As artists and designers, we respect and celebrate Country and work to create projects that are deeply connected to place through time. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and to traditional custodians and knowledge holders of the land on which we work and travel through.
Chris Fox
Studio Chris Fox
Founding Director
Artist + Designer
Chris Fox is an artist and academic with 30 years' experience in the built environment, navigating the complex constraints of the public domain. His practice-led research operates at the intersection of architecture, public art and infrastructure, integrating computational design, material systems and Country-centred collaboration.
In addition to his Studio practice, Chris is a Senior Lecturer in Art Processes and Architecture at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. In 2026 he is undertaking the University's Special Studies Program in Darwin and Arnhem Land, working with Mimal Land Management and Charles Darwin University on Country-centred research.
He has been the recipient of awards including the AIA Urban Design Award (Rozelle Parklands, 2025), the Australian Steel Institute National Steel Excellence Award (Rozelle Interchange, 2024), Good Design Australia Gold Accolade (Interchange Pavilion, 2021) and the National Trust Heritage Award for the Most Outstanding Project of the Year (Interloop, 2018). Rozelle Interchange and Iron Cove Link were acquired into the Powerhouse Museum digital collection in 2025.
Biography
Tina Salama, Dr
Studio Chris Fox
Director + Art Strategy
Tina Salama is a medical doctor
specialising in the field of psychiatry. She is also co-director of Studio Chris Fox, with a background training in Architecture and a Master’s in Fine Arts.
Tina is passionate about the impact of the built environment on human health. In particular, the ways in which art and place making contribute to urban identity and cultivate connections between individuals, communities and environments; weaving narratives of our unique and collective past, present and futures.
Sarah Anstee
Studio Chris Fox
Computational Designer + BID Coordinator
Sarah studied at the University of Sydney graduating with an architectural Honours and Masters degree maintaining a deep interest in art. They’ve been motivated towards interdisciplinary explorations of art and design through various mediums. Sarah‘s skills include multi-scalar spatial sensibilities, technical design, planning & documentation.
In thinking about environments, artistic and spatial potential, Sarah is highly motivated by artistic processes, innovative design and creating space for diverse interests.
Say Hello
info@chrisfox.com.au
About The Studio
Studio Chris Fox was founded by artist and academic Chris Fox with the aim of transforming the built environment, bridging the disciplines of art, architecture and engineering. The studio operates as a vehicle for practice-led architectural research, developed in partnership with the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, Charles Darwin University and First Nations organisations including Mimal Land Management. Chris has over 30 years' experience in the built environment, navigating the complex constraints of the public domain to design and deliver civic-scale public works that are technically rigorous, culturally responsible and publicly legible.
The studio's research agenda combines computational design workflows, material and fabrication research, and Country-centred collaboration with First Nations partners. We transform places with sculptural form at civic scale, embedding meaningful stories of place, people and Country across time.
Fire Break with Mimal Rangers | Central Arnhem Land 🔥
Heading out to Mount Jean in Central Arhnem with Mimal Rangers
Fire Break Season | Mimal Land Management 🔥
Barunga Festival 2026 — Spear Throwing Competition | Mimal Land Management
First Nations Collaborators
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Jacob Nash
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Michael Mossman
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Shay Tobin
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Mimal Land Management Aboriginal Corporation
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Gujaga Foundation
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Gamay Rangers, La Perouse
Landscape
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Yerrabingin (AKIN team — Barangaroo Harbour Park)
Strategy and Place
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City People
Research
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The University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
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Studio Chris Fox is the practice-led research vehicle through which Chris Fox develops Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTROs) at civic scale within the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Chris is a recipient of the Rothwell Family Fellowship for Caring for Sea Country (2024–2027).
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Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Delivery
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Shop1
Engineering
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Bollinger+Grohmann
Collaborators
The studio team thrives in meaningful collaborations and co-design, generating unique cultural placemaking outcomes with a diverse range of creatives, stakeholders and practitioners. Below our current collaborators and partners:
Material Engagement
Our projects integrate material-led research and development, using reclaimed and heritage materials.
Cultural Collaboration
We work in long, protocol-led collaborations with First Nations partners — including Mimal Land Management, Gujaga Foundation, Gamay Rangers, Yerrabingin and Jacob Nash — and with cultural, government and industry stakeholders across multi-year civic projects.
Computational Workflow
We develop bespoke computational design and DfMA workflows — parametric geometry, structural analysis integration and digital-to-fabrication pipelines — for civic-scale steel, timber and lighting works. Peer-reviewed at IASS 2023 and Springer (2024).
Site Understanding
Every project starts with geological, historical and cultural analysis, hearing stories and walking the site.
Process
Jacob Nash
Hunt Quietly
Founding Director
Artist + Designer
Jacob’s ancestral land on his Mothers side is in the Daly River. His work crosses over between Theatre, Film, TV, Fine Art, Public Art and Curation. He uses all these experiences to create iconic images that talk about the stories, people and country from a First Nations perspective.
Nash’s work includes numerous Awarded production credits and he founded his own studio practice, Hunt Quietly. Jacob is currently a board member at Belvoir Street Theatre. He also holds the position of Creative Artist in Residence at the Sydney Festival.
Gabriele Ulacco
Shop 1 Projects
Project Management,
Delivery and
Documentation
Shop 1 Projects is a bespoke consultancy focused on detailed design, technical resolution and delivery of public art projects. Working closely with artists, fabricators, curators, architects and clients, Gabriele draws on experience in the architecture and construction industries to help realise complex and intricate works, often in the context of large scale infrastructure, commercial and public domain projects.