I’ve always been interested in built form and the creation of space. It’s not just about creating a building, it’s about creating an environment. It’s great to see a project completed, but the most satisfying part is when people move in and start using it
John Ward
John Ward RAIA
Position
Associate
Office
Sydney
Qualifications
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) (QUT 2003)
Bachelor of Built Environment (Hons) (QUT 2000)
Registrations
Registered Architect, Qld
Specialisations
Education
Aged care
Commercial
Affiliations
Member of the Australian Institute of Architects
Work history
2010 – present Associate, Fulton Trotter Archiects, Sydney
2007 – 2009 Associate, Fulton Trotter Architects, Brisbane
2003 – 2007 Graduate Architect, Fulton Trotter Architects, Brisbane
2001 – 2003 Architecture Student, Fulton Trotter Architects, Brisbane
Who am I …
Full-time architect – part-time musicologist and pop-culture junkie.
Home
A little apartment in a leafy street in Surry Hills.
Significant others
Parents, a sister, a brother-in-law, a niece & twin nephews.
Definition of architecture
Creation of space and communication through form
Why I do what I do
They pay me to draw stuff—how cool is that?!
When I decided to be an architect …
When I realised that my father, a farmer, had to get up at 5 am to go to work.
If I wasn’t an architect, I’d be …
A struggling author and music critic.
What else I do …
Enjoy good music, art, movies and food, write music reviews and play golf.
I did that!?
The construction period for Wesley House.
Mechanical bull riding in Tijuana.
I wish I’d designed …
The Guggenheim Museum, New York City
My gangs
Green Team
City North Baptist Church
My heroes
Sufjan Stevens, Samuel Mockby, Spike Jonze and Batman.
AKA
Super Sloth, The Brain, Wardman
Signature quote
“… if you know what I mean.”