect foundation for an inclusive transformation. This blank space is transformed into Culture on the Green. It's a vibrant, modular, and wheelchair-accessible cultural experience that celebrates student voices through food, music, conversation, and sensory design. Its distance from the main lecture buildings make it ideal as a short, refreshing escape between classes. The stalls run for 1 week each month, highlighting a different culture each time. This timing is perfect for the space, taking into count any biodiversity disturbances explored in my sensory mapping.
Greenspace B at Griffith University is currently an under-utilised patch of grass. Its a quiet and often overlooked corner of campus. But that’s exactly what gives it so much potential. Its open layout, generous size, and slightly tucked-away location make it the perfect foundation for an inclusive transformation. This blank space is transformed into Culture on the Green. It's a vibrant, modular, and wheelchair-accessible cultural experience that celebrates student voices through food, music, conversation, and sensory design. Its distance from the main lecture buildings make it ideal as a short, refreshing escape between classes. The stalls run for 1 week each month, highlighting a different culture each time. This timing is perfect for the space, taking into count any biodiversity disturbances explored in my sensory mapping.
Nurturing Local Voices, One Stall at a Time.