Sophie Lanigan Projects is a research-based practice where findings are presented in a variety of medium depending on what is most appropriate to the outcome. The studio is based on the unceded lands of the Gadigal, Bidjigal and Birrabirragal people.
Current research is focused the design of coastal urban seascapes and the opportunity they present to remediate coastal erosion, bio-diversity loss and re-engage city-dwellers with life beneath the waterline. In addition to exploring these ideas through design this research is being pursued through a PhD in Architecture at the University of Cambridge.
Sophie’s current editorial project, Mollusc, launched in April 2024 and is focused on architecture and design which has an affinity for life on the coast. Previously, she was Editor-in-Chief of Union Magazine, an award-winning Australian print publication for architecture, design and art, and the Founding Editor of Sent, 2019-2021. Sophie has developed high-quality editorial, research and design projects for; Sydney Design Week 2023, the Architectural Association London, Sir John Soane Museum London and Terracycle. Her work has been included in exhibitions for Tin Sheds Gallery, Woollahra Gallery, Sculpture by the Sea, the Montalto Sculpture Prize, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne Design Week Art Book Fair, Powerhouse: Late, the Australian Design Centre, and New Generations Rome.
