who can say that their reason for ending up in the profession was due to an inability to cope with the sight of blood. “I come from a family of doctors and there was, at one stage, a hope that I would follow suit,” says Conrad Johnston of Studio Johnston. Finding an alternative path had him consider how to best use his analytical brain alongside his creative impulses. Although he considered himself not adequately driven to be a career artist, his practical abilities led him to toy with the idea of being a carpenter. “I grew up in Sydney’s Pittwater and my family was friends with architect Richard Leplastrier. When he heard I was interested in architecture he invited
