Lynn Chew, Associate Principal at KTA, features in ArchitectureAu Business roundtable on resourcing unpredictable project pipelines, sharing how we navigate volatility, flexible working, secondments, and keeping people at the centre of it all.
Joined by Hazel Porter and David Welsh, the article shares insights into how these critical aspects are managed across small, medium and large practice.
The lecture series has been designed to capture prominent Melbourne architecture and structural engineering practices presenting key, current and award winning projects. It is an open lecture series held in the RMIT Design Hub. All are welcome to attend.
DATE: Thursday 12 March
TIME: 1pm
LOCATION: RMIT Building 100, Level 3 Lecture Theatre
This talk is a part of the Architecture Advanced Technology Lecture Series. Architecture Advanced Technology is a course in the first year of the RMIT Master of Architecture program and is coordinated by Daniel Maunders.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, experienced panel of architects, authors, and editors will reflect on the agency and role of narrating architecture with a discussion on the role of books, architectural critique and expanded editorial practices in shaping public and professional discourse.
Together, the panellists Katelin Butler, Georgia Birks, Naomi Stead, Kerstin Thompson, and moderated by Fleur Watson will explore why building is important, but telling buildings’ stories may be equally so.
Date: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Time: Commences at 5:30pm, event concludes 7:00pm
Venue: Australian Institute of Architects, Level 1, 41 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000
Catering: Refreshments provided
Registration: Closes 2 March 2026
Words by Kerstin Thompson and three KTA projects have been featured in Uro Publications new print: Adapt! Designing New Lives for Old Buildings.
The publication showcases design and practice-based approaches to the sustainable, adaptive reuse of historic places. Building on their extensive research in the field, Hannah Lewi and Cameron Logan have engaged a wide range of leading architects and heritage practitioners to gain firsthand insights into the delicate and complex task of creating contemporary spaces from much-loved, but timeworn, buildings.
KTA is pleased to have the below projects recognised alongside our peers as precedents in this area:
The Stables, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne by Kerstin Thompson Architects with Lovell Chen Architects | 2018
Broadmeadows Town Hall by Kerstin Thompson Architects | 2018
Church on Napier by Kerstin Thompson Architects with James Stockwell Architect | 2019
As we approach next Monday, we take a moment to try to understand the complexities that surround the 26th of January in Australia. As many prepare for a long weekend of barbeques and catch-ups with friends, more of us are pausing and choosing not to celebrate a date that does not reflect the values we aspire to have as a nation. The values around honesty, inclusivity, and above all, mateship.
For First Peoples, this date is not a day of celebration, but a constant reminder of the calamitous and ongoing impact that colonisation has had on their rich history of culture and ways of life. The date signifies the beginning of a violent attempt to claim lands that had been cared for and stewarded for tens of thousands of years. Lands stolen through force, followed by decades of attempts to erase one of the world’s oldest continuing cultures. The divisiveness of this date is a straight contradiction of what any day celebrating this nation should be about.
We also take a moment to reflect on ourselves at KTA, and our commitment to celebrating and magnifying the voices of First Peoples through our work. We look at the year ahead with anticipation, recognising that there is ongoing work we must undertake to build on foundational stepping stones. From our work with diverse First Peoples’ practitioners, to the relationships we have built and hope to grow with Traditional Custodians throughout Victoria and on Olkola Country in Far North Queensland, we’re energised for what the year may have in store.
Location: Traditional lands of the Bunurong (Boon Wurrung) people
KTA announces the appointment of Darcy Dunn to Associate | Sustainability Lead. Since joining KTA in 2018, Darcy has demonstrated exceptional commitment to sustainable design across our projects. His technical expertise and strategic approach to environmental performance have been instrumental in shaping our work on education, cultural, and masterplan projects.
As Sustainability Lead, Darcy drives our practice’s environmental design agenda, working collaboratively across project teams to integrate regenerative and low-carbon design principles. His appointment recognises both his individual contribution to the practice and his leadership in positioning sustainability as central to our architectural approach.
