What is an architect, really? | Timothy Hill

Timothy Hill is the director of architecture studio Partners Hill. In 2025, he was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal in recognition of his exemplary architectural work, as well as his broader contributions to the profession through education, discourse and advocacy. In this episode of Design Speaks Weekly, Katelin Butler, editorial director at Architecture Media, sits down with Timothy as the national Gold Medal tour gets underway. He reflects on the current state of architectural process and explains his use of the term “little ‘a’ architect” – a term he finds useful when advocating for architecture’s purpose and value. Further reading: 2025 National Prizes: Gold Medal https://architectureau.com/articles/2025-national-prizes-gold-medal/ A generative practice https://architectureau.com/articles/a-generative-practice/ ‘Oh my god, it’s not that you’re cynical at all. It’s just that you’re analytic.’ https://architectureau.com/articles/oh-my-god-its-not-that-youre-cynical-at-all-its-just-that-youre-analytic/ On the urbane and analogical lessons of Timothy Hill https://architectureau.com/articles/on-the-urbane-and-analogical-lessons-of-timothy-hill/#:~:text=Timothy%20Hill's%20architectural%20imagination%20is,a%20commission%20and%20a%20composition. Living in the plan https://architectureau.com/articles/living-in-the-plan/ What makes the difference? https://architectureau.com/articles/what-makes-the-difference/ 2025 Gold Medal tour with Timothy Hill https://architectureau.com/calendar/tour/2025-gold-medal-tour-with-timothy-hill/   Magical sequencing: Daylesford Longhouse https://architectureau.com/articles/daylesford-longhouse/ Architectural archeology: Install House https://architectureau.com/articles/install-house/ Revisited: State Library of Queensland https://architectureau.com/articles/revisited-state-library-of-queensland/ Revisited: HH House by Donovan Hill, 1993 https://architectureau.com/articles/hh-house-by-donovan-hill/