Paula Birch is a registered architect, PhD candidate and casual academic at The University of Newcastle’s School of Architecture and Built Environment. She studied in Newcastle, Papua New Guinea and Norway. Outside of her architectural career, Paula is a practicing artist, visual documentarian and the creative director/founder of Photoautomat Australia, which is dedicated to preserving the legacy of coin operated vintage photo booths. In recent years Paula’s interest has focused on researching emerging technologies (Blockchain in particular) and their potential relationships with the discipline of architecture.