Critics

 Kamelia Haydon. Associate Urban Designer Isthmus

 

Kamelia is an Urban designer with thirteen years experience in the industry and qualifications in architecture (Registered Architect, ARBV + NZRAB) and urban design (Masters of Urban Design). Her project experience is based predominantly in Auckland and Melbourne. This includes large-scale public projects delivered in partnership with international practices such as Auckland’s City Rail Link and Arts Centre Melbourne.

 

Having worked on the regeneration of Glen Innes, Mangere and Mount Roskill she has learnt that community, local understanding and forward planning are essential to placemaking. She is experienced in residential masterplanning, planning constraint testing, development feasibility studies, framework plan creation and structuring technical reports such as Business Case documentation and Guidelines to support these.

 

Kamelia has worked in and led large multi-disciplinary teams, having to deliver under intense time pressure. As an urban designer and registered architect, she offers conceptual strength blended with the ability to follow a project through to completion, ensuring the concept is accurately translated into the built environment.

 

Matt Riley
Senior Urban Designer Barker and Associates. Matt completed a Master of Planning Practice degree (Auckland) in 2000, after working in law and spending time overseas. He worked as a planning consultant at Barry Rae Transurban for five years while studying for a Master of Architecture (Urban Design). After graduating in 2005, Matt moved to Auckland City Council as an urban designer. Matt’s work at council involved urban design input to development proposals and secondments to the Unitary Plan team and Housing Project Office. Matt joined Barker & Associates as a Senior Urban Designer in 2014.