End-of-year appointments in architecture and interior design
End-of-year appointments in architecture and interior design
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Breathe creates a new role, RIZEN Atelier unveils its maiden team, Hames Sharley celebrates three new senior team members and more in Australian Design Review’s end-of-year round up of industry appointments.
Breathe’s new post for Penny
Melbourne-based sustainable architecture firm Breathe welcomed Penny Barnes to the new role of urban design lead last month. She joins Breathe from Arup, where she most recently took the helm of masterplanning and urban design skills leader, Australasia.
“There is so much to be done to restore and rejuvenate our cities beyond sustainability, and help communities thrive whilst giving back to the planet,” Barnes said in a LinkedIn post announcing the appointment.
Movements at Gray Puksand
Gray Puksand recently marked the departure of Sydney partner Craig Saltmarsh. At the same time, the Australian architecture and design practice announced the appointment of a new senior associate and seventeen key staff promotions across its four national studios.
Joining Gray Puksand’s Melbourne studio as a senior associate is architect Amanda Chan, who brings more than ten years of experience in health architecture and a robust knowledge of emerging sector trends gained from industry involvement and serving as Chair of the Health Architecture Design Network.
Alongside Amanda’s appointment, Gray Puksand also celebrates a series of staff promotions effective 1 January 2025 across its national studios, including the appointment of Phil Calleja to senior associate in the Melbourne studio.
Three new senior team members for Hames Sharley
Hames Sharley, a national practice of demographers, geographers, urbanists, researchers, architects and designers, announced the appointment of three new leaders in November. They included director Susanne Pini, principal Rob Corcoran and Victorian studio leader Megan Carroll.
Collectively, the trio comes with decades of local and international expertise in architecture, design and construction.
In December, the practice also announced that James Edwards had been recognised as a fellow of Hames Sharley, stepping out from his role as director and national portfolio leader for Education, Science & Research (ESR).
Edwards will support director Jessika Hames, who now takes over leadership of the ESR portfolio.
A new team has RIZEN
RIZEN Atelier has officially unveiled its small team of interior designers. The newcomers on the Sydney scene launched as a studio in August 2024, but formally introduced its starting lineup in November.
Joining its founding director – interior designer Bradhly Le – is senior interior designer Carolina Velosa, interior designer Angel Miu and graduate designer Paris Dickins.
According to Le, there are two schools of thought when it comes to growing a team. The first option is investing in people to attract work. The alternative is the other way around: bring in the work that allows you to build the team.
“I was fortunate to have been able to do both,” Le says. “As a result, we have been able to build momentum within the industry and at the same time foster a talented group of designers.”
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