{"id":22049,"date":"2019-04-11T11:29:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T01:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?p=22049"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T07:19:59","slug":"adelaide-women-in-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/adelaide-women-in-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide Women in Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I\u2019ve been practicing for<\/strong>\u2026a while now. I graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1991 and started working straight away, so that means it\u2019s been 28 years.<\/p>

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I knew I wanted to become an architect when<\/strong>\u2026I read the description of the Architecture course in the SACE guide at high school and saw it matched my interests of art and maths\/physics. It was either that or physiotherapy.<\/p>

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I\u2019ve had a couple of mentors<\/strong>\u2026one of whom I still go to for advice and the other who has also become a colleague. Bruce Farquhar was a project officer at SA Department for Correctional Services, and guided me through my work in the field of secure facility design, passing on his wisdom without hesitation. I consider his generosity and willingness to share his knowledge as a key element to being a good mentor. Dr Elizabeth Grant formerly of UofA and now at UQ and RMIT was an early supporter and got me onto conference presenter lists by promoting my work. Again, her willingness to give me a helping hand and use her own experience and position in the industry has been an incredible help in the progression of my career.<\/p>

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What I love most about being an architect is<\/strong>\u2026the variety of work and the different types of people you get to work with. I enjoy not always being at my desk and getting to go out on site, but I also love a day when I don\u2019t have to leave the office and can mess around with nice pens and paper. Seeing a building you\u2019ve help create rise out of the ground is pretty incredible.<\/p>

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What I find most challenging and satisfying about my job is<\/strong>\u2026getting a project completely over the line, which includes feeling like you got most things pretty right. Some projects feel like they are never going to be finished, but when they are it\u2019s such a wonderful feeling, particularly when you can look back and be happy with what has been achieved.<\/p>

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The project I am most proud of being involved in is<\/strong>\u2026The Adelaide Women\u2019s Prison Accommodation Upgrade Project and UTurn Construction Pathways Program. The satisfaction I have gotten by working on this project is immense. The opportunity to impact on the lives of female offenders and hopefully make a positive contribution is intensely rewarding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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