Find more information about the writers, photographers and design professionals that contribute to ArchitectureAu.
Lucia Amies is editor of ArchitectureAu, a registered architect and a writer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Lucia studied at the University of Queensland and at the University of Melbourne, where she also tutored design studio and architectural history. She has served as a juror for various architectural awards, and was previously a co-curator of New Architects Melbourne and co-editor of Inflection Journal.
Adair was previously Associate Editor of ArchitectureAu and has written extensively for the site.
Cassie Hansen is editor of InteriorsAu and prior to this was the editor of Artichoke magazine for 10 years. She is an active contributor to design media through writing, editing, presentations, event hosting and MCing, and serving on awards juries. Cassie has written for a range of publications, including Houses , ArchitectureAu , Landscape Architecture Australia and Kitchens + Bathrooms. She has a degree in creative industries, majoring in journalism and film. Outside of work, she is a ceramicist with a studio in Kyneton. Some of her favourite stories she’s written include a review of flashy Bali restaurant Bikini, a reflection on the Glenn Murcutt-designed restaurant Berowra Waters Inn , this review of a ceramic exhibition , and this interview with architect-turned-comedian Nick White.
Cassie has written for a range of publications, including Houses , ArchitectureAu , Landscape Architecture Australia and Kitchens + Bathrooms. She has a degree in creative industries, majoring in journalism and film. Outside of work, she is a ceramicist with a studio in Kyneton.
Some of her favourite stories she’s written include a review of flashy Bali restaurant Bikini, a reflection on the Glenn Murcutt-designed restaurant Berowra Waters Inn , this review of a ceramic exhibition , and this interview with architect-turned-comedian Nick White.
The 2025 National Architecture Awards Jury comprises Ninotschka Titchkosky FRAIA, architectural innovator; Yang Yang Lee RAIA, architect at Lee Yang Yang Architect; Jane Cassidy FRAIA (chair), immediate past national president of the Australian Institute of Architects, director and APAC service line leader – architecture and design at GHD Design; Martyn Hook RAIA, professor at RMIT University and founding director at Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects; and Kavita Gonsalves, associate principal and sustainability design lead Asia-Pacific at Populous.
Madison McGuinness joined Architecture Media in August 2026 in the role of journalist/news editor on ArchitectureAu.
Originally from the UK and now based on Gumbaynggirr Country, Emma-Kate Wilson is a contemporary art and design writer examining art, design and architecture with a focus on environmental and cultural sustainability.
Olivia is the editor of ArchitectureAu Products. With a background in journalism and feature writing, she has developed a strong affinity for the built environment, spending the past decade covering stories on architecture, interior design, product specification and sustainability.
Elizabeth Farrelly is one of Sydney’s leading public intellectuals. Currently writer in residence at the University of Sydney’s Henry Halloran Trust, she was for 30 years the Sydney Morning Herald’s weekly principal essayist on urban planning and city-making. Trained in architecture and philosophy, with a PhD in urbanism from the University of Sydney, she is a director of the National Trust NSW, a former City of Sydney councillor and a former associate professor (practice) at UNSW. Author of several published books, she is a Walkley-shortlisted writer, an internationally awarded architecture critic, a former assistant editor of The Architectural Review , London, inaugural chair of The Australian Award for Urban Design, a regular commentator on urban affairs and contributor to Architectural Record NYC. Her most recent book is Killing Sydney: The Fight for a City’s Soul (Picador 2021).
Alexa Kempton is the editor of Houses and was formerly managing editor of Architecture Australia and editor of ArchitectureAU . She has previously worked at Phaidon Press in London and is a former editor of Inside magazine and AustralianDesignReview.com
Nikita Bhopti is an Indian-born Aussie working as a practising architect and writer. Nikita actively engages with various platforms, designers, artists and organisations to write about all things architecture, art and design. You’ll find her words across Yellowtrace, Reading Architecture, Parlour, and various other publications. She is also on the editorial team for Architect Victoria , the Australian Institute of Architects’ official journal of the Victorian chapter. Nikita graduated her Masters of Architecture with a distinction from RMIT. She is actively involved in curating industry events via her work with the Australian Institute of Architects’ EmAGN committee, and her former role as lead curator and secretary of New Architects Melbourne (NAM).
