Prue Slatyer (year-) is an architect, landscape architect and historian based in Hobart, Tasmania. With over 30 years’ experience, she has received numerous national and state awards from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and state awards from the Planning Institute of Australia.
Evolution in the way of architecture and design through the modernist movement influenced Slatyer’s career choice. She graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1975 with a Bachelor of Environmental Design. After working as a graduate architect in various contract positions around Tasmania, Slatyer gained experience in landscape architecture working with Yuncken Freeman in Hong Kong and with CLASP in Sydney. Returning to Hobart, Slatyer worked at the University of Tasmania in the Department of Urban Design as a lecturer for 8 years.
Slatyer's practice works on a breadth of projects including site planning, small scale architecture, landscape architecture and heritage conservation. Her passion for the environment, people, culture and History extends beyond her professional practice; she is Vice Chair of the Australian Garden Society and a member of the Place Names Advisory Panel, Tasmania.