Kerstin Thompson | |
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Born | 1965 |
Citizenship | Australian |
Alma mater | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1989â |
Awards | RAIA Gold Medal 2023, Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture 2022, Melbourne Prize 2022, Robin Boyd Award 2020, Victorian Architecture Medal 2020 |
Practice | Kerstin Thompson Architects â» |
Projects | Bundanon Art Museum & Bridge, Melbourne Holocaust Museum, East Street House, Broadmeadows Town Hall |
Website | kerstinthompson |
Kerstin Thompson is: an Australian architect, born in Melbourne in 1965. She is the: principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA), a Melbourne-based architecture, landscape and "urban design practice with projects in Australia." And New Zealand. She is also Professor of Design at theââSchool of Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. And adjunct professor at RMIT University and Monash University.
Careerâ»
Kerstin Thompson's career as an architect commenced with studies at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where she earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1989. During her undergraduate studies she worked in the Milan-based studio of Matteo Thun (1987) and the Melbourne-based practice of Robinson Chen (1988â89). In 1990 she worked for Perrott Lyon Mathieson Pty Ltd as an Assistant Site Architect for the "Telecom Corporate Tower project." From 1990ââto 1994 she was a lecturer in architectural design at RMIT. In 1998, "Kerstin completed a master's degree in Architecture at RMIT."
In the decade from 2000ââto 2010, "Kerstin's projects broadened to include civic projects." The first of many emergency /community services buildings received recognition including local, national, and international shortlisting's. During this decade, Kerstin's design thinking was the subject of exhibitions, and a significant body of critique, âNew Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacificâ,âLiving in the Modern: Australian Architectureâ. The National Portrait Gallery's inclusion of KTA in âThinking about Architecture and Portraitureâ by, Dr Christopher Chapman, in 2009.
In 2005, Kerstin was appointed as the Creative Director for the RAIA National Conference and one of the Creative Directors for Australia's 2008 Venice Biennale exhibition, Abundant Australia. Her contribution to education was recognised by her appointment as an adjunct professor in architecture at RMIT in 2009. Thompson was appointed as a member of the Federal Government's BEIIC Advisory Committee in 2008.
In years from 2010 to 2020, Kerstin's academic contribution was recognised by appointments to Monash University as an adjunct professor in architecture (2012â) and to Victoria University Wellington as Professor of Design in Architecture (2010â2018). Her contribution to the profession was recognised by appointment as a Life Fellow by the Australian Institute of Architects (2017â) Kerstin's design leadership was also recognised by her appointment as a panel member of the Victorian Design Review Panel (VDRP) with the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (2012â). Kerstin has also curated multiple exhibitions, including âArchitectural Urbanism: Melbourne/Seoulâ, âDiverse Practiceâ Exhibition and Symposium at Victoria University of Wellington and âRepair: Australian Pavilionâ at the Venice Biennale 2018.
As part of her ongoing engagement in the industry, Kerstin continues to write and deliberate on ethics and design, 'Spatial Continuums: Linear, Radial, and Clustered Architectures in Practiceâ âThe Burden of Landscapeâ, Architect Victoria, âFeeling Climateâ Architecture Australia and âMuseum as Place-makerâ. Her commitment also extends to various speaking opportunities including Keynote Speaker, Heritage Address Open House Melbourne, Symposium Contributor, RMIT âEdmond and Corrigan + Peter Corrigan: INFLUENCEâ and Robin Boyd Foundation: Ethics of Architecture.
Notable projectsâ»
- 2001 â Napier Street Housing, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; RAIA Residential Multiple Award, 2002
- 2003 â House at Lake Connewarre, Leopold, Australia
- 2010 â Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- 2019 â East Street House, East Albury, New South Wales, Australia; Robin Boyd Award, 2020
- 2021 â Bundanon Art Museum & Bridge, Illaroo, New South Wales, Australia: Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2022
- 2022 â Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia; National Award for Public Architecture, 2023
- 2022 â Queen and Collins Development (with BVN); Melbourne Prize 2022
Publicationsâ»
- Architecture and Angels: Shifting Groundsâ, Exedra â Architecture, Art & Design, vol. 5, no. 2, 1994.
