Saumya Kaushik

Saumya Kaushik has 10+ years of experience in built environment research, design, implementation, and assessment. She is a registered Architect with qualifications obtained from the University of Mumbai and Melbourne University and is currently undertaking a Master in International Development Practice focused on gender, disability, and the built environment within the development sector. Saumya Kaushik is also the Project Services Manager of Visionary Design Development (VDD) working across Accessibility, Research, and Architecture.

Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the Yaluk-ut Weelam as the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. Yaluk-ut Weelam means ‘people of the river camp’ and is connected with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay, extending from the Werribee River to Mordialloc. The Yaluk-ut Weelam are part of the Boon Wurrung, one of the five major language groups of the greater Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to the land, their ancestors and their elders—past, present and to the future.