Rachel Nolan

Together with Patrick Kennedy, Rachel Nolan is a founding partner of multiple award winning Kennedy Nolan. She is crucially involved in the design direction of the practice with expertise in creating built environments that are inspiring and memorable. Fascinated by both the material and the immaterial, Rachel is both conceptually driven and pragmatic, focused on creating enduring settings for life. 

With 25 years in practice, Rachel contributes more broadly to the architecture profession through lectures, teaching, mentoring and collaborations. She has served the Australian Institute of Architects as a lecturer and juror and is a member of the Honours Committee. She is currently Chair of the University of Melbourne Architecture Advisory Board, a member on The Victorian Design Review Panel and a founding member of The Boyd Circle.

She likes to talk and draw.