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This paper examines which lessons can be drawn for Asia’s future from the study of comparative regionalism. It argues that Australia should enhance its regionalist credentials with activism, expertise and successful policy development.The author sketches a five-point plan intended to re‑position Australia as a "forerunner state" in Asia, to strengthen its role as a regional mediator, to exploit its soft power strengths of influence and education, to promote good principles of design for future architectural proposals, and to enhance the regional consensus over the key parameters of emerging regional structures.