(2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012)

Barnaby Chiverton
www.chiverton.com.au

Barnaby Chiverton is the Principal of Chiverton Architects. The practice undertakes a range of projects with a focus on residential work. Barnaby has taught architecture at universities in Scotland, Singapore and Australia. During his schooldays he endured hearing his mother describing elaborate art projects in her capacity as a primary school art teacher in the Scottish Highlands, now he loves seeing son drawing and making cool things!

Continuing to consult with Olive Phillips Kindergarten on the building of their cubby.

Di Mase Architects
www.dimasearchitects.com.au

Antony Di Mase | Principal — Di Mase Architects
Antony Di Mase graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1987. After working for various major architectural firms in his early years, he established Di Mase Architects in 2001. Antony is well known for his finely detailed architecture and interiors, his thorough approach to design services and his implementation of sound, design-driven processes. Antony has extensive experience in urban design and advice to local government. Over the years he has developed strength in his main areas of interest, particularly with respect to giving new life to old buildings, crafting new buildings into the existing landscape and the application of a holistic approach to sustainable architecture.

James Stewart | Architectural Assistant — Di Mase Architects
James is currently in his final year of a Masters of Architecture and the University of Melbourne where he is specialising in sustainable design. He graduated from the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) degree in 2008 and completed a Graduate Certificate of Sustainability in 2009. James also has previous experience working in a primary school; Dulwich college prep school in Cranbrook, Kent, where he spent 12 months in 2005. He has recently returned from a six-week exchange in Stuttgart, Germany; where he undertook an intensive course in sustainable design as part of his studies with the University of Melbourne. Jim has been assisting Di Mase Architects in key areas of marketing, agreements and submissions since the start of 2009; and has brought a keen awareness of environmental issues to the office.

Working with: The Victorian College for the Deaf

Edwards Moore
www.edwardsmoore.com

A recently established Melbourne architectural design studio, Edwards Moore signifies the amalgamation of the contrasting methodologies of Ben Edwards and Juliet Moore, connected by a mutual focus on the integrity of the design. With projects extending from a laneway theatre installation for the Melbourne International Design Festival, to eco-pods, private residences, and larger scale corporate works, Edwards Moore is a studio with an international outlook and a fascination for all aspects of architecture and design. The practice employs a holistic approach to sustainability concerned with effective passive design principles along with an active approach to increased density thought efficient design and an understanding of 'social' sustainability. In addition to this, Juliet Moore, practice director, has had extensive experience in the design and construction of a number of primary schools, most notable Roberts McCubbin Primary School in Box Hill South, and her involvement with these schools has lead to a desire to encourage learning from an early age to promote the understanding of the concept of 'sustainability'.

Working with: Ripponlea Kindergarten

KART

KART are a new, Melbourne based, architecture studio, independent curatorial and research practice established by the husband and wife team of architect, Martin Musiatowicz and curator, Karen Fermo. KART engages with architecture projects and broader design culture, overlapping architectural production with design discourse, curating and education. KART’s current projects include residential, cultural, retail, as well as self-initiated curatorial projects.

Martin Musiatowicz
Martin Musiatowicz is a practicing architect, co-founder of KART and a lecturer at the School of Architecture and Design at RMIT University — where he leads design studios and is Professional Practice coordinator. Martin has broad local and international design experience, leading and working within collaborative teams. Martin’s previous projects range from public and cultural buildings in Europe — on projects such as Liverpool Museum, with 3XN in Denmark — to various residential, commercial and hospitality projects throughout Australia and Asia with a number of leading practices, and through his previous practice mb-studio, of which he was a co-director between 2008–10.

Martin was previously the national president of the Australian Institute of Architects' (AIA) student arm — SONA — and a representative on the AIA national council and national education committees. He is a regular contributor to architectural publications; and is committed to design education.

Working with: ArtPlay Backyard & Kensington Primary School

Statkus Architecture
www.statkusarchitecture.com.au

Statkus Architecture is a young and energetic architectural practice focused on considered, engaging and sustainable outcomes, established by Ben Statkus a registered architect who has been in private practice since 2004. We are primarily involved in projects for habitation, from the smallest of kitchen renovations, extensions, new homes and multi-unit projects. We have also been involved in retail, hospitality and community projects. Statkus architecture also seeks engagement with the wider community through architectural and urban competition submissions, interviews and public art commissions, often collaborating from those outside of the discipline of architecture.

Ben has lectured and tutored at RMIT University in the School of Architecture in courses including design studios, communications and ESD/technology from 2005 to 2010. Ben completed a Bachelor of at RMIT University in 2005 with 1st Class Honours. His work was included in the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, and has also been exhibited at the Melbourne Museum, within State Ministerial offices and has been short-listed for a Premier's design Award.

Our work seeks to invite, wonder, maximize, minimize, question, assess, encourage, participate and speculate.

Working with: Swinburne Prahran Community Child Care Co-op

Angela Woda
www.beateadfectus.com

Hi. I'm Angela, and I'm (almost) an Architect. There is a difference between wanting to be an architect, and actually being one — albeit a good one. I think a good architect needs to be a good adventurer, and I'm working very hard on this. I've been fortunate to work along side internationally renowned architects including Rob McBride and Debbie Ryan from McBride Charles Ryan, and Hannah Tribe from Tribe Studios. So far I've adventured though three very different types of Architecture Schools. I've graduated with a Masters from RMIT in Melbourne, after having studied at the University of Sydney as well as the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in Copenhagen. These three school have cultivated a habit of savagely digesting vast arrays of spatial content and a lust for adventuring through the wild and varied frontiers of the numerous dimensions of glorious space. The trifector of my education has allowed me to develop a more holistic understanding about not only the design process, but the way it can impact on the lives of its inhabitants. Architecture can shape the way we think about ourselves and the way we understand our culture. In terms of relating to it's contextual site- whether it be built or natural, architecture is in the thick of this debate. In addition to this, I am a founding director of multidisciplinary practice Beate Adfectus.

Working with: Gowrie Victoria