Key Terms

K E Y T E R M S

Domestic Violence: This thesis will use the term ‘domestic violence’ when referring to any and all forms of violence/abuse in intimate partner relationships and family relationships/households. There are many terms in the Australian landscape, many of which definitions overlap, when working in this sphere. Domestic violence is the most commonly used in the media, at this present time, and has had greatest social awareness. Using a term that is known by most, is integral to raising awareness of the public health crisis Australia as a nation faces.

Intergenerational Trauma: This thesis uses the term to discuss the intergenerational and transgenerational impacts of traumatic experiences; specifically of the impact of colonisation on First Nations peoples. This term also extends to the affects of domestic violence for Indigenous and non Indigenous women and children.

Womb: Phase one of the thesis; a conceptual architectural framework developed from previous research. The Womb is presented as the archetype for future design.

Nest: Phase two of the thesis; a fragmented research phase

Basket: Phase three of the thesis; the design project development from the Womb and Nesting phases- an assemblage of fragments.

The Space In Between: is a common or collective shared space of experience and engagement between and with all matter.

Country: The term used by Aboriginal peoples to describe the lands, waterways and seas to which they are connected. The term contains complex ideas about law, place, custom, language, spiritual belief, cultural practice, material sustenance, family and identity.

Healing: The process by which acceptance, acknowledgment, truth and regeneration take place for all to flourish.