MissAnwyn Shoemark
HDR Student
School of Design and the Built Environment
BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT
Anwyn Shoemark is a practising architecture graduate and PhD researcher whose work explores the intersection of architecture, construction, human rights, and the circular economy. Her research investigates how building design and digital workflows can be used to strengthen human rights due diligence and address modern slavery risks across construction value chains.
Drawing on professional experience across residential and commercial architecture, master planning, and urban design, Anwyn brings a practice-based perspective to interdisciplinary research. Her doctoral research focuses on embedding human rights and supply chain traceability within established architectural workflows, with particular interest in Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital technologies, and circular approaches to material use.
Her research aims to develop practical approaches that enable architects and other built environment professionals to make more socially accountable decisions about materials, procurement, and construction. Through this work, she seeks to contribute to a more transparent and socially responsible built environment in which human rights are considered alongside environmental and technical performance throughout the material value chain.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research Assistant (Casual)Curtin University, Perth, Australia1 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Graduate of Architecture (Part Time)Greenbuild Constructions Pty Ltd, Newcastle, Australia1 May 2021 - present
- Graduate of Architecture (Contract)Riz Design Office, Newcastle, Australia1 Apr 2022 - present
- Architectural TechnicianGHDWoodhead, Architecture, Newcastle, Australia1 Feb 2017 - 30 Oct 2020
- Architectural DraftspersonAstute Architectural Drafting, Newcastle, Australia1 Sep 2015 - 1 Sep 2016
DEGREES
- Master of Architecture with DistinctionCurtin University, Perth, Australia
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science) with DistinctionCurtin University, Perth, Australia
- Diploma of ComputingMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia
CERTIFICATIONS
- GHD Business School Graduate Development ProgramGHD, Newcastle, Australia
- AWS Academy Cloud Foundations [113196]AWS
- AWS Academy Data Engineering [114788]AWS
ROLE
- Research Student
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- 3301 - Architecture
- 3509 - Transportation, logistics and supply chains
- 3399 - Other built environment and design
- 3302 - Building
DEPARTMENT
- School of Design and the Built Environment