Stephanie McDonald . Articles IN PROFILE: CDA Architects' Karen Davis Karen Davis, principal at CDA Architects and Tasmanian president of the Australian Institute of Architects, has been a jury member of the RAIA Tasmanian Chapter awards since 1990. IN PROFILE: Rachel Smith and the BMW Guggenheim Lab, Berlin We hear from Rachel Smith, transport planner at AECOM, about her experience in a series of public programs and experiments for the BMW Guggenheim Lab in the Berlin and why she would like Australia’s urban planning industry to change. IN PROFILE: Shane Thompson Architect Shane Thompson talks about about why he made the move to his own practice after so long at BVN, how his designs differ at his own practice than at BVN and his pro bono work. IN PROFILE: Leone Lorrimer, CEO at Suters We hear about where she would like to lead Suters, the way technology is changing architecture and why the Opera House is one of the best designed buildings in the world. IN PROFILE: Donald Bates from Lab Architecture Studio One of the architects behind Federation Square, Donald Bates has been appointed chair of architectural design at the University of Melbourne. IN PROFILE: NYC urban designer Alexandros Washburn We ask Alexandros Washburn, director of urban design at the Department of City Planning in New York City, what Australia could learn from the metropolitan city, prior to his upcoming Melbourne visit.
