Advice to a young architect | Sean Godsell

Update: 2025-12-08

Description

Architect Sean Godsell has won numerous local and international awards, including the 2022 Gold Medal of the Australian Institute of Architects.

In his 30 years of practising architecture, Sean has garnered a wealth of experience and knowledge – and he is keen to impart some his findings onto the next generation of architects.

In this episode, Katelin Butler, editorial director at Architecture Media, asks Sean to reflect on his career, the current state of the profession and what future architects might consider in their own journeys.

Further reading:

Sean Godsell Architects

https://architectureau.com/organisations/sean-godsell-architects/

Sean Godsell’s advice to the next generation of designers and architects

https://architectureau.com/articles/sean-godsells-advice-to-the-next-generation-of-designers-and-architects/

At the coalface: A reflection on practising small

https://architectureau.com/articles/at-the-coal-face-a-reflection-on-practising-small/

Sean Godsell: an unrepentant, non-conformist cult figure

https://architectureau.com/articles/sean-godsell-an-architect-of-the-old-school-for-the-future/

‘Making something out of nothing’: The architecture of Sean Godsell

https://architectureau.com/articles/making-something-out-of-nothing-the-architecture-of-sean-godsell/

MPavilion 2023

https://architectureau.com/articles/mpavilion-2023/

Architectural poetry: House in the Hills

https://architectureau.com/articles/house-in-the-hills/

Sean Godsell and the complexity of simplicity

https://architectureau.com/articles/sean-godsell-and-the-complexity-of-simplicity/

St Andrews Beach House by Sean Godsell Architects

https://architectureau.com/articles/st-andrews-beach-house-1/

St Andrews Beach House by Sean Godsell Architects

https://architectureau.com/articles/future-shack/