Tania Davidge is an architect and co-founder of the architectural research practice OoPLA. She has a passion for public space, public art and public housing. Her practice focuses on engaging people and communities in creative ways with architecture, cities and public space.
Tania Davidge's Latest contributions
Acts of generosity: Expanding the boundaries of civic design
The Architecture Symposium: Acts of Generosity explored how designers are developing ways of working that support community and society, deliver public benefit and place people first.
Collingwood Yards by Fieldwork
In repurposing the derelict site of an inner-Melbourne technical college, this project seeks to embed arts in the community, provide affordable studio space in an otherwise unaffordable area and create public amenity that is welcoming to all.
Heritage under threat: The role of activists
Architect-activists Christine Phillips and Tania Davidge consider recent campaigns to save valuable buildings across Australian cities.
Valuing the civic: the future of Federation Square
As the city around Melbourne’s Federation Square continues to evolve, the fundamental value of the square, as the city’s main public, civic and cultural gathering place, must be maintained.
The entrepreneurial architect: Jan O’Connor on tea, success and architecture
Architect, brand developer and businessperson Jan O’Connor co-founded the highly successful tea retail business T2.
How’d you like them Apples?
Tania Davidge says that the Victorian government has offered Melbourne’s “heart and soul” to Apple with a site for a new store on Federation Square. “Quite frankly, the price is too high.”
Education design that welcomes you: Michál Cohen
Ahead of the Old School/New School symposium,Tania Davidge speaks with Michál Cohen, director of Walters and Cohen.
Star turn: Napoleon Perdis Chapel
Make-up entrepreneur Napoleon Perdis commissioned Studiobird to design an interior for his new South Yarra concept store that includes cosmetics, a foray into lifestyle retailing and a make-up academy.
Serious play: Sam Jacob
Grounded in history with an eye on the future, Sam Jacob’s work is a compelling exploration of the culture of architecture.
Interview: O’Donnell and Tuomey (part 2)
RIBA Gold Medalists O’Donnell and Tuomey on their architecture and the need for it to offer both “consolation and surprise.”