Nathan Galluzzo

Landscape Architect, researcher and investigator working across environmental, trans-disciplinary, Māori and Aboriginal projects, and tutor at the University of Technology Sydney. Nathan’s practice and research are grounded in a strong interest in creative thinking, ecological enhancement, traditional knowledge and the relationships between people, culture and Country.

Nathan is currently undertaking PhD research exploring how Indigenous-led forms of visual storytelling can support the communication and recognition of Indigenous knowledge within Western legal and evidentiary frameworks. His research has involved working directly with Arakwal Bundjalung Elders in Byron Bay and Ngāti Tukorehe kaumātua in Kuku, Aotearoa New Zealand, developing relationships and methods grounded in community-led knowledge, storytelling, mapping and engagement. This work has strengthened Nathan’s commitment to Country-first values, respectful community collaboration and approaches to landscape practice that recognise Indigenous knowledge, culture and lived experience as fundamental to understanding place.

Alongside his PhD research, Nathan has contributed to research into Chain-of-Ponds (CoP) systems across the Cumberland Plain in collaboration with Local Land Services and Sydney Water. This work investigates historical landscape, hydrological and ecological systems through mapping and spatial analysis, seeking to reconnect contemporary landscape planning with the environmental processes and Country that have shaped these places over time.

Nathan is a recipient of both the AILA Future Student Award and the AILA National Student Award in 2021. He has also worked alongside landscape architects across the globe through the HASSELL Travelling Scholarship.
Outside of professional and community-based activities, Nathan has a strong interest in visual art, regenerative planting, physical activity and spending time in nature.