A 1980s member of the notable rock band Hunters and Collectors and producer of music clips, Geoff Crosby graduated as an architect from RMIT in 1992. He then set up his own practice, Crosby Architects, working mainly in housing and retail. He has worked on projects such as an urban design scheme for the City of Moreland, a 17 storey apartment building in Flinders Street, a sustainable housing development next to an historic guest house on the Mornington Peninsula, and a new Victorian Regional Office for Toyota in Port Melbourne.

Why did you decide to become an architect?
I used to watch movies as a kid and try to work out the plans of the buildings I thought they were shot in. I think I have always loved making some sort of order out of given conditions and dreamt up other places to inhabit. It seemed natural to be an architect.

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
To have so far avoided being seduced by the pleasures of a craft.

In your opinion what personal qualities make a good architect?
Being political without ideology and being able to communicate.

Do you have a favourite architect?
No.

What do you most dislike?
People who don't care.

What do you consider the future threat facing Australian Architecture?
A tendency to miss the point.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I want to be more serious.

Have you ever said no to a client?
No.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Used to be Mick Jagger, but now it's Lewis Mumford.

What is your favourite overseas building?
Bagsvaerd Church, near Copenhagen, by Jorn Utzon. So dumb and so great. Also another church: Myyrmaki Church, Helsinki, by Juha Leiviska.

What is your favourite Australian Building?
Salter House in Koyong, Melbourne, by Walter Burley Griffin. I spent a lot of time in it when I was a teenager listening to 'Live a Sunbury' and Inagadadavida by Iron Butterfly.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having many parallel lives ... and being able to play the piano without thinking ... or, even, with thinking ... come to think about it.