Simon Pendal is a practising architect and educator who co-leads the studio program at the Fremantle School of Architecture. His practice works primarily on suburban commissions which are small, intimate and finely wrought, seeking communication with their local landscape and environment. Simon obtained his practice-based PhD via the “invitational” stream at RMIT in late 2016, and since that time has tried to better understand the place in which he resides, seeking also to invite students and colleagues into this conversation.