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To view the breadth of our services, please search our projects via the map below. You can search by type of project or location (LGA).
Location marks on the map are approximate. Projects involving Aboriginal archaeology and Aboriginal cultural heritage are not included in this map for cultural sensitivity reasons, but we have listed some of the Local Aboriginal Land Councils we have worked in.
Our interactive map allows you to search the type of project or locations where Artefact have worked.
When you partner with Artefact, you’ll receive timely and accurate advice on how to integrate archaeology, heritage and environmental considerations into your project plans.
Artefact includes specialists across key fields of archaeology, heritage, environment, interpretation, architecture and history. More importantly, with 50 staff we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
HISTORICAL HERITAGE
As highly experienced project leaders, Artefact has been lead consultant on many major projects. Our planning and management systems ensure that projects are completed in a timely, professional manner, working in partnership with our clients.
Since 2010 Artefact is proud to have worked on a diverse range of large and small-scale infrastructure and development projects.
During this time we have built-up extensive experience in a variety of sectors including rail, roads, power and renewables, health, greenfields development and urban renewal.
Some of the more well-known projects we've been involved with include: Central Station Metro; Parramatta Light Rail; Sydney Metro City & Southwest; Wickham Transport Interchange; Northern Beaches Hospital; St Vincent’s Private Hospital; Concord Forensic Mental Health Unit; Sydney Harbour Bridge; The Northern Road Stages 1 & 2; Berry to Bomaderry Upgrade (Princes Highway); West Wyalong Solar Farm; and Wind Farm and Transmission Line projects in the Pilbara and Western NSW.
With almost 50 staff, and offices in Sydney and Newcastle, we can assemble a skilled in-house team targeted to your specific requirements.
For a personal response to your heritage and environment needs, please ask how we can tailor an integrated solution to suit your plans, your timeline and your budget.
Artefact have worked on almost all major rail infrastructure developments in NSW over the past decade.
Our proudest achievement is our team. We value their skills and talents, and we trust that you will too.
At Artefact we recruit staff who are passionate about the past, skilled in their disciplines and professional in their approach. We all understand the need to balance our rich local heritage with plans that shape the State’s future. These attributes contribute to a great team culture internally – and to exceptional advice and service for you. We support each other to make sure that our clients come first, which is why we have an industry-wide reputation for being responsive, innovative and authoritative.
SANDRA WALLACE, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Artefact was established in 2010 by Dr Sandra Wallace, who remains the company’s Managing Director.
What ever your heritage project we are here to assist.
Country or city, desktop or fieldwork, we’ve covered most of New South Wales and ACT.
Our advice and services are customised to offer the best guidance on how you can proceed, whatever your project type.
We consult right across the scale from neighbourhood architectural practices to multinational developers. But don't take our word for it! Check out our testimonials from our clients.
LISTENING RESPECTFULLY TO IMPROVE PROJECT OUTCOMES
CONNECTING WITH COUNTRY REPORTS
Connecting with Country reports are often a requirement of new developments and infrastructure projects.
Based on the Government Architect NSW’s Connecting with Country framework, they provide a framework for developing connections with Country that can inform the planning, design, and delivery of built environment projects in NSW. These site specific reports are an invaluable resource to project managers, providing pathways for integration of Aboriginal perspectives into new developments.
Consultation
Artefact is experienced in developing Connecting with Country reports for projects throughout NSW.
We work closely with key stakeholders – Local Aboriginal Land Councils, community representatives, Councils, traditional knowledge holders, Registered Aboriginal Parties – conducting Walks on Country, design workshops, consultation sessions, and interviews.
The key component of the Connecting with Country process is listening respectfully – listening to Aboriginal perspectives, views, narratives – and asking permission for how this valuable intangible information could inform and improve new projects.
Outcomes
Based on the consultation outcomes, our Connecting with Country reports can include:
- A summary of the Aboriginal significance and history of a site
- An engagement process, and consultation log
- Design Principles to guide concept design development
- Cultural mapping
- Statements of commitment and principles for action
Engagement
Our draft reports are shared with the Aboriginal stakeholders involved in the consultation program to ensure the final report is reflective of Aboriginal perspectives.
Our Connection with Country reports are often undertaken in tandem with our Heritage Interpretation Strategies or Art Strategies, as many of the recommendations from the Connecting with Country reports relate to integrating tangible expressions of Aboriginal culture into new developments, often through interpretation or artworks.
Efficiency
The Artefact team who manage our Connecting with Country reports consists of our experienced interpretation team, consultants experienced in strategy development and consultation management, and our Aboriginal cultural heritage officers.
As all these skills reside in-house, we’re able to produce Connecting with Country reports efficiently and cost effectively.
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Read the Government Architect NSW’s Connecting with Country framework
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