5 Mins with Lis Pitt
Associate and architecture professional Lis Pitt is coming up to an impressive nine years working as part of the team at Scott Carver. She started her journey with the company working as a student in the office when in her third-year undergraduate course. For Lis, architecture is about sociologically orientated designs that not only address physical space, but also virtual space, so that architecture evolves with both society and technology. “Social interaction has become twofold, occurring in real and virtual space,” shares Lis. We catch up with Lis to find out about her influences as an Architect, her proudest achievements and the next chapter in her Scott Carver journey.
Can you recall when it you first became interested in architecture?
I’ve been interested in architecture since I was a small child. I would spend my weekends designing my ideal playhouse, with rooms for toys, playing equipment, a theatre, a home cinema and even a stable for the pony.
When it comes to architecture, what’s the most important part of the design and development process?
A considered and researched story, which is consistent from the project's initiation, through to completion. It is important to provide innovative design that reflects an active engagement in research and critical thinking, to produce a contextual design that leads to social and urban renewal.
What did you want to be when you were a child?
An architect or an installation artist.
What values do you admire the most at Scott Carver?
Connecting people. Architecture is social, especially the role that spaces can have in bringing people together from a diverse range of disciplines and backgrounds, creating knowledge exchange and positive interactions. It’s so important that spaces connect people and positively contribute to their lives.
Enriches our experiences
How does architecture impact people’s lives in a positive way?
Good design positively affects our everyday quality of life and enriches our experiences. I’m very interested in sociological and community orientated works - in concepts of domesticity and applying them to the urban condition, where social spaces and programs promote interaction and are injected into the urban realm.
What projects are you most proud of during your time at Scott Carver?
The Rathbone on Flinders Street in Surry Hills. The Scott Carver team will have worked on it from design inception to its future completion, and the project so far has taken a little over two years.
What do you like to do most in your spare time?
Swimming, horse riding and photography.
Your favourite thing about your workspace?
The collaborative work environment. Having landscape, urban design, interior design and architecture in our mixing pot. We learn so much from each other and it produces a well-considered, rich and holistic result that considers all the scales of design, from how the design connects to the urban environment, right down to the material tactility.
Where can we find you on a typical Saturday morning?
At a local café - on a mission to find the best hotcakes in Sydney!
You’re about to embark on the next chapter of your Scott Carver journey as an Associate – how are you feeling about this exciting new chapter?
I feel excited and really appreciate this new opportunity. I can't wait to work on future projects, testing ideas and building projects with a positive urban and community impact.
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