SUPER STUDio
ABOUT SUPERSTUDIO
Responding to a national brief with a theme of sustainability and regenerative design, this year participants were invited to think about architecture in a different light in the hope they would leave with a greater sense not only of the architect’s societal responsibility, but also the capacity and opportunity for our projects to instigate wider change.
2022 Superstudio national winners congratulations Caleb Lee and Nithya Ranasinghe
We are pleased to announce the national winner of Super Studio 2022, is Caleb Lee and Nithya Ranasinghe (Masters students, RMIT), for their proposal The Rinse Cycle.
2022 State winners
Congratulations to our state and territory winners.

SUPERSTUDIO 2022
Registrations are now closed
Super Studio is a national design competition open to SONA members from all year levels. As a conceptual design competition, Super Studio gives students licence to explore highly creative responses to a design brief set by a creative team comprising student representatives and industry professionals.
Participants are encouraged to think big and share ideas you might not have the chance to in a regular studio.
Responding to one national brief, participants will be mentored to help with design development and present their proposal to a judging panel in each state and territory.
Eligibility
Super Studio is open to all SONA members from all year levels.
Teams of up to 3
Prizes
National:
The winners from each state will go into the national competition for the chance to win $3000!
State Prizes
State winner
- Exclusive office immersion experiences with a local practice – check where in your state or territory
- Progression to national level of judging ($3000 prize)
- Architectural stationary voucher
- Your Home book – learn more
- 2023 SONA membership
Runners up (2 in each state)
- Exclusive office immersion experiences with a local practice – check where in your state or territory
- Architectural stationary voucher
- 2023 SONA membership
Previous participants
2022 Super Studio expereince
KEY DATES & ACTIVITIES
Competition | Date | Time | More info |
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Reading of the Brief | Saturday 2 July | 9.30am AEST | Virtual Session Connect here |
Last chance for teams to register | Saturday 2 July | 11.00am AEST | |
Design Day talk | Monday 4 July | 5:30pm AEST | Virtual Session Connect here |
Face to face mentoring | Tuesday 5 July | from 5:30pm AEST | Face to face session check the venue details n your state |
Design Day talk | Wednesday 6 July | 5:30pm AEST | Virtual Session Connect here |
Virtual Mentoring | Thursday 7 July | from 5:30pm AEST | Virtual Session connect here |
Online Submission Due | Saturday 9 July | 9am AEST | Submit Here |
Face to Face Presentations | Saturday 9 July | from 3pm Local time | Face to face session check the details for your state |
National Judging and Announcement | |||
National Winner Announcement | Friday 15 July | 5:30pm AEST | Virtual Session Connect here |
ket dates & activites
READING THE BRIEF
Saturday, 2 July
9.30am AEST
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER
Saturday, 2 July
10.00am AEST
DESIGN DAY TALK
Monday, 4 July
5.30pm AEST
FACE TO FACE MENTORING
Tuesday, 5 July
From 5.30pm AEST
Face to face session check the venue details in your state
DESIGN DAY TALK
Wednesday, 6 July
5.30pm AEST
VIRTUAL MENTORING
Thursday, 7 July
From 5.30pm AEST
Virtual Session link will be shared after you register
ONLINE SUBMISSION DUE
Saturday, 9 July
9.00am AEST
Submit here
FACE TO FACE PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, 9 July
from 3.00pm (Local Time)
Face to face session check the details for your state
NATIONAL JUDGING AND ANNOUNCEMENT
Saturday, 9 July
from 3.00pm (Local Time)
Face to face session check the details for your state
NATIONAL WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday, 16 July
5.30pm AEST

SuperStudio Design Day presentations are an opportunity for students to dive deeper into the themes of the SuperStudio brief, spark creativity and connect with other students and design professionals.

Designed for individuals with built environment related qualifications or those holding a degree from a recognised architecture course, but not registered. Maintain and extend your connection with the profession with opportunities for networking and continuous learning.
A profile of Caleb Lee and Nithya Ranasinghe from Victoria and their winning proposal – Ceremonial Shards.


Participants of SuperStudio make a submission online and present their idea face to face to a jury in their state
Creative Directors & National jury
The creative team is also responsible for developing the brief, curating the design inspiration talks and deciding the National winner of SuperStudio.

