As an architect Jo Gillies  has been a mainstay at Collaroy for over 20 years, but in 2013 the business further expanded in vision, director and staff, to be re-born as Archisoul Architects in Manly.She speaks with Talking Architecture and Design about how design, both in its raw as well as in its finished forms has the power to both transform and redeem. She is a survivor of childhood abuse and shares her journey and her thoughts on life, form, nature, redemption, gender-based design and the transformative powers of very small African insects.For more information, go to: https://www.awsaustralia.com.au/specifyaws/