MICHAEL RAYNER AM BArch(Hons1) UNSW, LFRAIA, FTSE, RIBA DIRECTOR CONTACT BACKGROUND PROFESSIONAL M. +61 417 711 418 Michael Rayner is a Director of Blight Michael is a Past President of the E. [email protected] Rayner Architecture formed in 2016. He Australian Institute of Architects was previously Principal Director of Cox Queensland Chapter (2000-02). He Rayner Architects which he established has served on several Queensland in Brisbane in 1990. In both capacities, Government Boards and Councils, EDUCATION Michael has contributed widely to the including the Premier’s Smart State Bachelor of Architecture (Honours 1), urban design quality of Queensland, Council (2006-12), Queensland Design University of New South Wales, 1980 and he has been integral in the Council (2009-12) and Creative Industries creation of major international public Leadership Group (2004-12). He was buildings such as the National Maritime a representative of the Health sector Museum of China in Tianjin and the at the Australian Government’s Ideas MEMBERSHIPS + AFFILIATIONS Helix Pedestrian Bridge in Singapore. Summit in Canberra in 2008, and a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Councillor of the Australian Business Michael is a Life Fellow of the Australian Fellow, Australian Academy of Arts Foundation (1997-2011). He has Institute of Architects and a Fellow of Technological Sciences + Engineering been a member of the Brisbane Lord the Academy of Technological Sciences Life Fellow, Australian Institute of Architects Mayor’s Urban Futures Board (2008-12) and Engineering. In 2011, he was Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects and Independent Design Advisory Panel appointed a Member of the Order of (2006-12). Michael is currently a member Australia for services to architecture and of the Queensland Government’s urban design in Australia, and to the Urban Design Advisory Panel. REGISTRATIONS Queensland community. He has been an Adjunct Professor in Architecture at the Board of Architects of QLD, Registration No. 2495 University of Queensland since 2009, and an Adjunct Professor in Architecture NSW Architects Registration Board, No. 4348 at Griffith University since 2014. NT Architects Board, Registration No. AR1128 INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP Michael was one of three Creative Directors of the Australian Institute CURRENT POSITIONS EDUCATION of Architects National Conference Adjunct Professor in Architecture, in Brisbane in 2012. He was the University of Queensland Michael graduated with First Class Awards Director for the Queensland Honours from the University of Adjunct Professor in Architecture, Architecture Awards in the same year. Griffith University NSW in 1980, his final year thesis He has been a National Councillor winning the Building Science Forum Chair, Griffith University of the Australian Institute of Architecture Advisory Board of Australia National Architecture Architects, and has participated in Thesis Medal. While at Philip Cox and Member, Queensland Urban Design + Places Panel numerous panels fostering improved Partners in Sydney, he was awarded Board Member, Property Industry design delivery processes. Foundation Queensland the Australian Institute of Architects Member, Old Queensland Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship Museum Advisory Board and the Australian Institute of Architects ACI Travelling Scholarship. MICHAEL RAYNER AM BArch(Hons1) (UNSW), LFRAIA, FTSE, RIBA DIRECTOR ARCHITECTURE PRO-BONO While principal of Cox Rayner Architects, Michael has at any one time a Michael played a significant design role project being undertaken pro-bono in the design of many of Queensland’s for organisations with important public, arts, educational, commercial causes. They have included with Cox and infrastructure projects. They include Rayner - the Youngcare Foundation, the Kurilpa and Goodwill Pedestrian Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum Bridges, Brisbane Convention and in Winton, and the Many Shades Exhibition Centre, Brisbane Magistrates Orphanage in Tanzania. Currently, he NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM OF CHINA, TIANJIN Court, One One One Eagle Street, is providing pro-bono design services Griffith University’s Sir Samuel Griffith for Act for Kids in Brisbane, and he is Centre and its campus revitalisation, a Queensland board member of the and the flood-resilient Brisbane Ferry Property Industry Foundation (PIF) Terminals. In regional Queensland, his helping to house homeless youth. He projects include Thuringowa Riverway is a member of the Old Queensland and the Flinders Street Revitalisation in Museum Advisory Board Working to Townsville, Cairns Convention Centre, repurpose this major historic building Artspace Mackay, and Griffith University for the arts and public engagement. Health Centre on the Gold Coast. Michael’s current projects include The Lanes Town Centre on the Gold Coast, HELIX PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, SINGAPORE Ipswich Convention and Exhibition PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Centre, and the New Performing Arts Venue in Brisbane’s South Bank won Michael has delivered several significant in an international competition. public speeches over thirty years, including at the FIDIC International Engineering Convention in Switzerland in 2001, at the Mikhail Gorbachev-led Earth Dialogues Forum in Brisbane URBAN DESIGN in 2011, and for the Australian Michael has equally contributed through Embassy in Beijing under the title master planning and urban design to ‘Australia-Living on the Edge’ in late Queensland urban environments. They 2017. He has spoken at the Victorian KURILPA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, BRISBANE include, while at Cox Rayner, Griffith Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern University’s Nathan and Gold Coast Art Brisbane, the State Library of Campuses, the Newstead-Teneriffe Queensland, and the Queensland Urban Waterfront in Brisbane, the Performing Arts Centre, and given Queensland Cultural Centre Millennium many television and radio interviews. Arts Precinct, and the Cairns Cityport. Internationally his Cox Rayner master plans have won many international competitions - including for Singapore’s AWARDS Marina Bay, the Singapore Management University, and Yichang and Ningbo Michael played significant design and City Centres in China. Michael’s planning roles in Cox Rayner projects THURINGOWA RIVERWAY, TOWNSVILLE current urban design projects for that have won premium Australian Blight Rayner Architecture include Institute of Architects National Awards the Griffith University Logan Campus such as Thuringowa Riverway and Master Plan and the Gympie Civic and Flinders Street Revitalisation in Townsville Cultural Precinct north of Brisbane. and the University of Queensland Oral Health Centre. He led or was integral to projects which won over 30 named AIA Queensland Awards. He made the presentations which won seven World Architecture Festival Awards between 2010 and 2013, and was a member of the World Architecture Festival Super SIR SAMUEL GRIFFITH CENTRE, BRISBANE Jury in 2014. In 2010, Michael won the Architecture category of the London International Creative Competition..