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Published pieces: “Doing density differently”: A new, landscape-led approach to infill housing

We’re pleased to be recent contributors to Foreground, an online publication for the people remaking our cities and places for the better.

Sharing co-design methodologies at the UWA School of Design

A big thanks to Lara Pinho at the UWA School of Design for inviting us to speak as part of the School’s newly launched unit, Empowering Communities through Design.

UpdatesLoren HolmesApril 16, 2021to and fro studio, to & fro studio, University of Western Australia, UWA School of Design, School of Design, loren holmes, architecture, rosie halsmith, lara pinho, empowering communities through design, co-design, uwa school of design

Communicating design ideas with the Albany Summer Studio

Recently, Loren had the chance to give a guest lecture and design communications workshop to students of the Albany Summer Studio at the University of Western Australia’s School of Design.

UpdatesLoren HolmesFebruary 8, 2021to and fro studio, to & fro studio, University of Western Australia, UWA School of Design, School of Design, rosie halsmith, loren holmes, landscape architecture, architecture, albany, Craig McCormack, Mark Jecks

Exploring place in Ashfield with the students of UWA's School of Design

This past semester, we were lucky enough to work with an excellent bunch of students at the University of Western Australia’s School of Design.

UpdatesRosie HalsmithDecember 16, 2020to and fro studio, to & fro studio, University of Western Australia, UWA School of Design, School of Design, landform studio, ehdo architecture, rosie halsmith, loren holmes, daniel jan martin, landscape architecture, architecture, ashfield

Loren Holmes joins the DesignFreo committee

Over the past few months, Loren Holmes has been working alongside her fellow DesignFreo committee members towards the shared goal of celebrating design and designers in the port city of Fremantle / Walyalup and beyond.

UpdatesLoren HolmesNovember 24, 2020DesignFreo, Design Freo, loren holmes, Fremantle

Winter Collective 2020 at the UWA School of Design

A big part of what we do here at To & Fro is about collaborating with the next generation of designers at the UWA School of Design. During semester one, we were lucky enough to work with architecture and landscape architecture students across the Bachelor and Masters courses at the School.

UpdatesRosie HalsmithNovember 2, 2020Rosie Halsmith, loren holmes, to and fro studio, to & fro studio, hanzhi wang, hazel wang, amy stewart, Groundings Studio, Making Studio, University of Western Australia, UWA School of Design

Considering Australian landscape identity with WA's emerging designers

This semester, Rosie is teaching Australian Landscapes, a history and theory unit at the UWA School of Design. She is joined by Masters of Landscape Architecture students, as together they consider the lenses through which we view the landscape that we practice in, and on.

UpdatesRosie HalsmithSeptember 5, 2019University of Western Australia, Sandra Harben, LACH4421 Australian Landscapes, Rasheen Lee, UDLA, UDLA Landscape Architecture, Fahimeh Mofrad, loren holmes

To & Fro chats to The Architect about architectural thinking

Loren was recently interviewed by Jaime Mayger for The Architect Magazine about the broad applications of architectural thinking. The interview, which also featured the insights of Dirima Cuthbert, is the first in a series of conversations with expatriates of the traditional modes of architectural practice.

UpdatesLoren HolmesJanuary 7, 2019The Architect magazine, loren holmes, Dirima Cuthbert, JaimeMayger, Jaime Mayger, Design Thinking, Architectural Thinking

Published pieces: Considering design in the regions for Future West

We were pleased to contribute to the latest issue of UWA School of Design's bi-annual print publication, Future West.

UpdatesRosie HalsmithDecember 6, 2018Future West, loren holmes, Rosie Halsmith, FORM, Pilbara Development Commission, MudMap Studio

To & Fro recipients of Design Business Council scholarship

We are chuffed to announce that Loren is a recipient of the inaugural Design Business Council (DBC) scholarship for talented female designers in business.

UpdatesRosie HalsmithSeptember 19, 2018carol mackay, greg branson, Mackay Branson Design, Design Business Council, to and fro studio, loren holmes, our revolution, Jenni Doran, Danielle McClurg, Trio Agency

Published pieces: Bore water in our coastal city

A photographic essay of Loren's has been featured in the latest issue of UWA School of Design's bi-annual print publication Future West. Titled West Coast, the publication includes a series of articles that consider Perth's relationship to water.

UpdatesLoren HolmesJuly 23, 2018loren holmes, Future West, bore water, bore water stains

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