Growing up in the former Soviet Union and immigrating to Newcastle (two hours north of Sydney) in the early nineties she defined the word ‘play’ by context: inside or out. She shared her take on inner home life versus an outer public life; as well as her memory of play spaces in Australia compared to those in the Soviet Union; and inspiration found in the works of by Hans Hollein, O’Donnell + Tuomey, and BOLLES+WILSON.