MATTHEW ALFRED
Matthew is a designer working with ARM Architecture in Adelaide. Along with projects across Australia and internationally, Matthew has been heavily involved in architectural education, having taught at both South Australian Universities and with RMIT in Melbourne.
Matthew Alfred
Recently, Matthew completed the Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship, awarded by the AIA, to study Radical Practice. An international scholarship studying mission-oriented practice and its contribution to practice diversity and the evolution of the architect.
SuperStudio:
When I was at Uni, Super Studio was such an event. It became a way to decompress from the semester of work; to throw some big ideas around and to think about architecture in a totally different light. For me, being a part of Super Studio gives me a chance to direct that light a bit and help to catalyse these big ideas.
This year, I’m keen for the students to leave with a greater sense, not only of the architect’s societal responsibility, but also the capacity and opportunity for our projects to instigate wider change.
Instagram:

Yaara PLAVES
Yaara Plaves is Hames Sharley’s National Sustainability Forum (NSF) leader, sharing her knowledge and passion with the team and clients alike. Her in-depth understanding of sustainability and regenerative design has seen her involved in several committees and professional organisations within the built environment.
Yaara Plaves
She has contributed to leadership in sustainability in education, residential, commercial and government projects on a national level, including Scotch College Wellbeing and Sport Centre, which is aiming to be the first LBC certified project in SA.
Guiding principles and project methodologies that ensure economic feasibility and resilience follow Yaara’s projects, from inception through to design development and implementation.
Yaara is a South Australian local leader for all things regenerative and will continue to act as a green resource not only for the Hames Sharley team but for consultants, contractors, clients, and the general public.
Super Studio:
Always passionate about promoting regenerative design, I see this as the perfect opportunity to get students thinking about how regen design works in practice. This is an up-and-coming area of architecture and is critical to help us battle climate change and loss of habitat, the biggest crises of our time. Having regen design knowledge will have students be ahead of the game and means they can make real positive impact as designers.
Instagram:
@hames_sharley

Christopher Pongrac
He is a sustainability representative for Snøhetta’s Australian studio, spanning project sites across Australia and New Zealand, tying into a broader, global pool of projects at the forefront of environmentally and socially sustainable architecture.
Reem Daou
Christopher’s experience across scale, typology, culture and geography contribute to his to his interest, experience, and further research into environmental and social sustainability and regenerative design.
Christopher teaches at the University of South Australia, in Bachelors and Masters design studios, and sits with the Australian Institute of Architects Committee for Regenerative Design.
SuperStudio:
"I’m very pleased to be a part of Super Studio 2022! The geopolitical, social, and environmental climate we are a part of provides a charged context for students to test their ideas. The platform of Super Studio can help students find a sense of power in engagement. I hope students take that empowerment with them and apply it broadly beyond the scope of the competition!"

reem daou
Reem Daou is the SONA Vice President (Competitions and Events).
At the University of South Australia, Reem is currently completing a Master of Architecture, focusing on her passions in Regenerative Design, Intercultural Placemaking and generally, just having fun with it.
reem daou
Reem Daou is the SONA Vice President (Competitions and Events).
At the University of South Australia, Reem is currently completing a Master of Architecture, focusing on her passions in Regenerative Design, Intercultural Placemaking and generally, just having fun with it.
“For this year’s SuperStudio, I hope students are inspired to step into their roles as future architects who design spaces that give back to our communities and environment. This is a competition that showcases how intelligent, compassionate, and capable our generation of architects are and will be.”

graham hunt
Director of Delisle Hunt Wood Architects who strive to deliver sustainable, connected and considered architecture. Our designs aim to be simple and sustainable with people in mind.
Graham has 35 years of experience as an architect and over 20 years experienced as NatHERS assessor. A member of ABSA since its foundation, he assists them with technical support.
Reem Daou
Graham represents the Australian Institute of Architects on the following committees:
- Australian Building Codes Board Residential Energy Efficiency Working Group
- NatHERS Technical Advisory Committee
- NatHERS Stakeholders Consultative committee
- Your Home Consultative Committee Graham is also a long-time member of Renew – www.renew.org.au and is currently Board Secretary.
Super Studio:
'I am excited to be invited to be part of the Super Studio national jury. It provides a great opportunity for students to be challenged to push the boundaries of where architecture can go outside the usual constraints. I am interested to see how forward thinking ideas can be created out of a critical analysis of the looming physical challenges that are facing us all.'

