The Australian Institute of Architects Fellowships are given to members who have demonstrated a significant contribution to the architecture profession beyond architecture practice. It is our pleasure to announce that Dik Jarman has been named a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Dik graduated with honours from Melbourne University in 1992. During this time, Dik lead the reinstatement of the renowned Melbourne University Architecture Revue, which he directed for two years, along with designing and building the sets for four years.
Dik has worked worked for a number of large and small practices in Melbourne (including as a project architect for the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital for Bates Smart Architect), before becoming a director of multi-award-winning practice Studio505, with co-directors Dylan Brady and Dirk Zimmerman. The first project completed together was the award-winning Australian Pavilion for the 2025 World Expo in Aichi, Japan. Other projects included Pixel, the world’s greenest office building of its day (as per Greenstar measurements), as well as a 1.4km facade for the exterior of a Paul Andreu building Suzhou, China – both multiple award-winning projects. Dik’s design for the ACMI Screen gallery won the RAIA award for best interior in 2006.
Dik moved to China to operate the firm’s China office, and was was project lead for the Lotus Exhibition and Conference Centre, sitting on an artificial lake in the form of a giant flower, and the Phoenix centre, a youth palace for 4000 children.
From 2012 to 2017, Dik was an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham, as a researcher and lecturer, and published papers on Glenn Murcutt, cultural matters, and the capacity of the profession across the Commonwealth, the latter which he presented at the South Korea UIA (International Union of Architects) conference in 2017 for the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA).
Since 2017, Dik has been an associate director at Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Architects in Hobart.
Dik has made a significant contribution to the profession, both within Australia and across the globe. During his time in Victoria, he was a member of the awards committee, and in 1993, he directed the awards ceremony, moving it to the National Gallery of Victoria, and introduced video segments and a band made up of architects. He served as the Vice President of the CAA (Oceania) between 2015-2022, was a member of the Insitute’s International Chapter Area Committee/Chapter between 2013 and 2017, and served as its Chair between 2014 and 2015. Since moving to Tasmania, Dik has been a member of the Tasmanian Practice Committee, sat on Chapter Council, and been an awards jury member.
Outside of architecture, Dik continues to push quality design outcomes. Dik has used his architectural design skills in a parallel career in film and television in the role of production designer for a number of significant Australian productions. This has included awards for his design work, including an AFI for Best Production Design in a Non-Feature Film in 2002.
Congratulations, Dik.
