“We’d like to have even more engagement with the architecture community, standing at the forefront of the profession to encourage other women into architecture.”
What drew you two to architecture? I’ve always wanted to be an architect. My grandfather, Norman Knowles, who died before I was born, was a draughtsperson who worked on drawings for the Auckland Harbour Bridge. I see his achievement most days and it’s a I grew up in a house designed by the architects who designed the Auckland Museum — Grierson, Aimer & Draffin — and being surrounded by well-crafted, considered spaces sparked an early interest in architecture. At primary school, I used to design houses for all my friends, and the desire to create buildings never left me.