MATTHEW ALFRED
Matthew is a designer working with ARM Architecture in Adelaide. Along with projects across Australia and internationally, Matthew has been heavily involved in architectural education, having taught at both South Australian Universities and with RMIT in Melbourne.
Matthew Alfred
Recently, Matthew completed the Jack Hobbs McConnell Travelling Fellowship, awarded by the AIA, to study Radical Practice. An international scholarship studying mission-oriented practice and its contribution to practice diversity and the evolution of the architect.
SuperStudio:
When I was at Uni, Super Studio was such an event. It became a way to decompress from the semester of work; to throw some big ideas around and to think about architecture in a totally different light. For me, being a part of Super Studio gives me a chance to direct that light a bit and help to catalyse these big ideas.
This year, I’m keen for the students to leave with a greater sense, not only of the architect’s societal responsibility, but also the capacity and opportunity for our projects to instigate wider change.
Instagram:

Yaara PLAVES
Yaara Plaves is Hames Sharley’s National Sustainability Forum (NSF) leader, sharing her knowledge and passion with the team and clients alike. Her in-depth understanding of sustainability and regenerative design has seen her involved in several committees and professional organisations within the built environment.
Yaara Plaves
She has contributed to leadership in sustainability in education, residential, commercial and government projects on a national level, including Scotch College Wellbeing and Sport Centre, which is aiming to be the first LBC certified project in SA.
Guiding principles and project methodologies that ensure economic feasibility and resilience follow Yaara’s projects, from inception through to design development and implementation.
Yaara is a South Australian local leader for all things regenerative and will continue to act as a green resource not only for the Hames Sharley team but for consultants, contractors, clients, and the general public.
Super Studio:
Always passionate about promoting regenerative design, I see this as the perfect opportunity to get students thinking about how regen design works in practice. This is an up-and-coming area of architecture and is critical to help us battle climate change and loss of habitat, the biggest crises of our time. Having regen design knowledge will have students be ahead of the game and means they can make real positive impact as designers.
Instagram:
@hames_sharley

reem daou
Reem Daou is the SONA Vice President (Competitions and Events).
At the University of South Australia, Reem is currently completing a Master of Architecture, focusing on her passions in Regenerative Design, Intercultural Placemaking and generally, just having fun with it.
reem daou
Reem Daou is the SONA Vice President (Competitions and Events).
At the University of South Australia, Reem is currently completing a Master of Architecture, focusing on her passions in Regenerative Design, Intercultural Placemaking and generally, just having fun with it.
“For this year’s SuperStudio, I hope students are inspired to step into their roles as future architects who design spaces that give back to our communities and environment. This is a competition that showcases how intelligent, compassionate, and capable our generation of architects are and will be.”

Susan Ang
Associate Head (International) of School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University
Susan was a registered practicing architect in Geelong, Melbourne and Byron Bay for 15 years before entering academia where she is in her 23rd year of teaching, research and academic leadership.
Through her teaching and research Susan is a champion of socially consciousness architecture, inclusive design and inter-professional education. Susan is the Founder and Consortium Chair of Intercultural Dialogue Through Design (iDiDe est.2010) – Sustainable Rural Built Environments (SRBE est.2019), a global community design study tour that acts as a collaborative education platform and research network consisting of students, researchers, academics, and industry professionals. The iDiDe-SRBE Consortium is particularly vested in meaningful engagement in participatory design with vulnerable and underrepresented communities around the world and addressing the imbalances between rural and urban environments and orientating these concerns towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

