Lui Violanti
Vice Chairperson (Australia)
Regional Manager - Western Australian
,Inhabit Group
Lui Violanti
Over the past twenty plus years Lui has worked on a number of significant landmark and award winning projects across Australia. During this time he has been responsible for the design, delivery and management of a number of building typologies including education, health, retail, commercial, and residential.
In this capacity Lui has worked in all facets of the project development, from masterplanning, town planning, design to documentation and construction. This entails developing hand sketches and performance briefs at concept design, through to the management and delivery of production documentation, inclusive of performance specifications and glazing schedules to meet with the design intent, technical performance and budgetary constraints of the project.
His experience has been at the forefront of glass, remedial, envelope development and sustainable solutions in the façade industry. With a background in Architecture, he has worked with façade fabricators, developing expertise in curtain wall design and façade structures. Tony has designed façades on prominent buildings in Australia, in collaboration with the world’s leading consultants.
As Regional Manager for Western Australia has a key leadership role in interfacing with the design and construction teams, coordinating the requirements of the architectural, services, structural, acoustic and project brief requirements within the façade team. He also appreciates the project management systems and quality assurance system that are necessary for the delivery of large complex projects.
A personal interest in creating sustainable outcomes for supporting the construction industry drives Lui, pushing the boundaries around how architects and builders deliver superior quality, buildability and efficiency of the architectural vision and design intent.
Lui’s background as a Practice Director of an Architectural Practice, he also has a keen interest and appreciation of the architectural design, and enjoys working with designers to resolve complex geometries and developing systems that articulate design.
Education and professional qualifications
1991Registered Architect
1989Bachelor of Architecture, Curtin University, Perth
1985Bachelor of Applied Science, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth
Professional History
2013- PresentInhabit, Perth – Regional Manager Western Australian
2001-2013NHArchitecture, Melbourne - Practice Director
1998-2001Daryl Jackson Architects, Melbourne – Project Architect
1991-1998 Bollig Design Group, Perth – Architect
1988 -1991 Ministry of Housing and Construction, Melbourne – Graduate Architect
Specialist skills
- Project Delivery and Administration of Large Complex Projects
- Design Delivery / Lead Coordinator with Design Team
- Project Management and QA Systems
- Package Management between façade and other trades
- Performance Specifications
- Team Leader
- Buildability and Onsite works
Benson Zhou
Director - Hotels, CBD and Metropolitan Sales
State Head - Asia Markets Savills Australia
Benson Zhou
Benson heads up the Asia Markets team at Savills in Melbourne. His 10 years’ industry experience paired with his bilingual skills are highly beneficial when communicating with Asian clients. He has a highly motivated network of buyers from across Asia and is regarded as one of the market leaders in his field. Benson was awarded the REIV Commercial Agent of the year award in 2022 and has extensive experience in selling property across the retail, development, and office sectors, with an intimate understanding of the Melbourne commercial market.
Ivan Lam
Chairperson (Australia)
Head of International Business, Charter Keck Cramer
Ivan Lam
Based in Melbourne, Ivan is the Head of International Business at Charter Keck Cramer. Fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, he ensures a smooth investment process for clients from Asia who are looking to invest in the Australian property market. Ivan focuses on providing highly skilled, experienced and cost-effective resources to investors – ensuring that their investments are safeguarded.
Jessica Liew
Principal, Plus Architecture
Jessica Liew
Jessica is an industry-recognised acclaimed architect and director at international design firm Plus Architecture. An expert designer, Jessica has lent her multi-faceted design skills to the firm’s most defining work, applying her award-winning design experience to numerous projects spanning residential, commercial, retirement living, student accommodation, hotel and mixed-use. Applying her expertise across all project phases from concept feasibility studies through to construction, Jessica has delivered exceptional outcomes for return clients across multiple sectors. Educated in both Asia and Australia, Jessica is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. She is widely acknowledged for her design excellence and attention to details.
Richard Newling Ward
Richard Newling Ward
Director co-founded BayleyWard early 2013 with partner Nick Readett-Bayley having arrived in Australia in 2011 from his native London. Richard is Principal Director of Interior Design for the studio with a broad experience in various sectors. He and his studio focus on commercial, multi residential, community centres, luxury private homes and hospitality design.
His eponymous studio is known in Melbourne and Sydney as dynamic, creative and considered. The studio is home to 25 architects and interior designers whom pull from local, European, Asian and the Americas. The diversity of style, sophistication and knowledge is captured in their work.
Richard’s day to day activities see him across design leadership and more recently as Managing Director. His skills include conceptual design, spatial planning, visioning and design leadership. His knowledge further extends to understanding and driving current trends in design, branding, market targeting, and problem solving. With recent nominations by Belle and Vogue Magazine and Design Institute of Australia and various localised industry awards.
Peter Li
General Manager, Plus Agency
Peter Li
Sold over 1000 properties in his real estate career, Peter Li is specializing in off the plan apartment sales and marketing of residential projects. Peter Li has participant in over 60 residential project launches including Barangaroo, Darling Square Darling Harbour, Greenland Centre Sydney CBD, REVY Pyrmont, Blue Lavender Bay, SYNC Neutral Bay, MUSE Neutral Bay, Laurier Cremorne , ESQUE Mosman and etc. In 2021, Peter has conceived the Plus Agency, launched it, recruited its team, developed them, obtained projects and listings, and achieved $223,703,900 of sales in the first year and 5 stars ratings on google, REA, domain and rate my agent.
Steven Yu
Founder and CEO, Valorton group
Steven Yu
Steven is the founder and CEO of one of Sydney's most highly recognizable property advisory group, Valorton group. Capitalising on his years of experiences on property and cross boarder investment, he advises international clients on site acquisitions, planning strategies, structured financing, and project delivery.
Prior to the formation of Valorton Group, he was the CEO of Longton Property Group where he led the business to deliver high quality residential projects, with emphasis on sustainable building designs and smart home technologies. In his part time, he has been teaching Property Finance at University of Technology Sydney.
Education:
Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Finance (Melbourne University)
Master of Law (Boston University)
Executive MBA (Colombia University)
Sandra Furtado
Co-Founder and Director, Furtado Sullivan
Sandra Furtado
Sandra is a co-founder Furtado Sullivan, an architecture studio based in Sydney. Born and educated in Portugal, Sandra later lived and worked in Italy, The Netherlands, Cape Verde and China before settling in Australia. There, she has been intrinsically involved in notable large-scale projects working for and in collaboration with known international practices including Goncalo Byrne Architects, RSHP, Kengo Kuma and Associates studio in Japan and David Chipperfield Architects in the UK. Since founding her studio, she has been working on several mixed-use precincts in Australia, championing environmental and systems thinking in her design approach.
