Dr Michael Mossman is a Kuku Yalanji man from Cairns in Far North Queensland Australia who currently lives and works on the Country of the Gadigal People in Sydney. Michael is a Lecturer, Researcher and Associate Dean Indigenous at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture with his thesis titled: Third Space, Architecture and Indigeneity. He is a registered architect (non-practicing) and First Nations Design Strategy Consultant with over 20 years of professional practice experience who advocates Country and First Nations issues in the architectural profession at educational, practice and policy levels. His research project conducted with Professor Donald McNeill of The University of Sydney’s School of Architecture, Design and Planning department was awarded $1.4 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Indigenous 2024.