Prof. Helen Lochhead, UNSW Sydney, SOH DAP

Professor Helen Lochhead is an architect, landscape and urban designer combining academic and expert advisory roles with practice. Her career has focused on the inception, planning, design, and delivery of complex urban projects ranging from city improvements programs to major urban regeneration projects in Australia and internationally.

Her projects have received numerous awards including AIA and AILA Urban Design and Sustainability Awards including the AIA Lloyd Rees Award for Urban Design and the City of Sydney Lord Mayor’s Prize for urban design excellence.

Helen has held numerous influential roles in government, industry and universities including Dean, Faculty of Built Environment and Pro Vice-Chancellor Precincts at UNSW Sydney 2016-22, Deputy NSW Government Architect and National President of the Australian Institute of Architects. She currently serves on the Australian Heritage Council, the National Capital Authority and various Planning and Design Panels across Australia including the Sydney Opera House Design Advisory Panel.