Kerstin Thompson

Biography

Kerstin Thompson is Principal and Design Director of Kerstin Thompson Architects. Committed to design-based research and education, she is also Adjunct Professor at RMIT and Monash Universities. She plays an active role not only within the profession, but also in promoting quality design in the wider community through her role as Panel Member on the Office of the Victorian Government Architect’s Design Review Panel.

Located in Melbourne, Australia, KTA was founded by Kerstin in 1994 and has established itself as a significant and innovative reference point in Australian architecture and urban design. The practice focus is on architecture as a civic endeavour with an emphasis on user experience and enjoyment of place.

Kerstin is a writer and lecturer with close links to schools or architecture and professional institutes in Australia and overseas. She was Creative Director for the 2005 RAIA National Conference and the 2008 Venice Biennale and a amember of the Federal Government’s BEIIC. Kerstin has also been an elected National Councillor for the AIA and was elevated to Life Fellow by the Institute in 2017.

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