(Wei) Wei Yap, Ooi
Principal, HAYBALL Architecture
Wei is a Principal at HAYBALL, and he leads practice-based research and design. With over 20 years of architectural practice experience, Wei has worked on prominent award-winning public and private sector projects of varying scales across Australia and Southeast Asia. Currently, Wei serves as a Jury for the AIA International Chapter ‘s 2021 International Chapter Architecture Awards. During his undergraduate years, Wei was the recipient of the University Medal from the University of Newcastle, the NSW AIA Graduate Prize and was the second recipient of the AIA Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture in 2000.
design day Talks
Open to all design students, these presentations are an opportunity to dive deeper into the themes of the brief, spark creativity and connect with other students and design professionals.
Monday 4 july
5.30pm aest
introduction into regen design
Speaker: Yaara Plaves
This session will introduce the concept of regenerative design, take a look into the principles of the field, and provide the tools and a hands-on opportunity to incorporate regenerative design into practice.
Yaara Plaves
Yaara Plaves is head of the National Sustainability Forum (NSF) at Hames Sharley. She has contributed to leadership in sustainability in education, residential, commercial and government projects on a national level, including Scotch College Wellbeing and Sport Centre, which will be the first LBC project in SA once certified. With a deep understanding of sustainability and regenerative design, Yaara is involved in several committees and professional organisations in the sustainability field.
Wednesday 6 july
5.30pm aest
Design Narratives
Speaker: Mark Raggatt
In this session Mark will discuss our historical connection to storytelling and its foundational connection to, mostly, western architectural influence. Mark will then lead the audience through our responsibility to engrain first nation identity within our design narratives as a step toward social regeneration in Australia and how this may ultimately mean throwing out all of our architectural narrative foundations.
Mark Raggatt
Mark is a director of ARM Architecture, leading the office’s Sydney branch. He has lead or had key roles in many of ARM’s most highly acclaimed projects and specialises in Design Concept and Theory. Mark has been heavily involved with Australian universities, leading Master of Architecture studios at RMIT University and the University of Technology Sydney.
Evolving Identities – A discussion with Dr Samantha Ratnam, Leader of Victorian Greens
Samantha is the MLC for Northern Metropolitan and the Leader of the Victorian Greens. Prior to entering the Victorian Parliament, Samantha was a social worker for over 15 years and also spent five years as a Councillor at the City of Moreland, where she was elected the first Greens Mayor of Moreland in 2015.
Samantha discusses her personal migration journey and how the process of migration and change have helped to shape her identity. In this discussion Samantha also reflects on how differences in the built environment can influence the sense of who you are, how you relate to your community and your sense of well being.
Evolving Identities – A discussion with Luke Hayward
Luke is an Australian architect and Japanese 1st-class Kenchikushi, Architect and Building Engineer. Through his practice, atelier Luke, he collaborates closely with clients and local craftspeople to create uniquely personalised and culturally sensitive designs in both Australia and Japan.
Luke will reflect on the role of empathy in architectural practice when operating across cultures and borders. He will also examine the ways identity is defined and evolved by context and events
Evolving Identities – A discussion with Dr Tyson Yunkaporta
Dr Tyson Yunkaporta is an Author, academic, educator, Indigenous thinker, maker (traditional wood carving), arts critic, researcher, poet. Apalech clan (west cape) with ties in the south, born-country is Melbourne and adoptive and community/cultural ties all over, from Western NSW to Perth.
In this presentation our Creative Directors Susan Ang and Wei Yap Ooi discuss the theme of the SuperStuio brief, evolving identities. Tyson shares stories of personal identity and his perspectives on evolving identity and what this means to him.
Evolving Identities – A discussion with Kieran Wong
Kieran is a co-founder and Partner at TheFulcrum.Agency, a creative consultancy that leverages community and social outcomes through evidenced-based design strategy, advocacy and research
Kieran discusses in particular how the practice has started to re think the work they do in community housing and infrastructure and strengthening the ways the practice connects to community. Thinking about what does practice mean not just in the professional sense but practice as an individual.
Kieran shares advice for participants of SuperStudio on managing ideas to tackle the competition brief.
Evolving Identities – A discussion with Dr Gary Presland and Professor Mel Dodd
Dr Gary Presland
Over a 25-year period, Gary held positions as an archaeologist, historian, archivist and museum curator in the Victorian Public Service. He is a prize-winning author of nine books on aspects of Melbourne’s history.
Gary discusses the intricate ways in which identity (in both Aboriginal and colonial settler society) is connected to ‘place’, and how they differ so markedly from each other and also how elements of Melbourne’s landscapes features were regarded in vastly dissimilar ways, through disparate cultural frameworks.
Prof. Mel Dodd
Mel Dodd has led architecture at a range of Universities in London and Melbourne, and is currently Professor and Head of Department of Architecture at MADA, Monash University. Responsible for pedagogy that bridges the gap between the academic institution, the profession, and wider society, her practice-based research critically engages with urban place-making as evidenced in her recent publication ‘Spatial Practices: Modes of Action and Engagement with the City (Routledge 2020). Mel sits on the Architecture Committee for the Royal Academy of Arts, and is an Adjunct Professor at Central Saint Martins in London.
STATE and territory COMPETITION INFORMATION
