Monique Woodward RAIA

Monique Woodward is awarded the 2018 National Emerging Architect Prize. The Emerging Architect Prize is Australia’s most prestigious prize for emerging architects, celebrating a practice or individual who is making an exemplary contribution to architecture and the profession.

Monique is a passionate architect and she has demonstrated excellence in architectural practice, leadership, education and community engagement.

Graduating with a Master of Architecture from RMIT University in 2009, she was awarded the Glenn Murcutt Student Prize.

In collaboration with Scott Woodward, Monique established WOWOWA in 2011. The practice’s vibrant work has been widely published and awarded at state and national levels. WOWOWA is recognized for its commitment to finding a uniquely Australian approach to architecture.

Monique is an enthusiastic member of the profession. Elected as an Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter councillor in 2016, Monique has served on the heritage committee and is the co-chair for the Small Practice Forum and EmAGN. In 2015, Monique was awarded a place on the Dulux Study Tour and in 2019 she was appointed co-curator for the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Conference, Collective Agency.

Since 2011, Monique has combined tutoring design at RMIT and Monash University with speculative projects that offer alternative solutions to local sites. She is recognized for her entrepreneurial spirit and exploration of alternative modes of project procurement and advocacy, including self-initiated projects, the If You Were Mine video series and WOWOWA’s recent work on a Nightingale housing development.

Monique is a passionate advocate for architecture who has harnessed video, podcasts, radio, crowdfunding, election campaigns and Instagram to communicate the importance of architecture in shaping the built environment.

Monique is a deserving winner of the 2018 National Emerging Architect Prize, and we look forward to her continued and colourful contribution to Australian architecture. Jury

Clare Cousins FRAIA (Chair) – President, Australian Institute of Architects | Director, Clare Cousins Architects Thom McKenzie RAIA – President, EmAGN, Australian Institute of Architects | Director, Winwood McKenzie Christina Cho RAIA – Past National Emerging Architect Prize winner | Director, Cox Architecture

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