Nerida is the Principal Architect at element and has built an enviable reputation for delivering iconic and innovative solutions for some of the state’s most valued heritage places. Nerida has pioneered the application of the World Heritage Cultural Landscapes framework to Rottnest Island/Wadjemup and played an instrumental role to secure World Heritage Listings for the Australian Convict Sites.

With an unrivalled track record working on complex urban revitalisations and adaptive reuse projects, she is a trusted advisor across the full statutory heritage spectrum. A member of the Heritage Council, she has also represented the state on national heritage taskforces and was recently appointed to the inaugural WA State Design Review Panel in recognition of her expertise in the built environment of the state.

Key projects have included advising the New Museum design team, exploring the adaptive reuse potential of the East Fremantle Power Station and the Rottnest Island Cultural Landscape Management Plan. She takes inspiration from her travels to diverse places, such as Norway and Japan, where people highly value and adapt to their heritage setting and are bold and considered in their approach to new built form. Into the future she sees the collaboration between First Nations peoples, artists and cultural heritage practitioners as vital to place interpretation and celebration.