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Place Laboratory 2011 - 2018

Senior Associate

 

Responsibilities: Project & Design Leader, Studio Standards & Processes, Project Management, Client & Consultant liaison. Project Team Management. Documentation & Contract Administration, Project Superindent.

 

 

Key Projects:

  • Curtin Medical School with Woodhead/GHD

  • Curtin Creative Quarter with Coniglio Ainsworth Architects

  • Curtin Bus Interchange with Coniglio Ainsworth Architects

  • Curtin John Curtin Court

  • Knutsford Development with Space Agency Architects

  • Yanchep Golf Estate - Masterplan & Stage delivery

  • Lakelands Town Centre with The Buchan Group

  • Cottesloe Beach House with Kerry Hill Architects

  • Donnybrook House with Kerry Hill Architects

  • The Springs Hotel & Office Development with Cox Architects

  • Cecil Avenue West for City of Canning​

HASSELL Studio 2010 - 2011

HASSELL

Senior Landscape Architect

 

Responsibilities: Design Lead - Competitions & Project Bids. Concept Design and Design Development

 

 

Key Projects:

  • Marina Village - Port Coogee for Fraser Property Group

  • Parliamentary Precinct Masterplan for Office of Government Architects

  • New Royal Adelaide Hospital (Unsuccessful Bid)

  • Leighton Apartments with Kerry Hill

Martha Schwartz 2007-2010

Senior Landscape Architect

 

Responsibilities: Design Lead, Concept Design & Design Development

 

Key Projects:

  • Krankenhaus Nord (Hospital North), Vienna with Albert Wimmer Architects

  • Qatar Petroleum Headquarters, Qatar with SOM Architects

  • Parc1 Commercial Tower, Seoul with Rogers Stirk Harbour

  • Wood Wharf, London with Rogers Stirk Harbour

  • Yongsan Masterplan, Seoul with Studio Libeskind

  • Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen Scotland

Tract 2006-2007

TRACT

Landscape Architect

 

Responsibilities: Concept Design & Design Development

 

Key Projects:

  • United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain

  • Midland Redevelopment

ROOM 4.1.3 2004 - 2006

Richard Weller & ROOM 4.1.3

Student & Graduate Landscape Architect

 

Responsibilities: Design assistant, Competition Entries, Model making & Graphic presentations

 

Key Projects:

  • Tsunami Memorial Competition, Kao Lak Thailand - Finalist

  • Blaxland Common "Newparkscape", Sydney - Finalist

  • Brookdale Suburban Masterplan with UWA Research team

  • Leighton Apartments "Beach Garden" - with Multiplex Developers 

Awards and Prizes

 

  • 2007 Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition Equal First prize ($50,000)

  • 2006 Tsunami Memorial & Museum Competition Finalist ($40,000 to develop stage 2)

  • 2005 Blaxland Common & Newington Wharf Competition Finalist (1 of 5)

  • 2005 Hassell Traveling Scholarship 2005
    Finalist (Final year Landscape students showing outstanding potential for future contribution to the profession.

  • 2004 Concrete Association Australia Public Domain Awards 
    Finalist for Concrete Illumination Device

 

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours), 2005
    The University of Western Australia

  • Bachelor of Commerce, 2001
    The University of Western Australia
     

 

Teaching Experience
 

University of Western Australia, Architecture and Landscape Faculty

  • 2018: 3rd-year Design Studio, Invited Guest Critic

  • 2014: 4th-year Design Studio, Assistant Coordinator

  • 2006: 3rd-year Computing Class, Teaching Assistant

 

 

Exhibitions

 

  • “Floating New Ideas for the Hobart Waterfront” 
    Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition
    Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    26th January to 18th February 2007 Major Prize Winners

  • “RMIT Postscript Forum Event 01”
    Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition
    360 Swanston Street, Building 8/Level 11 Exhibition Space
    6pm Thursday, March 8th at RMIT University
    “Postscript are presenting an open exhibition of the Victorian entries and the Overall Competition winners”

  • "Architect ’06 exhibition - Bangkok"
    Tsunami Memorial and Museum Competition.
    Five final conceptual designs in Stage II held from 4 – 9 May 
    Takua Pa District Office in Phang-Nga province.

 

​Public Lectures

 

  • AILA/RAIA/PIA Talk series, Sydney
    Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition.
    Speakers: Michael Rowlands + Sarah May (JAWAA)
    Tony Carro (Tony Caro Architecture)
    Nathanael Preston, James Whitten (Preston Lane Architects)
    Tusculum, Potts Point, Sydney, Australia
    February 2007

  • AILA talk series 2007, Perth
    Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition
    Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Visual Arts Building, UWA
    Speakers: Michael Rowlands
    April 2007

 

 

Publications

 

  • Norrie H, “Hobart Waterfront” (2007) Vol 96  No2 Mar/Apr, Architecture Australia  p39-40

  • Schaffer B, “Olympic Ideals” (2005) 27(4) November, Landscape Australia 30-38

  • Weller R, “ Setting The Guidelines” (2006) 095 Architectural Review Australia p56-60

  • ”The Offering” No 109 (2006) vol 28(1) February, Landscape Australia p12-14

  • Burns K, “The Offering” (2006) vol 95 no2 Mar/Apr, Architecture Australia p47-49

  • “Do we really feel the pain?” (2006) 123 Feb 2006, art4d p68-72

  • “Groundswell - Tsunami Memorial”  (2006) issue 111 Aug, Landscape Architecture Australia p13

  • May S, “Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition” (2007) 01/07 Autumn, The Architect p26-27

 

Contact

rowlands004@gmail.com

Tel: +61 428 490 382

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