Emma Williamson appointed as Government Architect

We are delighted to announce that Emma Williamson, TFA Partner and Co-Founder, has been appointed by the Minister for Planning; Lands; Housing and Homelessness as Western Australia’s Government Architect.

Emma has been instrumental in shaping our suburbs through her role on numerous Local Government Design Review Panels and the WA and SA State Design Panels. She has continued to guide The Fulcrum Agency and to speak openly about our work and approach to practice in public forums. We are incredibly proud of her contribution to advocating for a more equitable and generous profession.

This appointment is also tinged with sadness for us at TFA, as Emma will relinquish her role in the agency. We will miss her daily connections with our practice, her delicious contributions to Tuesday Lunch, and her remarkable eye for form, colour, and materiality.

In many ways, this role consolidates Emma’s skills and complements her belief that good design is critical to the issues we face as a society. Emma will continue to advocate for the role of architecture in contributing to issues such as inequality, the housing crisis and climate change. This year will feel very different at the TFA office, but we are excited to see Emma’s impact grow.

Read the WA Government’s Media Release here.