Dr Kali Marnane is a registered architect, researcher, and 2025 National Emerging Architect Prize winner whose work centres on equitable, community-led design. Holding a PhD on the architecture of informality in India's informal settlements, she brings deep research expertise and a strong co-design practice to questions of housing, social justice, and who the built environment serves.
Currently associate director at Urbis and adjunct research fellow at the University of Queensland, Kali works closely with Indigenous communities, youth, and women to ensure their voices shape the places they call home.