Each state will hosted a presentation day on Saturday 9 July for participants to present their proposal to their state jury.
Presentation Day venue
Venue: QUT Gardens Point – J Block
QLD Jury:
– Genevieve Vu | DC8 Studio | Learn more about Genevieve
– Dr Paul Matthew | UQ | Learn more about Paul
– Michael Croft | Kirk Studio | Learn more about Michael
– Paul Worroll | Reddog Architects | Learn more about Paul
– Senlna Mayer | 2021 QLD Super Studio winner | Learn more about Senlina-
– Andrew Noonan | Populous | Learn more about Andrew
QLD Mentors
– Myron Monteiro
– Callum Senjov
– Emily Ritcher
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
QLD Prizes – Office immersion
Top 3 teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– Buchan
– COX Architecture
– To be announced
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: NT Chapter Office
Mentors:
– Adam Quinn
NT Jury:
– Rossi Kourounis
– Adam Prentice
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
NT PRIZES – Office immersion
Top teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– Hames Sharley
– Rossi Architects
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: The Office for Design and Architecture SA (ODASA)
1/28 Leigh St, Adelaide SA 5000
Face to face mentoring session
Venue: SA Chapter Office Level 2, 15 Leigh Street Adelaide
Mentors:
Muthu Subbarayan | Mulloway | Learn more about Muthu
Dr Linda Pearce | Uni SA | Learn more about Linda
Jury:
– Chris Morley | Echelon Studio | Learn more about Chris
– Maddie Goldsmith | Baukultur | Learn more about Maddie
– Simon McClure | Architecture Student
– Dr Julie Nichols | Uni SA | Learn more about Julie
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
PRIZES – Office immersion
Top 3 teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– To be announced
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: ACT Chapter, 2a Mugga Way, Red Hill
Face to face mentoring session
Venue: University of Canberra, Architecture Studios (Building 7, Level B)
Prizes – First place
- The top three teams will have the opportunity to tour “The House with Old Roots”, an Australian Institute of Architects awarded project by The Mill Architecture + Design with director Shannon Battison.
“The House with Old Roots” received the 2022 Derek Wrigley Award for Sustainable Architecture at the ACT Chapter Architecture Awards, and winning teams will be offered a private tour of the home, delving into the design philosophy and details that make this modern family home, a sustainable piece of architecture.
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher
ACT Jury:
– Erin Hinton | HINTON Architects | learn more about Erin
– Max Maxwell | Supermanoeuvre | Learn more about Max
– Holly Caton | Munns Sly Moore Architects
ACT Mentors
– Kate Shepard | Rob Henry Architects | Learn more abut Kate
– Mark Brook | MyMyMy Architecture | Learn more about Mark
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Face to face mentoring session
Venue: Victorian Chapter Office, 41 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Mentors:
Steffan Welsch | Steffan Welsch Architects | Learn more about Steffan
Lucinda Owen | Lucinda Owen & Co Architects | Learn more about Lucinda
Isabella Peppard Clark | DesignInc Melbourne | Learn more about Isabella
Stephanie Reed Marshall | Brian Alsop Architect | Learn more about Stephanie
Alexandra Galbraith | Breathe | Learn more about Alexandra
Chris Godsell | Nettletontribe | Learn more about Chris
Vlad Doudakliev | Field Work Projects
Anna Linstad |
Clare Ward | Austin Maynard Architects | learn more about Care
Robert Davidov | Davidov Architects
Kirby Roper | learn more about Kirby
Jury:
– Susan Ang | Deakin University
– Clare Ward | Maynard Architects
– Daniel Moore | Open Creative Studios
– Sophanara Sok | Deakin University
– Paul Haar | Haar Architects
– Timothy Rodgers | Six Degrees Architects
– Dolly Daou
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Career momentum course access learn more
- Your Home Book learn more
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
PRIZES – Office immersion
Top 3 teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– Nettletontribe
– Kirby Architects
– NMBW Architecture Studios
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: NSW Chapter Office, Tusculum 3 Manning Street
Potts Point,
Face to face mentoring session
Venue: NSW Chapter Office, Tusculum 3 Manning Street
Potts Point.
Mentors
Rod Brown | Architectus | Learn more about Rod
Digby Hall | Climate Wise Design | Learn more about Digby
Tom Rivard |
Justin Park |
Nermine Zahran | learn more about Nermine
Jury
Sally Hsu
David Morris
Angela Xu
Sean Wong
PRIZES – Office immersion
Top 3 teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– PMDL Architects
– Sam Crawford Architects
– Architectus
Jury:
– Sally Hsu | Bates Smart | Learn more about Sally
– David Morris | PMDL Architects | Learn more about David
– Angela Xu | Architecture Student
– Sarah Slattery | AJ+C Architects | Learn more about Sarah
– Sean Wong | Foster and Partners | Learn more about Sean
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Career momentum course access learn more
- Your Home Book learn more
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: Australian Institute of Architects – 33 Broadway Nedlands
Mentors:
– Adha Moosa | GHD Woodhead
Jury:
– Lee Yang Yang | Mode Design
– Liza Matthews | Architecture Student
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher
Office immersion
Top 3 teams can choose from the below practices for an exclusive tour:
– GHD Woodhead
– With Studio
– Whispering Smith / Seedesign Studio / Nic Brunsdon
Presentation Day Information:
Venue: Inveresk Library, 2 Invermay Road, Launceston
Prizes – First Place
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($50 per team member)
- Progression to national judging chance to win $3000
- Your Home Book
Prizes – Runners up
- 2023 complimentary SONA membership
- Office immersion experience
- Architecture Stationery voucher ($30 per team member)
TAS Jury:
Anjelica Sujana
Ceridwen Owen
Stuart Tanner
Pippa Jensen
TAS mentors
Ben Greaves
Paul Wakelam
2021 Superstudio national winners congratulations Angela xu and thomas li
Congratulations to the national winners of SuperStudio 2021, Angela Xu and Thomas Li, currently in their third year at The University of Sydney for their submission, Sedimentary Fabrics

