majarch@vdd.com.au  |   0409 404 941

552 Victoria Street, North Melbourne, Victoria

Visionary Design Development Pty Ltd is an award-winning, transdisciplinary consultancy operating at the intersection of human needs and the built environment. We strive to deliver an equitable, accessible, built environment and believe that the best, people-centred, outcomes result when accessibility is continuously considered from the project outset to completion and beyond.

Our Team

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann Jackson

Director

PhD (in progress), M. Environment, Grad.Dip.Urban Plan., B.Arch., B.App.Sc. (Blt.Env)

 

Project Director, award-winning national and international sustainability competition entries. Educator, approved accessibility and design courses. Guest lecturer and invited speaker. Author, peer-reviewed papers. Member IAAP Accessible Built Environment Taskforce.

Saumya Kaushik

Saumya Kaushik

Project Services Manager

M.Int Dev Prac (In Progress), Architect (ARBV), M.Arch (Melbourne), B.Arch (Mumbai)

 

Project Services Manager and registered Architect with 10+ years experience in built environment research, design, implementation and assessment. Has been hands-on with Access Consulting work and NDIS home modifications. She also has a lived experience of hearing impairment.

Ilianna Ginnis
Ilianna Ginnis

Graduate Intern

PhD (in progress), B.Int.Arch.(Hons)., Cert.IV.Disability.


Currently a Ph.D. candidate investigating how design processes can be inclusive for persons with profound intellectual disability and non-verbal communication. Ilianna has experience within specialist schools as a caregiver and teacher’s assistant with many disability agencies, as well as personal lived experience as a sister.