Carroll Go-Sam is Dyirbal gumbilbara bama of Ravenshoe, North Queensland. A graduate with B.Arch (Hons) UQ in 1997 and lectures in the School of Architecture. She has research interests in Indigenous architecture where it intersects with public, civic, social and institutional architecture. Carroll is engaged in research, consultation and design practitice with specific interests in Indigeneity in architecture and civic space and Indigenous-led housing. She is the co-lead of UQ's Campuses on Countries Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement and Design Framework (2020-21).
Carroll has presented at national and international events, symposia and conferences including Asis Pacific Architectural Forum, SAHANZ, IASTE, Brisbane Writers Festival, academic symposia and MPavillion Blakitecture. She was formerly Indigenous Design Place researcher (2017-2019) and worked on the research consultancy about safe drinking water in the Torres Strait Islands. The recipient of an ARC Discovery Indigenous Award (2014-2016). Along with Professors Jane Hunter, Paul Memmott and Mark Moran on the project; Defining the Impact of Regionalism on Aboriginal Housing and Settlement.
Other Outputs: Aunty Lillian's House at "Nigger" Creek, Wondecla
Carroll Go-Sam (2022). Aunty Lillian's House at "Nigger" Creek, Wondecla. Camps, Cottages and Homes A Brief History of Indigenous Housing in Queensland. (pp. 1-128) edited by Tim O'Rourke and Mandana Mapar. The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane: School of Architecture.
Journal Article: Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia: Crowded, unrepaired, and raising the risk of infectious diseases
Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Redmond, Andrew Martin, Barnes, Samuel, Simpson, Patrick (Pepy) and Frank, Patricia Narrurlu (2022). Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia: Crowded, unrepaired, and raising the risk of infectious diseases. Global Discourse, 12 (2), 255-284. doi: 10.1332/204378921X16315375796362
Other Outputs: Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland
Go-Sam, Carroll, Greenop, Kelly, Marnane, Kali and Bower, Theresa (2021). Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/955791e
Evaluation of the Safe and Healthy Drinking Water Pilot Project
(2017–2019) Queensland Health
Defining the Impact of Regionalism on Aboriginal Housing and Settlements
(2014–2016) ARC Discovery Indigenous
(2011–2012) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Historical-ethnographic approaches to Participatory Design in Australian indigenous architecture
Doctor Philosophy
Space Matters. A sense of belonging through the power of space in university for students from low socioeconomic (low SES) background in Australia and New Zealand
Doctor Philosophy
Mobilising Indigenous agency through cultural sustainability in architecture: are we there yet?
Go-Sam, Carroll and Keys, Catherine (2018). Mobilising Indigenous agency through cultural sustainability in architecture: are we there yet?. The handbook of contemporary indigenous architecture. (pp. 347-380) edited by Elizabeth Grant, Kelly Greenop, Albert L. Refiti and Daniel J. Glenn. Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6904-8_14
NATSISS crowding data: what does it assume and how can we challenge the orthodoxy?
Memmott, Paul, Greenop, Kelly, Clarke, Andrew, Go-Sam, Carroll, Birdsall-Jones, Christina, Harvey-Jones, William, Corunna, Vanessa and Western, Mark (2012). NATSISS crowding data: what does it assume and how can we challenge the orthodoxy?. Survey Analysis for Indigenous Policy in Australia: Social Science Perspectives. (pp. 241-279) edited by Boyd Hunter and Nicholas Biddle. Canberra, Australia: ANU E Press.
Spinifex houses of the Western Desert
Memmott, Paul C. and Go-Sam, Carroll (2007). Spinifex houses of the Western Desert. Gunyah, goondie & wurley: The Aboriginal architecture of Australia. (pp. 208-231) edited by Paul C. Memmott. St Lucia, Queensland, Australia: University of Qld Press.
