Kerstin Thompson

Photo by Jessica Lindsay.

Kerstin Thompson is Principal of KTA and Adjunct Professor at RMIT and Monash Universities. A committed design educator she regularly lectures and runs studios at various schools across Australia and New Zealand. In recognition for the work of her practice, contribution to the profession and tertiary education, Kerstin was elevated to Life Fellow by the Australian Institute of Architects in 2017 and in 2022 was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM). A member of the OVGA ‘s Design Review Panel she is an advocate for quality design within the profession, and the wider community. Recent projects that demonstrate her passion for civic space and heritage include Broadmeadows Town Hall, winner of the 2020 Victorian Architecture Medal, and Bundanon Art Museum & Bridge, recipient of the 2022 AIA Sulman Award for Public Architecture in NSW and the Sir Zelman Cowen Award, and Queen and Collins for The Melbourne Prize.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.