Phoebe Whitman

Dr Phoebe Whitman is a senior lecturer and spatial practitioner. She is the Program Manager of the Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) program at the School of Architecture and Urban Design.

Phoebe's research practice involves open-ended processes to incite occurrences and potentialities with surface. Her PhD claims how surfaces are entangled in various durations, materialities, occurrences and becomings; through attentiveness to how surfaces are situated – as material, spatial, and temporal situations – her practice is a provocation for experiencing and perceiving materiality and temporality in the world.

Phoebe completed a BA in Fine Art (Honours) (1999), a BD in Interior Design (Honours) (2005) at RMIT University, and a PhD by Project titled 'Surface Encounter' at RMIT University (2021).

In 2011, Phoebe received two awards from RMIT - one for Innovation in Curricula, Learning & Teaching and an award for the First Year Experience. In 2012, she was awarded for participating in the RMIT Peer Partnerships in the School of Architecture & Design, Higher Education, RMIT University.

Phoebe is the executive director of IDEA–Interior Design, Interior Architecture Educators Association of Australia and New Zealand, where she continues to make significant contributions to the field of interior design education.