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Our conversationalists for this episode are Monica Edwards and Kathlyn Loseby. Monica is a Senior Associate architect at SJB and Kathlyn is the CEO of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kathlyn and Monica discuss the importance of quality design, sustainable building practices and advocacy for structural reform within the profession. They emphasise the importance of collaboration and continuous professional development, and talk ab...

Our conversationalist for this episode are Chi Melham and Eva Marie-Prineas. Eva is director of Studio Prineas. At the time of this recording, Chi was a director at Tzannes. She has since established a new practice, EM BE CE. In this engaging conversation Chi and Eva-Marie explore how they have navigated family and work and the challenges of balancing gender roles in both. The talk about mentoring young women in architecture, and the push toward better working environments for the ...

Our conversationalists for this session are Georgia Lindsay and Tara Broun. Georgia is a senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Tasmania. At the time of the recording Tara was an architect at John Wardle Architects. She is now at Cumulus. Georgia and Tara begin their conversation by discussing significant ‘life moves’. Tara spent time in Europe and Melbourne before returning to Tasmania. Georgia started with a passion for art, exploring how it affects peo...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Ivana Glavinic May and De’Arne Matthews, The discussion revolves around their careers working client side in the education sector – Ivana as at Flinders University and De’Arne as an architect at Catholic Education SA. This is a fascinating discussion of the potential and strategic opportunities in project management, and the career paths that took Ivana and De’Arne from architecture and interior design degrees to client organisations. De’Arne ...

Our conversationalists for this episode are Brisbane architects Karen Ognibene, and Libby Ba-Pe. Karen is director of KO&Co Architecture and Libby is an associate at JDA Co. This conversation includes strategies from balancing work and personal life challenges and setting boundaries, to business development and client relationship building. Both provide rich networking advice, articulating the importance of enjoying what you do and who you do it with.They share their enjoyment ...

Our speakers for this episode are Perth architects Michelle Blakeley and Leonie Matthews, each of whom have wide-ranging, non-linear careers. Leonie and Michelle speak about their mirror experiences of exploring other fields of work, and how their skills have transferred across to architecture. Wide-ranging backgrounds and skills gained from previous work include nursing that provided discipline and empathy, teaching toned one’s listening skills and ability to articulate and ...