Team

_The SCAPE Design team is a group of experienced, creative and passionate Landscape Architects and Urban Designers

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OUR TEAM

**CHRIS HOUGHTON**
Director & Principal Landscape Architect

Director of **SCAPE Design**, Chris Houghton is a Registered Landscape Architect able to provide a full range of services in urban design and landscape architecture from strategic, concept, masterplan, detail design, documentation, specification, construction supervision, quality review and visual impact assessment, which add to a range of experiences developed during his career over the past 20 years of landscape architectural practice. Working at a variety of scales, and committed to attaining the highest quality outcomes, Chris has accumulated a significant body of built projects in the design of public domain, transport infrastructure, commercial, institutional and residential projects across several states in Australia and has received several project awards.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
Registered Landscape Architect
AILA membership no: 1189
B.Larch (hons1), University of New South Wales (2001)
As.Dip.Ap.Sc(Landscape) Ryde TAFE

**SALLY BROWN**
Senior Landscape Architect & Studio Lead

Sally Brown brings to SCAPE Design over 20 years of experience working in Australia combined with earlier overseas experience in the UK & Asia. Working on a range of projects, Sally has proven documentation skills and project delivery from concept design through detailed design to construction, in residential, public domain and parks. With strong collaborative and management skills & attention to detail, combined with previous work on large scale projects, Sally is a key member of the office.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
MLI Registered Member of Landscape Institute (UK)
B.Larch (hons), Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh (1989)

**NICOLAS DIAZ**
Architectural Graduate & Urban Designer

Nicolas Diaz holds both Bachelor and Masters degrees in Architecture from Argentina and over the last six years, has been involved designing and documenting small and large scale projects in Australia and South America. During this time he developed a passion for the broader built-environment, particularly the integration of public domain with built form. His background as an Architect is a great asset to **SCAPE Design** and allows him to assist with Urban Design roles and the design of complex hardscapes and structures across several project types.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
B.Arch + M.Arch, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina (2012)

**ZIYUE (ZIZI) ZUO**
Landscape Architect

Ziyue joined **SCAPE Design** in 2018 after completing her Master Degree of Landscape Architecture at the University of Adelaide. Her diverse design interest includes landscape architecture, urban design, architecture and land art. Through the landscape design related study in both Australia and China, she has developed solid skills on graphic presentation, software and hand drawing whilst her unique talent on concept generation and aesthetics has been well appreciated. Her skills and creativity are bringing fresh strength to Scape Design.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
M.Larch, University of Adelaide (2017)
B.Arts, Architectural Environment Art, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts (2015)

**HARRY DUNN**
Graduate Landscape Architect

**TINGTING REN**
Landscape Architect & Urban Designer

Tingting joined **SCAPE Design** in 2017 after graduating with a Masters of Urban Design from the University of Adelaide. Her core skills and interests have been demonstrated on our public domain and masterplanning projects, as well as multi-residential design projects. Prior to this she gained 6 years of experience on a range of projects from large scale tourism developments, waterfront redevelopment and redevelopment of historic sites, which built upon her landscape architecture studies in China. With her exposure to diverse cultural experiences and a multidisciplinary/multi-locational education in landscape architecture and urban design, she is able to work across a variety of project types Tingting shows initiative on all projects and is able to quickly ascertain the key project objectives and challenges in order to seek design solutions that add significant value to our projects.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
M.Urban Design, University of Adelaide (2016)
M.Larch, Tongji University (2010)

**TEO RYU**
Graduate Landscape Architect

**SIMONE CHEAH**
Student Landscape Architect

RENEE AUSTIN
Business Development / Marketing

Renee comes to SCAPE Design with more than 25 years in strategic marketing, design and business management experience. As Business Development Manager, her role will be to drive business growth via the implementation of marketing and lead generation initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS
Masters of Management, Macquarie Graduate School Management (2008)
Digital Marketing Certificate, UTS Sydney (2014)
Marketing Management Sydney Institute of Technology (1998)