Louise Pearson

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN JUROR

Louise trained as an artist and designer and has more than 25 years’ experience in landscape architecture, architecture and art. Driving significant public realm projects, she has been instrumental in shaping many award-winning public places including the Ian Potter Wild Play Garden and Darling Square Public Domain. Her ability to set city shaping moves based on first principles combines with a love of detail to develop coherent, rich, and immersive places.

As Studio Director, Louise is integral to setting the studios vision, maintaining quality, and guiding the broader team through weekly critique sessions. Louise believes that having an inspiring and diverse design process is central to the creation of excellent works. Her art practice: which includes drawing, painting, and sculpture, informs inventive approaches to design, and fosters the studios creative culture.

Interested in refining the urban condition she considers projects from city scale through to construction detailing: the bones of a city through to its intricacies. Combining unique skills in architecture, art and public space design, her broad perspective leads to the creation of inspiring works that are complimentary to their environment.