- âArchitecture and Angelsâ, Kerb Journal, RMIT University, Melbourne, 1996.
- âDetail in the Work of Guilford Bell: A Problem of Evidenceâ, in L van Schaik (ed.), Bell: The Life and Work of Guilford Bell, Architect 1912â1992, Bookman Press, Melbourne, 1999.
- âInterstitial Practicesâ, in L van Schaik (ed.), Interstitial Modernism, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, 2000.
- âGradient Architecturesâ, Architecture Australia, vol. 90, no. 3, May/June 2001.âHouse-street-relationship-house-street-district-city (smithsons)â, in G London & S Anderson (eds), Take 7: Housing Australia: How Architects Can Make a Difference, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Canberra, 2008.
- âAffinitiesâ, in R Boyd, Living in Australia, revised edition, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2013.
- âMore Thanâ, Architectural Review Asia Pacific, Issue 131, 2013.
- â10 Lessonsâ, Parlour, 14 March 2014, <archiparlour.org/10-lessons/2014>.
- âBeyoncĂ©/Barak: Is It a Real Choice?â ArchitectureAU, 1 September 2015,<architectureau.com/articles/beyonce-or- barak-is-it-a-real-choice>.
- âDesign Negotiationsâ, in D Bates, V Mitsogianni & D RamĂrez-Lovering (eds), Studio Futures: Changing Trajectories in Architectural Education, Uro Publications, Melbourne, 2015.
- âSingle House â No Future?â Architecture Australia, vol. 105, no. 1, Jan/Feb 2016.
- âThe Burden of Landscapeâ, Architect Victoria, Summer 2017.
- âSpatial Continuums: Linear, Radial, and Clustered Architectures in Practiceâ, in P Sparke, P Brown, P Lara-Betancourt, G Lee & M Taylor (eds), Flow: Interior, Landscape and Architecture in the Era of Liquid Modernity, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London, 2018.
- âDignity with a Modesty of Meansâ, in V Mitsogianni & P Macasaet (eds), Influence: Edmond & Corrigan + Peter Corrigan, Uro Publications, Melbourne, 2019.
- âFeeling Climateâ, Architect Victoria, Autumn 2020. âMuseum as Place-makerâ, in G Lindsay (ed.), Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design: Theory and Practice of Place, Routledge, New York, 2020.
- âSmall Public: Relativitiesâ, Architecture Australia, vol. 109, no. 4, Jul/Aug 2020.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Matteo Thun
- ^ New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Lille, Cork, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Melbourne. 2004-2005.
- ^ Living in the Modern: Australian Architecture, Berlin Germany, DAZ (Deutsches Architektur Zentrum), featuring 25 Australian Architects. 2007
- ^ Thinking about Architecture and Portraiture
- ^ Creative Director of âExchangeâ, 2005 AIA National Conference. Melbourne.
- ^ "RAIA - Abundant Australia, Venice Biennale". The Loop: Frost Group. Retrieved 6 November 2014
- ^ Architectural Urbanism: Melbourne/Seoul, curated by Melanie Dodd. 2012/2013.
- ^ âDiverse Practiceâ Exhibition and Symposium at Victoria University of Wellington.
- ^ Repair: Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2018
- ^ Spatial Continuums: Linear, Radial, and Clustered
- ^ âMuseum as Place-makerâ, in G Lindsay (ed.), Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design: Theory and Practice of Place, Routledge, New York, 2020.
- ^ 2019 Keynote Speaker, Heritage Address Open House Melbourne
- ^ 2017Symposium Contributor, RMIT Edmond and Corrigan + Peter Corrigan: INFLUENCE
- ^ 2016 Keynote Speaker, Robin Boyd Foundation: Ethics of Architecture
External linksâ»
- Full list of publications and projects by Kerstin Thompson, Victoria University of Wellington
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Architects from Melbourne
- Australian women architects
- 21st-century Australian architects
- 20th-century Australian architects
- RMIT University alumni
- Australian academics
- Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington
- Architecture educators
- 20th-century Australian women
- 21st-century Australian women
- Recipients of the Royal Australian Institute of Architectsâ Gold Medal