Synthesizing indigenous housing paradigms: an introduction to Take 2
Memmott, Paul and Go-Sam, Carroll (2003). Synthesizing indigenous housing paradigms: an introduction to Take 2. TAKE 2: Housing design in indigenous Australia. (pp. 12-17) edited by P. Memmott and C. Chambers. Canberra, ACT Australia: The Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
Memmott, P. C. and Go-Sam, C. (2000). Aboriginal architecture. The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture. (pp. 405-413) edited by Kleinert, S. and Neale, M.. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Redmond, Andrew Martin, Barnes, Samuel, Simpson, Patrick (Pepy) and Frank, Patricia Narrurlu (2022). Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia: Crowded, unrepaired, and raising the risk of infectious diseases. Global Discourse, 12 (2), 255-284. doi: 10.1332/204378921X16315375796362
Hall, Nina L., Grodecki, Heidi, Jackson, Greg, Go Sam, Carroll, Milligan, Brad, Blake, Chris, Veronese, Toni and Selvey, Linda (2021). Drinking water delivery in the outer Torres Strait Islands: a case study addressing sustainable water issues in remote Indigenous communities. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 25 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1932280
Do Yugambeh-Bundjalung cultural landscapes matter?
Go-Sam, Carroll (2018). Do Yugambeh-Bundjalung cultural landscapes matter?. Architecture Australia, 107 (1), 51-53.
Remote Indigenous settlements - more than tiny dots on a map
Go-Sam, Carroll and Memmott, Paul (2016). Remote Indigenous settlements - more than tiny dots on a map. Architecture Australia, 105 (5), 53-54.
Shifting Australian Indigenous Settlements
Memmott, Paul and Go-Sam, Carroll (2016). Shifting Australian Indigenous Settlements. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series, 278, 1-23.
Modelling crowding in Aboriginal Australia
Memmott, Paul, Birdsall-Jones, Christina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Greenop, Kelly and Corunna, Vanessa (2011). Modelling crowding in Aboriginal Australia. AHURI Positioning Paper, i-52.
Remote Indigenous housing procurement: A comparative study
Davidson, James, Memmott, Paul,, Go-Sam, Carroll and Grant, Elizabeth (2011). Remote Indigenous housing procurement: A comparative study. AHURI Final Report (167), i-144.
Sep Yama: “Ground you cannot see” Finding Country (a primer) (exhibition review)
Go-Sam, Carroll (2010). Sep Yama: “Ground you cannot see” Finding Country (a primer) (exhibition review). Interstices: Journal of Architecture and Related Arts, 11, 154-159.
Remote Indigenous housing procurement and post-occupancy outcomes: A comparative study
Davidson, James, Go-Sam, Carroll and Memmott, Paul (2010). Remote Indigenous housing procurement and post-occupancy outcomes: A comparative study. AHURI Positioning Paper, 129, 1-74.
Working with and against Indigenous design paradigms
Carroll Go-sam (2008). Working with and against Indigenous design paradigms. Architecture Australia, 97 (5), 53-58.
Milligan, B., Blake, C., Hall, N.L., Selvey, L., Grodecki, H., Jackson, G., Go-Sam, C. and Veronese, T. (2019). Safe and Healthy Drinking Water in Indigenous Local Government Areas Program: Service Delivery Model Prerequisites for Success. QWater Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 20 November 2019.
Assimilating problems: from humpies to traditional houses
Go-Sam, Carroll (2014). Assimilating problems: from humpies to traditional houses. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 July 2014. Gold Coast, QLD, Australia: SAHANZ.
Go-Sam, Carroll (2011). Fabricating Blackness: Aboriginal identity constructs in the production and authorisation of architecture. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 7-10 July 2011. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ).
'Lest We Forget': Working with and against Indigenous Design Paradigms
Go-Sam, Carroll (2008). 'Lest We Forget': Working with and against Indigenous Design Paradigms. RAIA Indigenous Housing Conference, Alice Springs, N.T., Australia, 26-27 Oct 2007. Victoria, Australia: Royal Australian Institute of Architects.
