alsoCAN
To broaden our design skills alsoCAN is a multi-disciplined studio. We keep learning so we can put more design into practice. So far, Architecture, can; Urban Design, can; Web Design, also can.
Our architectural practice draws on over 25 years of experience in individually designed houses & larger scale residential, institutional & commercial projects in Melbourne, Singapore, Brisbane and now in Tasmania.
alsoCAN's architectural designs have been imagined, designed & drawn in 3 dimensions since the beginnings of BIM computer modelling in the 1990s. There is no disconnect between the spatial volumes of the design & the plans, elevations, sections all in the one 3-D model. For many other architects this is a new way of thinking.
Jane McDougall
Masters of Multimedia Design, Monash University, 2004
Registered Architect in Victoria from 1996
Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Melbourne, 1990
Jane's interest in improving communication between architect, client, planner & builders through excellence in computer aided design led to her design folio being accepted into the Masters of Multimedia Design course.
Jane maximises the potential of a site through 3-D design, by modelling Town Planning massing & setbacks, then negotiating with Planners for the best design outcome.
Computer generated perspectives from the 3-D model are also the best way of working up design options & imparting ideas. We can visualise the design together & fine tune it to your individual requirements & aesthetic.
David Beynon
Associate Professor, University of Tasmania, 2019
PhD in Urban Design, University of Melbourne, 2002
Registered Architect in Victoria from 1995
Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Melbourne, 1990
David's research feeds into alsoCAN's practice through designing for cultural sustainability, heritage & a changing urban environment. He completed a PhD concentrating on the architecture of immigrants & ethnic minorities in Australia.
David takes an active interest in architectural education & research, lecturing in Architectural Design, Design Research & Architectural History, and giving papers at architectural, cultural, digital & sustainability conferences.
Dave is part of an Australian Research Grant to study immigration, industry & architecture. Their Immigrant Networks Exhibition was shown in Melbourne in 2023. Some of David's exhibition content awaits a new home in the yet to be built Vietnamese Museum.
He & Sambit Datta completed an Australian Research Grant to model Indian & South East Asian temples.
In 2019 David relocated to Launceston to be Associate Professor at University of Tasmania. He is a member of the Launceston City Council Heritage Advisory Committee.