tina tziallas graduated with a 'bachelor of science architecture' and a 'bachelor of architecture' from sydney university, having finished the core of her architectural degree in 2003, and completing the course part time while working full time in the industry. having worked at several architectural offices, both in sydney and the southern highlands, tina has had the opportunity to work with Allen Jack + Cottier from 2003 onwards, and continues to have a close working relationship with the firm till this day.
throughout her professional career, tina has worked on a variety of projects, including single residences, multi-unit residential developments, commercial, religious , and landscape projects, as well as masterplans and feasibility studies. independently, tina has concentrated on projects close to her heart... a street scape masterplan for Wareemba for the City of Canada Bay Council [now being implemented], a number of private houses and selected speculative work. tina has worked as part of large and dynamic project teams, smaller collaborations as well as independently, learning valuable professional skills in all situations.
tina has a passion for heritage/ adaptive re-use, having worked on a large number of heritage projects over the last 6 years. the skills learnt from undertaking this work have enriched tina's understanding of architecture, how buildings are put together, and how they relate to their built and natural context. heritage/ adaptive re-use work has also strengthened tina's skills of project and consultant co-ordination, cost control, authority negotiations, documentation and detailing... having added a richer dimension to the rest of the work she undertakes.
- qualifications
- Bachelor of Science [architecture] / The University of Sydney 2001
- Bachelor of Architecture / The University of Sydney 2006
- Registration / NSW Board of Architects [architect # 8187]
- affiliations
- Member / NAWIC [National Association of Women in Construction]
- Nominated for NAWIC NSW Chapter Awards For Excellence - Stockland Award for Innovation in Design and Engineering - 2007
- Member / National Trust