We’re one of the larger practices in our market. We have diversified experience in a variety of different project types. And we have a strong connection with our local communities and our clients. We enjoy the design and building process, and seeing the client happy with the finished project.
Robert Wesener
Robert Wesener RAIA
Position
Director
Registrations
Chartered Architect, NSW
Registered Architect, Qld
Specialisations
Education
Aged care
Cultural
Commercial
Affiliations
Member of the Australian Institute of Architects
Council of Education Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
Urban Design Institute of Australia, Northern Rivers (UDIA)
Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Accredited Professional
Tweed Economic Development Corporation — Vice Chairman & Director
Rotary Club of Tweed Heads South — Past President & Paul Harris Fellow (Sapphire)
Gold Coast Baseball Association — President
Surfers Paradise Baseball Club — u20 Team Delegate
Australian Baseball Federation — Level 1 Accredited Umpire
Work history
1995 – present Partner/Director, Fulton Trotter Architects
1995 Partner, Fulton Gilmour Trotter Moss
1993 Associate, Fulton Gilmour Trotter Moss
1991 Architect, Fulton Gilmour Trotter Moss
1989 – 90 Architect, Thomson Adsett & Partners
1988 – 89 Architect, McKerrell Lynch Architects
1986 – 87 Architect, Thomson Adsett & Partners
1978 – 86 Cadet Architect, State Works Department
1973 – 78 Cadet Architect, Qld Housing Commission
Home
Banora Point NSW in the Twilight Zone of Qld phone numbers and daylight saving.
Significant others
Three children—Ryan, Hayley and Egan—from a previous marriage. Now married to Kym with two boys: Rhys and Myles. Two dogs: mum Kasey and daughter Bella.
Definition of architecture
The stages on which we live and work.
Why I do what I do
Because I can. Some people don’t have a choice.
When I decided to be an architect …
At a careers night at high school.
If I wasn’t an architect, I’d be …
Professional baseball spectator.
What else I do …
Baseball umpire
Golf
Chauffeur and supporter for my youngest son who plays a lot of baseball.
Support my community through an active role in Rotary.
I did that!?
Retrenched in 1992 by the practice of which I’m now a partner. Offered to work for nothing to help get more work into the office and never lost a day. The rest is history.
I wish I’d designed …
Fallingwater
A better mousetrap
My gangs
Tweed Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club of Tweed Heads South
Tweed Economic Development Corporation
Surfers Paradise Baseball Club
Gold Coast Baseball Association
My heroes
People who care for others
Homer Simpson
AKA
Two Desserts (a cruel, unjust joke by work colleagues)
Big Fella (an endearing name from Rhys & Myles)
Darl (I don’t think Kym ever uses my given name)
Signature quote
Life wasn’t meant to be easy.