Phoebe McGrath

Bachelor of Design (Architecture)

Hi all, my name is Phoebe. I am a 3rd Year Bachelor of Design (Architecture) student from Regional Victoria, studying a minor in environmental sustainability.

All environments have a story to tell, and it is vital to make architecture accessible to all. I have a keen interest in practical design and planning that can influence the way we interact and experience our world. I

Alongside all things design, I have a passion for reading, walking, music and languages.

Newport Junction | Architectural Design Studio 5

Identity, arts and culture museum located in the heart of Newport, Victoria. | Group Project by Marianne Coetzee and Phoebe McGrath

The Node: Weaving Connection | Architectural Design Studio 4

Community, arts and exhibition precinct located in Docklands, Victoria. | Group project by Sophie Miles and Phoebe McGrath

Swinburne FLEX | Professional Practice 1: BIM

Retrofitting Swinburne's Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC) for the next generation of designers. | Group project by Lachlan Blackmore, Sophie Miles, Marianne Coetzee and Phoebe McGrath

Percolate | Architectural Design Studio 3

Multi-generational housing project in Walsh Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Based on the work and style of Robin Boyd. | Individual project

Icarus Architectural Installation | Architectural Communication 2

Interactive installation based on the mythological story of Icarus. | Individual project

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.