Andrew Lane was born in the Northern Territory, but his roots are with the Dhanggati nation in Central New South Wales. Together with Francoise, his life and business partner, Andrew runs Indij Design, a small architecture and design practice in Cairns, Far North Queensland. Throughout his 30-year architectural career he has focused on Indigenous housing and infrastructure, taking him to many parts of remote Australia including Central Australia, East Arnhem Land, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.
Andrew is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, serves on the Institute’s First Nations Advisory Committee, and is a First Nations Expert for the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia. His practice is 100% Indigenous owned and is Supply Nation certified. He advocates for respectful, meaningful and culturally appropriate community engagement and believes that embedding connection to country principles leads to architecture and urban design that creates environments where people feel safe and secure.
