Nic Brunsdon
Principal and Creative Director, Brunsdon Studio
Juror
Nic Brunsdon is recognised as one of Australia’s leading architects. In 2015 Nic was the winner of the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architect Award, firstly for Western Australia and then nationally.
His studio, Brunsdon Studio, works throughout Australia and South-East Asia through its offices in Perth, Margaret River, Melbourne and Canggu, Bali.
He is a past nominee for the 40 under 40 young business leaders award, a nominated thought leader for the City of Perth, the 2015 recipient of the Dulux International Study Tour for Emerging Architects, the 2017/18 recipient of the Gil Nicol Biennial International Study Bursary, a founding board member of Activate Perth, a board member of Open House Perth, and a member of the International Union of Architects (UIA) Sustainable Development commission.
The studio’s work has received recognition at the World Architecture Festival, Houses Awards, Loop Awards and Australian Institute of Architects Awards programs.
He is the director of the urban program Spacemarket, which pairs disused spaces with useful people, and has worked on policy formation and development at all levels of government. He is also the current chair of the Perth Centre for Photography, which is one of Australia's leading arts organisations.