About Kate:
Kate joined Utile in 2024 as an Architectural Designer. She is a registered Architect in the UK and has gained experience with firms in Zurich, Dublin, and London. She has professionally focused and specialized in housing—encompassing private residential dwellings, high-density tall buildings, and housing estate regeneration masterplans. Kate believes that architecture is a matter of uncovering and enhancing a place’s character—from the room to the city scale. Her contributions in practice were acknowledged with Morris + Company Architects in London earning her a place on the AJ100 new talent list for 2021.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Architecture with distinction from TU Dublin and a Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice from the University of Westminster. She has served as a guest lecturer and critic in architecture schools across Ireland and the UK.
She is a co-founder of BothAnd Group, a design research collective that investigates the political ecology of land management, and speculates on alternative futures for the food system. With BothAnd Group Kate’s work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of Biennale di Venezia.