The Architecture Symposium: An/Other City
Curated by Andrew Burges and Maryam Gusheh.
Emily Wombwell is a director of SJB’s Sydney Studio. She currently works as design lead across multiresidential, mixed-use and commercial projects. Emily approaches each project with an innate understanding of the importance for strong design at all scales and its effects on the end users of a place. She has a comprehensive understanding of balancing the commercial drivers of a site with socially and environmentally sustainable outcomes, achieving a highly resolved design excellence in her work. Emily is a passionate collaborator with consultants and seeks to create highly localised built form outcomes.
Beyond Emily’s contributions to the built environment, she is a passionate mentor and industry advocate. Her passion for supporting women in design led her to co-founding the speaker event series Perspectives in 2016; a platform for the women of creative industries to share their perspectives on a broad range of topics. Emily is a speaker curator of TEDx Sydney.