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Brit Andresen Practice Andresen O’Gorman Architects
Location Brisbane
Founded 1980
People 1
Brit Andresen’s practice in Cambridge, England and partnership with Peter O’Gorman in Brisbane have resulted in design research and built works that have been published and exhibited widely. Her current teaching and research include building design with landscape, the relation of architecture to urban change, and relationships between ideas and practice.
Nic Brunsdon Practice Nic Brunsdon
Location Perth
Founded 2012 (as POST-architecture)
People 1
Alongside private practice, Nic Brunsdon is currently Director of Design WA with the Government of Western Australia’s Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. These parallel roles allow Nic to pursue an interest in housing.
Kate Fitzgerald Practice Whispering Smith
Location Fremantle
Founded 2013
People 4
Whispering Smith is a staunchly feminist architecture firm working across both residential and commercial projects. Director Kate Fitzgerald is a co-founder of Whispering Smith’s shared creative studio warehouse and sits on the Committee for the Association of Consulting Architects in WA.
Jen McMaster Practice Trias
Location Sydney
Founded 2017
People 6
Trias is an architectural studio led by Jen McMaster, Casey Bryant and Jonathon Donnelly. The studio is founded on three principles: to create buildings that are solid, simple and beautiful. Along with practice, Jen co-leads the NSW Australian Institute of Architects Small Practice Forum.
Phillip Nielsen Practice Regional Design Service
Location Corowa
Founded 2017
People 3
Regional Design Service was established with a desire to deliver better built outcomes for regional and rural inhabitants. The studio includes a gallery, co-working spaces and capacity to host community meetings/events. Phillip Nielsen is the design director.
Ben Berwick Practice Prevalent
Location Sydney
Founded 2017
People 2
Founded by Ben Berwick, Prevalent aims to move architecture away from a niche service, back into prominence. All projects are underpinned by a strong sustainability agenda and aim to have as wide-reaching an effect within their communities as possible.
Matthew Eagle Practice ME
Location Gold Coast
Founded 2013
People 3
Matthew Eagle’s practice creates modest, crafted and climatically astute spaces that contribute to the community and reinforce an authentic connection to place and nature. Its portfolio of residential projects is guided by an understanding of the local conditions of each project.
Clare Kennedy Practice Five Mile Radius
Location Brisbane
Founded 2016
People 3
Five Mile Radius is an architecture studio and material consultancy centred on the use of local resources, construction waste and the circular economy. Clare Kennedy is the founding director.
Amy Muir Practice Muir
Location Melbourne
Founded 2016
People 3
Amy Muir brings a highly refined, holistic and inclusive approach to design in her architecture practice, along with advocacy and leadership within the profession. She is currently the Victorian President of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Peter Stutchbury Practice Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Location Sydney
Founded 1993
People 11
Peter Stutchbury Architecture has constructed more than 150 buildings and been awarded by the Australian Institute of Architects on 62 occasions. The practice manages nine active projects and several investigatory works, with the majority of these being private house commissions. At Peter Stutchbury Architecture, all work begins with the land.