Andrew Broffman

Contributor | Writer / Photographer

Andrew Broffman is the managing director of Tangentyere Design, a remote-based architectural practice in Alice Springs. He has a Masters in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is currently an NT Chapter Councillor and member of the AIA National Sustainability Committee.

Occupation: Architect

Location: Alice Springs, Australia

Andrew Broffman's Latest contributions

The 2023 Australian Architecture Conference, held at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Discussion | Andrew Broffman | 28 Nov 2023

On culture and impermanence: 2023 Australian Architecture Conference

In setting the intellectual direction for the profession, the 2023 Australian Architecture Conference explored conversations about culture and science, Country and building, land and possession, permanence and destruction, writes Andrew Broffman.

Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell masterplan by Neeson Murcutt and Neille and Sue Barnsley Design.

Discussion | Andrew Broffman | 4 Jul 2022

Connecting with Country: A pathway to listening

Andrew Broffman examines the NSW Connecting with Country Draft Framework, and speaks with its co-author Dillon Kombumerri about the challenges and rewards of a Country-centred approach to design.

The site recommended for the (as yet unbuilt) National Aboriginal Art Gallery was the Desert Park precinct of Mparntwe (Alice Springs), at the foot of the ranges rising to Alhekulyele (Mount Gillen).

Discussion | Andrew Broffman | 22 Mar 2021

Indigenizing practice: Patronage and peril

For Indigenous communities in Australia, many projects remain unbuilt because of inadequate funding, opaque grant requirements and lengthy contract negotiations. Andrew Broffman considers the unsavoury side of unbuilt projects.

The Fulcrum Agency founders Kieran Wong and Emma Williamson believe that architecture is “a rarefied profession” that needs to open up and become part of a larger conversation. Photograph: Bo Wong

People | Andrew Broffman | 9 Mar 2021

Reimagining architectural practice in a changed world

Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong are rethinking architecture practice, placing their emphasis on long-term client relationships and strategic collaborations with experts in a range of fields.

Bullocky Point Education Precinct by MODE.

Awards | ArchitectureAU Editorial | 15 Jun 2017

Winners revealed: 2017 NT Architecture Awards

The Australian Institute of Architects announced the winners of the 2017 Northern Territory Architecture Awards on Friday 16 June.

Nomanslanding by Robyn Backen (2015), shown at Darling Harbour in Sydney.

Discussion | Andrew Broffman | 17 Nov 2016

Evoke 2016

In a thoroughly modern and increasingly disenchanted world, are transcendent experiences in art and architecture still possible? Andrew Broffman reflects on this year’s regional architecture conference.