majarch@vdd.com.au | 0409 404 941
552 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
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majarch@vdd.com.au | 0409 404 941
552 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Visionary Design Development Pty Ltd is an award-winning, transdisciplinary consultancy operating at the intersection of human needs and the built environment. We strive to deliver an equitable, accessible, built environment and believe that the best, people-centred, outcomes result when accessibility is continuously considered from the project outset to completion and beyond.
Director
PhD (in progress), M. Environment, Grad.Dip.Urban Plan., B.Arch., B.App.Sc. (Blt.Env)
Project Director, award-winning national and international sustainability competition entries. Educator, approved accessibility and design courses. Guest lecturer and invited speaker. Author, peer-reviewed papers. Member IAAP Accessible Built Environment Taskforce.
Project Services Manager
M.Int Dev Prac (In Progress), Architect (ARBV), M.Arch (Melbourne), B.Arch (Mumbai)
Project Services Manager and registered Architect with 10+ years experience in built environment research, design, implementation and assessment. Has been hands-on with Access Consulting work and NDIS home modifications. She also has a lived experience of hearing impairment.
Graduate Intern
PhD (in progress), B.Int.Arch.(Hons)., Cert.IV.Disability.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate investigating how design processes can be inclusive for persons with profound intellectual disability and non-verbal communication. Ilianna has experience within specialist schools as a caregiver and teacher’s assistant with many disability agencies, as well as personal lived experience as a sister.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-13/acquiring-a-physical-disability-later-in-life/100171668 Andrew's difficulties with NDIS home mods are all too familiar. Most of Australia's existing housing stock is inaccessible to many people with disability and older people making it impossible for people to 'age-in-place', a stated government policy.
In the spirit of reconciliation Visionary Design Development also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to elders past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
NDIS Registered Provider ID: 4-4331-187
