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Photo by Interior Design • RMIT on August 23, 2026. May be an image of buildings.
Photo by Interior Design • RMIT on August 23, 2026. May be an image of buildings.
Photo by Interior Design • RMIT on August 23, 2026. May be an image of floor plan and buildings.
Photo by Interior Design • RMIT on August 23, 2026. May be an image of standing, poster and office.
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Posted On: August 23rd 2026, 08:51 am
Congratulations to Xiaoni Bai, who won the 2026 Design Institute of Australia GOTYA (Graduate of the Year Award) in the categories of:

• PLACE (Higher Education) State Category Winner — VIC
• National PLACE Category Winner (Higher Education)
• VIC Overall Graduate of the Year

Xiaoni's project, titled Re:member, is a dementia-inclusive urban village that rethinks care by redeveloping Guildford Lane into familiar, everyday spatial networks. It integrates memory, routine, and community within a connected urban fabric, supporting cognitive continuity, autonomy, and dignity. The project explores how adaptive interior and architectural systems can sustain belonging and lived experience over time.

Thanks to the support of final year tutors: Raphael Kilpatrick, Dr James Carey, Kate Geck, Wendy Lasica, Pip McCully, Djurdjica Kesic, Dr Andy Miller

Thanks to the @design_institute_au for providing an opportunity for emerging designers to be recognised and promoted, and to Stylecraft and Dulux for supporting these awards.

@bxn.design @rmituniversity @stylecraftfurniture @duluxaus

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