Mentors
Participants of SuperStudio can access 2 mentoring sessions to help with design development, ask questions and to get some advice. Mentoring sessions are virtual, and participants could be connected to any of our below mentors from all over Australia,
Levi Fletcher, City Geeks QLD
Sam Mcqueeny, Vokes and Peters QLD
Paul Worroll, Reddog Architects, QLD
Alistair Kirk, Local Architects PTY LTD
Sam Auckland, SA
Taya Brooks, BHI Architects, NSW
Paola Incer, QLD
Sarah Yap, JPW, NSW
Benjamin Greaves, NSW
Saxon Hall, SAXON HALL architecture, TAS
Gary Henighen, Architectus, NSW
Kim Mudie, VIC
Angus McNichol, John Wardle Architects, NSW
Matias Chadwick, HASSELL, QLD
Belinda Allwood, POD (People Orientated Design) QLD
Colin Strydom, design+architecture, QLD
Paola Incer, QLD
Sarah Aisworth, Cottee Parker Architects, QLD
Chloe Pellicer, TKD Architects, NSW
Simon Rochowski, studioplusthree, NSW
Bronwyn Litera, Litera Trotta Architecture, NSW
Mary Ann Jackson, Visionary Design Development Pty Ltd
Hugh Michelmore, Walter Brooke & Associates, SA
Robert Davidov, Davidov Architects. VIC
Paul Bartsch, Troppo Architects, NT
Ursula Chandler, Ursula Chandler Architects, VIC
Gina Taylor, Nettletontribe, QLD




















