DR CHARMAINE 'ILAIŪ TALEI | Senior Architect

BRISBANE

1. What is your nickname? Char’

2. What is your favourite food? Sushi

3. Who is your favourite Architect / Designer? Although I am interested in all of architecture, what excites me the most is critical regionalism by architects and designers like Hassan Fathy, Alvar Aalto, Ken Yeang to name a few.

4. What professional skill do you most admire in someone? Integrity with Effective Communication

5. What would you like to do that you haven’t yet? Travel with my family around the world

6. What place is on your bucket list to travel to? Morocco

7. What super power do you wish you had? Healer

8. If you weren’t an Architect / L. Architect or Interior designer, what would you be? A psychologist, part-time chef and philanthropist

9. What is your hobby? Cycling, swimming, reading and when I find the time sketching peoples’ faces

10. What does a perfect day look like to you? Rise early while my kids are still sleeping, spend time in communion with God, do some mindfulness breathing, get kids ready and happily off to school, ride into work by push bike, sit down at work with a strong coffee in hand and do great architecture for the rest of the day, clock off at a timely hour before heading home to spend more time with my family.