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Every week in our Q&ADR column, ADR interviews an architect, designer, object maker or industry person about who they are beyond the work ā€“ their life, inspiration, challenges and aspirations. This week we catch up with the CEO of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), Shahana McKenzie, about how she fell into the A&D […]
Ray Cheung of Krisna Cheung Architects chats about working in partnership with his wife, Elisabet Krisna, how his high school teacher ignited his fascination with architectural drawing, and his favourite place in Melbourne.
"As a kid, I always had a passion for making things so architecture was an easy fit. I grew up sailing dinghies with my family so we lovingly tweaked them to optimise performance. It gave me the craft of making but also awareness of external factors. I donā€™t know how anyone makes a successful career choice with such limited exposure to the world. I guess I was one of the lucky ones."
"The reality of the architectural workforce is that by the time you get to be a creative, it could be ten or fifteen years later," says AJCD director Ara Casella, who speaks to Simon Paul about overcoming the challenges facing architecture graduates.
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