Katelin is the editorial director at Architecture Media. Prior to her appointment as editorial director, Katelin was the design portfolio manager at Architecture Media, editor of Houses (2010-2018) and assistant editor of Architecture Australia (2005–2009). She has coedited three books, The Forever House: Time-Honoured Australian Homes (2014), The Terrace House: Reimagined for the Australian Way of Life (2015) and The Apartment House: Reframing the Australian Dream, all published by Thames and Hudson. Katelin holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Tasmania and a Master of Architecture from the University of Melbourne. She has been a peer juror, exhibition curator, guest university critic and speaker at various industry events and conferences.
Katelin Butler's Latest contributions
AA July/August 2021 preview
The suburbs: As they are, and could be
AA May/June 2021 preview
Celebrating Donald Watson: The 2021 Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medallist
The pursuit of endless surprise: Durbach Block Jaggers
One of a select few practices to have driven a new Australian vernacular, Durbach Block Jaggers is known for its dynamic buildings that embody cheekiness, wit, nuance and surprise.
AA March/April 2021 preview
New into old: Valuing context and memory in contemporary built works
AA January/February 2021 preview
Experimentation, speculation and invention: Exploring the meaning and merit of unbuilt architecture
Poetry off the highway: Jock Comini Reserve Amenities
An amenities block in rural Victoria by Kerstin Thompson Architects addresses complex issues of social and cultural equity.
AA November/December 2020 preview
2020 National Architecture Awards: Transforming outcomes, recalibrating typologies and shifting practice
AA September/October 2020 preview
Architecture matters: Harnessing design thinking for a better future
AA July/August 2020 preview
The “small” issue: modest in size, big in impact