Sarah Lynn Rees

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JUROR

Sarah is a Palawa woman descending from the Plangermaireener and Trawlwoolway people of North East Tasmania. As an Indigenous woman, she brings a unique perspective to her role in architecture, underpinned by her personal experience, heritage and research into the Indigenous built environment. She is passionate about working collaboratively and transparently with communities, ensuring their voices are heard, respected, and maintained.
Sarah is highly motivated and committed to procuring design
outcomes that benefit and embed themselves contextually into
socio-political, cultural and physical environments. She applies
skill, energy, intelligence and passion to each of her projects.
Additional to her roles at JCB, Sarah also sits on several advisory boards and design review panels, including the Victorian Design Review Panel for the Office of the Victorian Government Architect, the Design Excellence Committee for MAPco and holds Board positions at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Parlour.