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Where craft meets systems | William Smart
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- Design Speaks Weekly
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- Jun 29, 2026
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- 1135
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Summary
William Smart is the founder and creative director of Smart Design Studio, a practice that has delivered a wide range of projects, from large-scale masterplans and cultural buildings to private houses and product design. In conversation with Architecture Media’s editorial director Katelin Butler, William reflects on how the drive towards scalability and standardisation in architecture is redefining creativity, craft and customisation. Further Reading Parametric pursuit: Stokes 14 https://architectureau.com/articles/stokes-14/ 2017 National Architecture Awards: Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecturehttps://architectureau.com/articles/2017-National-Architecture-Awards-Emil-Sodersten-Award-for-Interior-Architecture/ Howatson Company by Those Architects and Smart Design Studiohttps://architectureau.com/articles/howatson-company-by-those-architects-and-smart-design-studio/ Self expression: Smart Design Studio officehttps://architectureau.com/articles/smart-design-studio-office/ Recalling bygone grandeur: Rail Operations Centrehttps://architectureau.com/articles/rail-operations-centre/ First House: 632 Bourkehttps://architectureau.com/articles/first-house-632-bourke/ Celebrating curves: Regenthttps://architectureau.com/articles/celebrating-curves-regent/ Evocative and engaging: Town Hall Househttps://architectureau.com/articles/town-hall-house/ Independent integration: Crown 515https://architectureau.com/articles/crown-515/ Elemental and abstract: Sydney 385https://architectureau.com/articles/sydney-385/ Nip and tuck: Oramahttps://architectureau.com/articles/orama/ Optiquehttps://architectureau.com/articles/optique/