Liz Watt | Portfolio
Architect. Educator. Creator.
Make better architects. Build a better world...
About Me
I am an architect, educator, and project manager with nearly three decades of experience spanning architectural design, industry practice, and teaching. My passion lies in shaping the next generation of architects to think boldly, challenge conventions, and create spaces that enrich human well-being and leave a positive mark on society.
As an educator, I don’t just teach. I strive to empower students to become visionary, independent thinkers capable of solving the complex challenges of today’s built environment. By bridging the gap between academia and industry, I ensure my students are prepared to craft meaningful, innovative designs that improve lives and transform communities.
Project List
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Teaching
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, Gold Coast
Design Studio 1: Bodies in Space and Place (1st year, trimester 1+3)
Design Studio 2: Sectioned Spaces and Places (1st year, trimester 2)
Design Studio 3: Contextual Response (2nd year, trimester 1)
Design Studio 4: Contextual Awareness (2nd year, trimester 2)
Design Studio 5: City Systems (3rd year, trimester 1)
Design Studio 6: Constructional Composition (3rd year, trimester 2)
Designer Languages (1st year, trimester 1, 2023-2024)
Architectural Documentation (3rd year, trimester 2, 2023-2024)
Construction Material and Practice (1st year, trimester 2, 2024)
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, EAIT, Brisbane
Building Structures and Envelopes (3rd year, semester 1, 2023-2024)
Architectural Design: Tectonics and Precision (3rd year, semester 2, 2021, 2023)
Advanced Architectural Design: Architecture + Commerce (5th year, semester 2, 2021)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, Melbourne School of Design (MSD)
Alpha Design Studio (1st year, semester 1+2, 2017-2021)
Construction as Alchemy (1st year, semester 1+2, 2019-2021) discontinued
Earth Design Studio (2nd year, semester 1, 2016-2017) discontinued
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne
Construction 2 (2nd year, semester 1, 2021)
MONASH UNIVERSITY, Art Design and Architecture (MADA), Melbourne
Architecture Communications 1 (1st year, semester 1, 2019-2021)
Architecture Communications 2 (1st year, semester 2, 2018-2020)
MONASH COLLEGE, Art and Design, (aligned with Monash University), Melbourne
Architectural Design Studio 1 - version 2 (1st year, trimester 1+3, Diploma part 2, 2019-2021)
Architectural Design Studio 1 - version 1 (1st year, trimester 1+3, Diploma part 2, 2018-2019)
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne
Residential Design and Working Drawings (1st year, semester 1+2, 2017)
Complex Building Design and Working Drawings (2nd year, semester 1+2, 2017)
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, Geelong
Contract Administration 2 (2nd + 3rd year, trimester 2, 2016)
MONASH UNIVERSITY, Art Design + Architecture (MADA), Melbourne
Professional Practice: Construction Documentation (3rd year, semester 1+2, 2015)
Professional Practice: Folio Preparation (3rd year, semester 2, 2015)
Project Management
Government | Infrastructure
Victorian Department of Justice - Bull Street Bendigo Redevelopment, Bendigo ($12m)
TransGrid - Metropolitan Regional Centre (MRC), Sydney West (est. $10m)
TransGrid - Regional Depot Redevelopment, Tamworth (est. $15m)
AirServices Australia - TAS Building, Melbourne ($23m) 5000sq.m - Design + Construct
Defence - Robertson Barracks Redevelopment, Darwin ($100m) - Business Case and Master Plan
Defence - Hardened and Networked Army(HNA) - Strategic Scoping Study for restructuring of army
Defence - Gallipoli Barracks Overflow Mess Refurbishments, Brisbane ($9m)
