Adam Russell
Adam’s career focuses on the principles of regenerative design and permaculture. Broad adoption of these principles will help lead the down-shift to a post-carbon economy.
Adam is a registered architect in NSW and holds a passion for critical design practice and high-quality professional service. In addition to Partner at Saltbush Adam is Design Lead and housing researcher at the Living Labs Northern Rivers.
Adam has expertise as a designer and thought leader in affordable and alternative housing, public buildings urban design and sustainability. Adam also has extensive experience as a design critic, awards juror and assessment panel member in NSW working with industry bodies, universities and local government.
Adam has Think Resilience Certification at the Post Carbon Institute and is a Living Building Professional. In 2022 he awarded Permaculture Design and Educator qualifications by the Permaculture Education Institute.
Adam brings a legacy of project experience and knowledge to Saltbush through former leadership roles at Vim Design (Director), DRAW - DeManincor Russell Architecture Workshop (Partner and Principal), RAW Architects (Director) and RobertsDay (Principal). Projects presented on this website are credited accordingly.
The visual distortion in public art installation 'Deep Surface' is employed as a device to represent the repeated distortion of histories to suit emerging contexts and new audiences.
A laneway art installation commissioned by the City of Sydney
Art Camp provides creative studio space for young artists-in-residence and their mentors.
The first of five public space improvement commissions chosen particularly for its excellence in highlighting the environmental effects of contemporary urbanism.
Fine-grained medium density housing that is compact with built-in adaptability.
Saltbush catered for friend Simon Anderson’s 50th. We grew most of the food, planned the menu, cooked, served and ate.
Our award-winning affordable housing project addresses affordability through it’s adaptive capacity.
A public amenities facility that draws local heritage and the landscape together through a bold, sculptural arc.
