Architect Kerstin Thompson has been making an indelible mark on Australian architecture since she established her practice in the 1990s. One of her first projects, an award-winning house at Lorne, on Victoria’s western coastline, has been joined by a further seven houses along the Great Ocean Road. “It’s that combination of the force of both the ocean and the dramatic landscape,” says Kerstin, who has received numerous accolades and awards over the last three decades, including the prestigious Gold Medal, from the Australian Institute of Architects, in 2023. And more recently, she was awarded a fellowship with the American Institute of Architecture.