Defence - Replacement Tank Facilities, Darwin ($5-6m) - upgrade for army tanks, D+C
Defence - Advanced Gunnery Training Simulator, Darwin ($0.8m), D+C
Defence - Battlefield Communications Systems, Melbourne ($4m) - high security
Defence - Single Leap 1, Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, 1200 housing units - advisor
Education | Master Planning
Melbourne Business School - Mount Eliza Redevelopment/ Master Plan ($70m+)
Holmesglen TAFE - Moorabbin Master Plan ($20m+) - Business Case and Master Plan
Ashwood College - Redevelopment Stage 1 ($4m) - design development
Melbourne University - Veterinary Hospital Flood Rectification Works ($TBC)
Commercial | Retail | Mixed Use
Toyota - Powertrain Office Refurbishment ($2m)
Flinders Redevelopment, Victoria ($10m) - concept and feasibility
Nakheel - Palm Mall Deira ($50bn+) - concept co-ordination for 120,000 sq.m retail, 8 resi./ hotel towers
Centro Somerville - Retail Development ($20m+) - Victoria, Contract Administration
Defence Force Recruitment - Recruitment Offices - 12 national office refits, Vic, NSW, Qld
Architecture
Residential | Apartments | High Rise
35 Pine Avenue refurbishment, Elwood ($1m), 12 units - design, documentation
Juniper - Soul, Gold Coast ($850m) 77 levels, 288 units - concept design
Veridian Resort, Noosa ($100m) 141 units - documentation
Central Park, Taipei 2, Taiwan ($15m) 56 units - concept, design
Park Avenue, Taipei 1, Taiwan ($7m) 28 units - concept, design
PPG - Vogue, Brisbane ($2.046m) 16 units - construction, contract administration
PPG - Sonnet, Brisbane ($2.25m) 7 units - construction, contract administration
PPG - Promenade, Brisbane ($1.95m) 12 units - construction, contract administration
Residential | Houses
Mount Eliza Residence, Mount Eliza, ($2m) - design, documentation
Singapore Residence, Singapore ($12m+) - design, documentation
Chevron Island Residence, Gold Coast ($2m) - concept, design, documentation
Gold Coast Residence, Gold Coast ($2m) - documentation
Tallai Residence, Gold Coast ($0.75m) - construction delivery
Currumbin Residence, Gold Coast ($2m) - concept, design, documentation
Main Beach Apartment, Gold Coast ($40,000) - concept, design, documentation, construction
Various houses, apartments and duplexes to $2m - design, documentation, construction delivery
Commercial | Retail | Mixed Use
Crestwood Plaza Shopping Centre, Gold Coast ($1.5m) - design
Juniper - Soul Sales Centre, Gold Coast ($0.5m) - design, documentation
Clinical Beauty tenancy, Vision Centre, Gold Coast - design, documentation, construction delivery
Avivas Coffee Shop, Vision Centre, Gold Coast - design, documentation, construction delivery
ADCO - Constructions office, Vision Centre, Gold Coast - construction, contract administration
Sporting | Leisure
Holmes Place - Health Clubs (Lillie Road, Parrs Wood, UK) (£1.8-7m GBP) - documentation
Holmes Place - Health Clubs (Epping, UK + Athens Greece) (£1.8 - 7m GBP) - concept
Open - Health Club, Newbury, UK (£3m GBP) - concept, documentation
David Lloyd - Health Club, UK - concept
Marriott Hotels - Forest of Arden, UK - concept
Bid Management
Places Victoria - Place of Worship, Docklands, Melbourne ($TBC) (JV with METIER3)
James Cook University - Bid manager, Data Centre Development, Townsville ($TBC)
Defence - ELF Stage 1, Queensland ($confidential) (joint venture with Grocon)
Other Projects
ArchiMash.com - Helping aspiring architects to design, document, create and learn, easier and faster...
LizWatt.com - Navigate awakening and ascension, find meaning, and design and create a purpose-led life.
Unity (My first Book) - How the universe, the world and YOU really work!
The Clothes Pod - E-commerce business specialising in online sale of pre-loved clothing.
Art - Drawing and watercolour.
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