The Nyinka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre is a cultural, interpretive and community centre for the Waramungu traditional owners of Tennant Creek. Tangentyere Design, in association with X Squared Design, was involved with the masterplanning, brief development and design for the $1.5m Nyinka Nyunyu Centre in close consultation with the traditional owners and with Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation. The aim of the project was to develop a design that provided visitors with a unique learning experience and was culturally appropriate and climatically responsive. Stage one of the project included a shop, cafe, landscaping and various interpretive elements. The final stage of the project included the Art Centre’s main gallery spaces and was completed in 2003. The building was largely constructed by Julalikari Workshops and local trainees, and used pressed mud bricks produced from local materials.

The Nyinka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre is a unique cultural and interpretive centre serving as a place for the Warumungu people and for tourists to gain an insight into the local history and culture of Aboriginal people in the Tennant Creek area. The project was awarded the 2004 RAIA Tracy Memorial Award, Public Buildings Award, Indigenous Community Architecture Award, and the Colourbond Steel Award.