“The more digital we have, the more naked skin and rawness we will want.” – Bjork
The Architecture Symposium: Truth or Dare? presents a curated selection of emerging and established Australian architects whose residential projects are a testament to their experiences, processes and creativity. Join us in person for raw (but not naked) stories that reveal how personal idiosyncrasies and curiosities have shaped architectural thinking to create poetic homes that respond to people and place.
Warren Haasnoot graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Masters of Architecture in 2012. He is one of the founding partners at Curious Practice, which was established in 2017.
Warren is interested in the way we connect to the environment in both a sustainable and atmospheric sensibility. He enjoys connecting with clients, staff and consultants to create meaningful objects that enrich natural and unnatural territories.
Kirsten Stanisich founded Richards Stanisich with Jonathan Richards in 2018. She has a wealth of experience across the residential and hospitality sectors, and works with large corporate clients on CBD projects.
Through the development of design, Kirsten enjoys innovating and pushing experience with materials and detailing. She is restless in her pursuit of originality and will imbue a project with a sophisticated palette. Inspired by the intersections of art, life and design, she crafts rhythmic and materially expressive spaces – ones that people talk about and remember.
Will Fung studied architecture at the University of New South Wales. Upon graduation Will travelled to the Netherlands, where he joined Wiel Arets Architects in 1999 and worked on a diverse range of projects.
Returning to Sydney, Will was project architect at Engelen Moore, working on a number of retail, commercial and residential projects. Will has been a regular guest critic at the University of New South Wales School of Architecture and a part-time sessional design tutor at the University of Sydney School of Architecture.
Clare Cousins established her Melbourne practice, Clare Cousins Architects, in 2005. Engaging in projects large and small, the studio has a particular interest in housing and projects that nurture community.
Maintaining a balanced professional profile, Clare is actively involved in the broader design community. She is a life fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and a past national president.
Lovell Burton is a Melbourne-based architecture studio founded in 2018. What began as a conversation over many years between Stephanie Burton and Joseph Lovell has grown into a collaborative studio with people of diverse interests and backgrounds. Clients, makers, students, builders and peers contribute the seeds of new ideas and directions that the practice is able to build upon.
After graduating from Deakin University in 2009 Stephanie worked as an associate with Jackson Clements Burrows, where she spent eight years working in both the public and private sectors.
Morgan Jenkins is co-director of Brisbane-based architecture studio Nielsen Jenkins.
He graduated from the University of Queensland in 2007 and has since worked with Phorm Architecture and Design, Kevin O'Brien Architects and Nielsen Workshop. In 2017 he formally established Nielsen Jenkins with long-time friend and collaborator Lachlan Nielsen, after five years of designing and often building projects together.
Qianyi Lim is a registered architect with experience working in practices across Australia, Asia and Europe. She is interested in creating inclusive and equitable environments that are ecologically sustainable and culturally enriching for diverse communities.
Qianyi co-founded Sibling Architecture in Melbourne in 2012 before establishing the Sydney studio in 2017. The studio is currently working across a range of projects in NSW including a regional art gallery expansion, a secret cinema within a heritage train station, an apartment fit-out to better suit the needs of its ageing occupants, and a new artist residence in the Blue Mountains.
Anthony Gill graduated from the University of Sydney in 2001 and is a registered architect in New South Wales.
His projects have been published locally and internationally, and his office has received numerous awards. He has given talks on his work in Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania, and has taught at the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology Sydney. He has also been a juror for the New South Wales AIA Awards.
Together with Patrick Kennedy, Rachel Nolan is a founding partner of multiple-award-winning practice Kennedy Nolan. She is crucially involved in the design direction of the practice, with expertise in creating built environments that are inspiring and memorable.
Fascinated by both the material and the immaterial, Rachel is conceptually driven and pragmatic, focused on creating enduring settings for life.
After 10 years at Neometro Architects, Karen Alcock established MA Architects.
Central to MAA’s architecture is a commitment to craft, authenticity of materials and human experience. Karen leads an eight-person team to deliver meaningful residential and mixed-use projects that contribute to the lives of those who work, study and reside within them.
