Carbon has an integral role in the patterns of growth and decay of the Earth. Its dynamic ability to build and split with other elements allows it to cycle through breath and digestion, from atmosphere to ocean to soil. Transforming Carbon is an exhibition that takes the audience on a journey to become carbon literate, in a world where our understanding of carbon will shape our future.

The Designing with Carbon Panel, moderated by Aviva Reed:

Dr. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher, a renowned scientific researcher, speaker, teacher and author with a knack for communicating fungi’s vital ecological roles — and why we should all pay a lot more attention to these remarkable, all-connecting entities.

Professor Alex Felson, the Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. He is a senior certified ecologist and a registered landscape architect. Felson works as an academic and practicing professional to advance resilient liveable cities and sustainable planning, landscape architecture and urban design.