About
Background
Helen Rice B ARCH FRAIA was born in Melbourne, Australia. After studying Interior Design, she completed a degree in Architecture from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and was honoured as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) in 2009.
Rice has won prestigious industry awards from Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the Urban Development Institute of Australia. Her work has been published in numerous architectural and design press such as Architectural Digest, Vogue Living, Wallpaper* and InDesign as well as consumer titles in Australia and overseas.
Following early career architecture and interior design experience with some of Australia’s most respected architects (Commercial Tenancy at Bates Smart and McCutcheon, and Head of Interior Design and later Company Associate at Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd), Rice started her own architectural practice with strong focus on interior design, offering an all-encompassing service. Helen Rice started her own Melbourne based firm in 1989 (called Helen Rice & Associates, then Rice & Skinner, and Rice Design).
Rice Design’s success over the years has been due to her responsive, hands-on, intuitive design, and perfectionist detail approach to fully realising projects. From corporate fit outs and exhibition design to prominent hospitality, and bespoke residential projects, internationally and across Australia.
Professional Affiliations
Registered Architect – Architects Registration Board of Victoria 1990
Member – Royal Australian Institute of Architects 1993
Fellow – Royal Australian Institute of Architects 2008.
Visiting and Guest University Lecturer
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Interior Design. 1985 - 1990
Architectural Practice, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Architecture. 1992 - 1993
University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture. 1987
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Interior Design 1990 & 1991
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Interior Design 1997
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Interior Design 2003
Process - Royal Australian Institute of Architects 2000.
Industry Award Jury
Interior Architect Award, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Annual Awards (Victorian Chapter) 1988 & 1992
Chair of the Interior Architect Award, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Annual Awards (Victorian Chapter) 1994
Bates Smart Award for Architectural Journalism, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Annual Awards (Victorian Chapter) 1998
Chair of the Heritage Architect Award, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Annual Awards (Victorian Chapter) 2002.
Industry Engagement
Chair of Editorial Committee ‘Architect Victoria’, Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter) 1997 - 1998
BMW Individual, One of six Melbourne designers invited by BMW Melbourne to design/Option a model of their choice as part of Designers Saturday 1998
Who’s Who of Australian Women 2010 - current.