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MUIR

How has winning
the Emerging
Architect Prize
changed your life?
Accolades certainly make
you feel more confident
that the decisions you made
years ago were the right
ones. It is always lovely
when your peers recognise
your contribution to what
is a very large and varied
industry.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER BENNETTS FOR THE NGV MELBOURNE NOW CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY EXHIBITION

AMY
MUIR

How do you interpret the
conference theme ‘How Soon is
Now?’
I am the sort of person who loves being surprised
and therefore more often than not will turn up
to the conferences fairly under-prepared in order
to benefit from the full effect of the ‘surprise
factor’. Having said that, I am excited about what
the conference directors Cameron, Sam and Ben,
will bring to the table. ‘Now’ is an important place
for us all to assess in order to make the future as
productive and effective as it can be.
I also believe the changes to the format which
we started to see emerge at the conference
in Melbourne last year, are also encouraging
conversation/debate which is always a good thing.
It provides the conference with the variance it
requires. The only downside of this is the FOMO
that sneaks in when making decisions about which
session you are going to attend. Tricky but good!

Do you have any advice for
other emerging architects
who are considering

What is the project you have worked on

applying for the Emerging

that you are most proud of?

Architect Prize?

Law Street House is an obvious one as it effectively became a
way of life for 3.5 years. It was the practice’s first project and
has informed the path moving forward. I really miss being on
site and being physically involved in the build of projects.

Dream
project?
At the moment I
am a little obsessed
with control towers.

I would also refer to the exhibition designs that the practice
were involved in as part of the NGV’s Melbourne NOW. It
was an exciting time in the NGV landscape. It is also always
such a delight collaborating with friends and peers. The
Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition was particularly special.
I am a huge fan of jewellery and the craft associated with
this. Exhibition design provides the perfect balance to the
elongated time lines associated with traditional architecture.

HOW DO
YOU LIKE
YOUR
DRINK?
if it isn’t a vodka, soda and fresh lime then it
is a Campari and soda but more often than not it
is a nice dry rose. The paler the better.

Throughout your career it is really
important to remain true to what you
believe in and finding a way of engineering
this path.Your career isn’t necessarily
about achievements. Achievements are
a by-product of you throwing yourself
at what you do with passion and love.
Enjoying what you do is the most
important thing. I tend to cross across
practice, industry and education as I have
always liked being involved in a broad
range of environments and agendas.