Australian indigenous architecture: Its forms and evolution
Memmott, P. C. and Go-Sam, C. (1999). Australian indigenous architecture: Its forms and evolution. Thresholds, Launceston/Hobart, 28 Sept - 1 Oct, 1999. Launceston, Tas: SAHANZ.
Aunty Lillian's House at "Nigger" Creek, Wondecla
Carroll Go-Sam (2022). Aunty Lillian's House at "Nigger" Creek, Wondecla. Camps, Cottages and Homes A Brief History of Indigenous Housing in Queensland. (pp. 1-128) edited by Tim O'Rourke and Mandana Mapar. The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane: School of Architecture.
Go-Sam, Carroll, Greenop, Kelly, Marnane, Kali and Bower, Theresa (2021). Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/955791e
Hall, Nina L., Memmott, Paul, Barnes, Samuel, Redmond, Andrew, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Frank, Trisha Nururla and Simpson, Patrick (2020). Pilyii Papulu Purrukaj-ji (Good housing to prevent sickness): a study of housing, crowding and hygiene-related infectious diseases in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Representation, remembrance and the memorial
Andrew, Brook, Neath, Jessica, Marino, Corina, Gilbert, Jock, Phillips, Christine and Go-Sam, Carroll (2019). Representation, remembrance and the memorial. Landscape Architecture Australia (161), 34-38.
Go-Sam, Carroll (2018). Gaps in Indigenous Repair. Repair: Australian Pavilion 2018. (pp. 64-73) edited by Mauro Baracco and Louise Wright. New York, United States: Actar Publishers.
Habibis, Daphne, Memmott, Paul, Phillips, Rhonda, Go-Sam, Carroll, Keys, Cathy and Moran, Mark (2013). Housing conditionality, Indigenous lifeworlds and policy outcomes: towards a model for culturally responsive housing provision. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.
Go-Sam, Carroll (2012). Resisting Brisbane. Brisbane, Australia: Finding Country project.
Building new housing in remote Indigenous communities
Davidson, James, Go Sam, Carroll, Memmott, Paul and Grant, Elizabeth (2012). Building new housing in remote Indigenous communities. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AHURI (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute).
Good Practice in Indigenous Family Violence Prevention: Designing and Evaluating Successful Programs
Memmott, Paul, Chambers, Catherine, Go-Sam, Carroll and Thomson, Linda (2006). Good Practice in Indigenous Family Violence Prevention: Designing and Evaluating Successful Programs. Issues paper 11 University of NSW, Sydney: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse.
Go-sam, Carroll and Hotston, Paul (2005). Shroud House renovation.
Memmott, P. C., Channells, G., Go-Sam, C., Stacy, R., Spring, F., Taylor, S., Chambers, C. and Thomson, L. (2004). Evaluation report of National Indigenous Family Violence Grants Programme of the Office of the Status of Women. The University of Qld, St Lucia, Qld: Paul Memmott and Associates in association with AERC.
Memmott, P. and Go-Sam, C. (2003). Interim emerging good practice report: Round 03 of the Mentoring and Evaluation Scheme for the National Indigenous Family Violence Grants Programme (NIFVGP). St Lucia, Qld, Australia: Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, University of Queensland.
The Mutitjulu experiment : a study of decentralised houses designed by Paul Pholeros
Go-Sam, Carroll (1997). The Mutitjulu experiment : a study of decentralised houses designed by Paul Pholeros. B.A. Thesis, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.457
Evaluation of the Safe and Healthy Drinking Water Pilot Project
(2017–2019) Queensland Health
Defining the Impact of Regionalism on Aboriginal Housing and Settlements
(2014–2016) ARC Discovery Indigenous
(2011–2012) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Housing - Housing Assistance and Homelessness Prevention
(2010–2013) Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Overcrowding for Indigenous households in non-remote areas
(2010–2012) Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited
Historical-ethnographic approaches to Participatory Design in Australian indigenous architecture
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Space Matters. A sense of belonging through the power of space in university for students from low socioeconomic (low SES) background in Australia and New Zealand
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: