She is the principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA), a Melbourne-based architecture, landscape and urban design practice with projects in Australia and New Zealand.
Kerstin Thompson's career as an architect commenced with studies at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) where she earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1989.
During her undergraduate studies she worked in the Milan-based studio of Matteo Thun[1] (1987) and the Melbourne-based practice of Robinson Chen (1988–89).
In 1990 she worked for Perrott Lyon Mathieson Pty Ltd as an Assistant Site Architect for the Telecom Corporate Tower project.
Her contribution to the profession was recognised by appointment as a Life Fellow by the Australian Institute of Architects (2017—) Kerstin's design leadership was also recognised by her appointment as a panel member of the Victorian Design Review Panel (VDRP) with the Office of the Victorian Government Architect (2012—).