As an architect, designer and educator, Bronwyn Marshall transfers a layered and sensitive understanding of process through her writing. Her immersion within design across many facets ensures a global perspective drives her own curiosity with the built world, seeing her live and work in Australia, Europe, and the US for the past two decades. It is her belief that design has the capacity to change and elevate every life that stokes a passion in her, welcoming conversations with the like-minded.
Based in Hobart, Judith is trained in architecture and sculpture and has worked as a freelance writer for several decades. Through her multidisciplinary work, Judith is continuously engaged in the process of working out how to transform unusual ideas into real things, moments or places. Currently general manager at Second Echo Ensemble, she loves to use her foundational design thinking skills in a wide range of contexts.
Danièle Hromek is a Budawang/Yuin woman with Dharawal ancestors and French and Czech heritage; a spatial designer; and director of Djinjama, a cultural design and research company. She is the first First Nations woman to achieve a PhD in spatial disciplines in Australia.
Michael Mossman is a Kuku-Yalanji man, born and raised in Cairns on Yidinji Country. He is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning.
David Welsh is a partner of Welsh + Major Architects, an award-winning practice he established in 2004 with Christine Major. He has tutored at The University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, and run Masters Studios in environmental sustainability and material technologies at the University of Technology, Sydney. David has been an invited judge for the NSW Architecture Awards and is a contributing writer to design and architecture publications such as Houses , Artichoke and AR Asia Pacific. He is also an occasional cheesemaker and junior cricket team manager.
Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad, MAICD, FHEA and PEng, is global challenge lead for sustainable futures at Western Sydney University. An internationally recognised expert in modern methods of construction, modular housing, airspace development, resilient infrastructure, net-zero cities and housing policy reforms, he has authored more than 200 publications, and advises industry, government and standards bodies.
Dr Kirsty Volz is an architect and academic. She is a co-director of Toussaint and Volz and senior lecturer in architecture at the Queensland University of Technology.
Rebecca Roke is an author, editor and researcher focused on innovative medium-density housing. As editorial director and cofounder of Corvo, she collaborates with design and architectural clients, including Grimshaw, Foster and Partners, Heatherwick Studio, Phaidon Press, Thames and Hudson, and Prestel Publishing.
Georgia Smedley is a Melbourne-based curator, writer and photographer whose work spans exhibitions, public programs and editorial projects that invite critical inquiry, provoke dialogue and expand ways of seeing. With over a decade in galleries, libraries, museums and festivals, Georgia works fluidly across photography, curatorial writing, and the production of exhibitions and conversations in both institutional and independent contexts. Recent projects include shaping public programs for State Library Victoria, leading curatorial program management for Melbourne Design Week, contributing to the Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design department at the National Gallery of Victoria, and producing a series of independent photographic and collaborative works.
Philip Vivian is managing director of Bates Smart, based in the Sydney office. He is a contributing editor to Architecture Australia and president of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Australia).
Writer / Landscape Architect / Designer
Emily is the editor of Landscape Architecture Australia magazine and LandscapeAustralia.com. She has a background in landscape architecture, art history, journalism and law. She has written for art, architecture and design publications, including Landscape Architecture Australia magazine, Artichoke, ArchitectureAU, Houses, Assemble Papers, Un Magazine, Juxtapoz and at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Melbourne Art Fair. Over the past decade, she has worked as a sessional lecturer and tutor, contributed as a guest critic and guest lecturer and participated as a juror in design awards programs. Emily is a PhD candidate at RMIT University researching new strategies for design curation and a member of Naarm-based landscape architecture research collective Second Place.
Caitlin is a freelance design writer, research translator and storyteller. Experienced in the architecture industry, she has drafted award and tender submissions, and has contributed regularly to design magazines. She’s interested in the way we think and therefore how we conduct our days and design our lives.
Sing d’Arcy is a senior lecturer in the interior architecture program at the University of New South Wales and a regular contributor to industry journals. His research relating to contemporary interior practice focuses on Australian residential, workplace and hospitality design. His research publications also encompass the relationships between music and architectural space as well as ephemeral interiors.
Jemima Retallack is a co-director of Retallack Thompson, a Sydney-based architecture office established in 2016. The practice is interested in creating timeless and enduring architecture, and focuses on the human experience of place.
