MY PROFILE


Nicholas Bandounas
Director
Nicholas has 20 years’ experience and has been exposed to all aspects of the industry through rigorous learning in small to large practices. He believes architecture should have a profound impact on our lives and should not only shape our space physically and socially, but should also touch us personally. Nicholas’ strong design skills combined with his technical abilities puts him in a unique position to understand a projects constraints, challenges and, most importantly, opportunities, which generally results in individualised solutions that are site specific. He believes that building form and planning are pure and driven by these challenges and opportunities, materiality is celebrated for its strengths and pragmatism, and nature is respected from environmental performance through to context appreciation.
In an age of disposable consumerism, architecture has the potential to create equilibrium and be the ‘constant’, but in order to do this, Nicholas believes we must design environments that have purpose, that last. Several of Nicholas’ projects have received awards and he is regarded in the industry as an expert in the Commercial, Residential, Hospitality and Public / Civic Sectors. Some of his most recent significant works include The Landmark Tower, Mona Vale Surf Club, the Macquarie Bank building on King Street Wharf and The Star Multi-Use Entertainment Theatre.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Architecture, Honours 1
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelor of Engineering, Honours 1
University of NSW
Registration
NSW 8499, VIC 19851, ACT 2651
Member of the Australian Institute of Architects
Awards
2012 ASI – National Design Award Judge
2012 MBA Club / Entertainment Design Award
2010 ASI Awards–Architectural Steel Design
2010 ASI Awards – Structural Steel Building Design
2010 ASI Awards – Multi Level Steel Building Design
2010 AIA Awards – Sustainability Commendation
2010 PCA Innovation & Excellence Awards – Best Overall Development
2010 PCA Innovation & Excellence Awards – Best Commercial
2009 Urban Task Force Awards – Commercial Development Commendation
2007 Urban Task Force Awards – Best Overall Development
2007 Urban Task Force Awards – Best Commercial
2004 RAIA Design Medal (Commendation)
2004 Peter Maccullum Practice Prize (Commendation)
My Recent projects