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Episode 20: Think Brick With Rachel Nolan

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Rachel Nolan from Kennedy Nolan

5/04/2021


Rachel Nolan is a founding partner of multiple award-winning Kennedy Nolan (Established in 1999). Rachel is crucially involved in the design direction of the practice with expertise in creating built environments that are inspiring and memorable. Fascinated by both the material and the immaterial, Rachel is both conceptually driven and pragmatic, focused on creating enduring settings for life.


In this episode, your host Elizabeth McIntyre and special guest Rachel Nolan will have some important conversations about the built environment and the journey Rachel took to become the wonderful Architect she is today 


Listen to the full episode to discover more of the following:

  • Rachels upbringing in a suburban country town free of distracting technologies and devices, 
  • Architectural talents being identified at a young age through creative play with friends, 
  • Meeting Patrick Kennedy at Newman College - and how this college influenced Rachel 
  • How Kennedy Nolan stays successful with a hardworking team, and not your usual architectural influences 
  • The secrets to working in the industry extensively 
  • Robin Boyds' Jimmy Watson's wine bar and the influence it had on Kennedy Nolan as a firm 
  • The universal understanding and comfort of bricks within the built environment 
  • How technology has impacted architectural projects 
  • The differentiation of the Think Brick Awards compared to other architectural awards competitions 


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Mentioned in this episode:

Kennedy Nolan

Deepdene House

Park Lane House

Horbury Hunt Residential Award

Robin Dods Roof Tile Excellence Award

Think Brick Awards


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