Chris Fox

•  University of Sydney Public Art Committee (2024–present) — advising on artist selection, commissioning, and the integration of public art across campus development, including site-specific and Indigenous engagement considerations

•  Co-lead, Art Processes stream (with Koji Ryui) — including coordination of the annual Noel Chettle Memorial Art Prize exhibitions and public-facing student exhibition platforms (MCA ARTBAR)

•  Co-curator, Centenary Exhibition, Tin Sheds Gallery (2018, with Iakovos Amperidis) — marking 100 years of architectural education at the University of Sydney

•  Member, CoCoA (Computation and Construction in Architecture) Lab and Space & Place research group

•  Initiator and contributor, Practice Matters Lab — connecting design/build activity, research and community engagement

•  Contributor, Tech Central precinct proposal (2022), and to the Provost's CAPEX Fund acquisition of advanced scanning equipment for the School

External service

•  Board Member, Artspace Sydney, Woolloomooloo (2011–2015)

•  Long-term partnerships positioning the University within major civic and infrastructure projects, including Transport for NSW, Infrastructure NSW, Mirvac, John Holland / CPB, and Bollinger+Grohmann

•  Public talks, panels and keynotes across the architecture, design and arts sectors — including the NSW Major Projects Conference, Sydney Contemporary, Semi Permanent, Saturday Indesign, Sydney Design Festival, Sydney Open, the Interpretation Australia Conference (keynote, 2018) and Creative Mornings

•  Design competition juror (e.g. Surry Hills at Play, 2023)

•  Contributions to industry and public discourse through interviews and features in INDESIGN, ArchitectureAU, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, AFR, National Geographic, ArchDaily, Designboom, Topos Magazine, and the Grimshaw Foundation

Fox leads interdisciplinary teams across major civic and infrastructure-integrated projects, spanning design, engineering, fabrication, and First Nations cultural expertise. His leadership approach is collaborative, transparent and capacity-building, with an emphasis on shared authorship, interdisciplinary exchange, and culturally responsible practice. He mentors early-career colleagues in practice-led research, NTRO recognition and documentation, and engagement pathways into exhibitions, juries, and public programs.