online submission
Submissions are now closed.
Online Submission:
Due on/or before Saturday 15 May 9am AEST
Specific submissions requirements and instructions can be on the brief document
Face to Face Presentations:
Saturday 15 May check here for information about your states presentation day
If you cant present live, pre-recorded submissions are due at 9amAEST along with online submission.
For the face to face presentations, there is no limit to the number of supplementary slides you can use for this presentation. If you want to include a video or other forms of media, it’s up to you. The time each team has to present is 5mins + 2 mins q&a with the jury. All teams should be ready to present a 3pm.

2020 superstudio winner
Congratulations to Caleb Lee & Nithya Ranasisinghe
Our team immediately recalled the devastating Beirut port explosion in August, streets littered with shattered glass, possessions and paraphernalia strewn on the ground like trash – compounding Lebanon’s waste problem. We critiqued this year’s brief to be respectful of place. In order to be considerate, we strongly believed that we needed to be knowledgeable too. Thus we began the project by questioning the systems, culture, history and how would those indirectly affected resonate with this tragedy?
Under quarantine, the sphere in which we experience space has condensed yet conflated. Objects that surround us suddenly have a profound influence in how we act. Building upon the idea of lost possessions and sustainability, our team was interested in how material transmutation of objects affect our behaviour. What if we woke up and all our possessions were made from glass? Would we value them as much as our memorabilia? What would we be willing to discard?
Those who have been through trauma tend to gravitate towards rituals of consistency and routine, aspects found in religion. Therefore, we believed that a built outcome was not the answer to grief. We saw an opportunity to address Lebanon’s pre-existing problems surrounding waste disposal. Resonating with this year’s theme of “renewal”, we sought to propose a gradually dissipating ceremony, in a domestic setting to empathize with those in grief.
View the winning proposal here.

FAQ
Yes you can, you must register yourself/your team as usual.
How to submit if you can’t present live:
Record your presentation via Zoom as if you were presenting live – this cannot exceed 7 minutes in length – if it does, we will cut the recording short. On the briefing document there will be clear instructions on how to submit your recording. This is due Saturday 15 May 9am AEST along with your online submission.
It is highly recommended participants present live. If you are prerecording, you will miss out on a Q&A session with the jury and the opportunity to clarify elements of your proposal.
To participate in Super Studio, you firstly need to register your team (4 people max) or register as an individual.
At the time of registering select your preferred mentor time slot links to access mentoring are above ensure you connect at the time you register for.
Attend the reading of the brief session. If you are unable to participate in this session, the recording will be available on our website afterwards.
Start designing!
Connect to one of the design day presentations during the week. We have some interesting speakers who will be conducting interactive chats around topics connected to our brief to help you to expand your thinking.
Connect to your mentoring session to get some feedback about your proposal from an industry professional.
Presentations and submission due on Saturday 15 May.
You can participate as an individual or as a team of 2,3 or up to 4 students.
Team members don’t need to come from your university but all team members should be SONA members.
Get in touch with Madelynn at the Institute – sona@architecture.com.au
This is important to let us know rather than not turning up as our mentors are giving up their time to help you.
There will be two virtual mentoring sessions available for all teams to help with their proposals.
Tuesday 11 May & Thursday 13 May from 5.30pm onwards.
At the time of registering you select your preferred mentoring time slot. The link to access mentoring time slots is above in the table titled SuperStudio dates and activities.
Refer here for more information on who the 2021 SuperStudio mentors are
Register for SuperStudio here. The last chance to register is Monday 10 May 7.30pmAEST
The Design Day Talks are not compulsary for participants. We do encourage you to come along though, its a chance to explore the themes of the SuperStudio brief further with fellow participants and design professionals. Refer here for more information about the Design day presentations.
1-2 business days after you register for SuperStudio you will receive an email with information about your states presentation day and access to your mentoring session.
you can also refer here to view the location of your states presentation day.
SUPERSTUDIO PARTNER
YOUR HOME
Your Home – Australia’s Guide to Environmentally Sustainable Homes – Australian Government.
The new Your Home has the latest on emerging energy efficiency technologies, sustainable design practices and construction systems for the residential building sector.
Your Home is available free online and as an affordable book. To read online or buy the book visit yourhome.gov.au.
