Director of Education, Science and Health
Director of Sustainability
BArch (Hons), DipArch, RIBA, FRAIA
Mark Kelly joined Woods Bagot in 1987 and has worked in Australia and the UK, specifically London, Darwin, Sydney and Melbourne. He has held a variety of roles including Global Design Director, Group Managing Partner and Managing Director Europe and now resides in Melbourne as the Global Sector Leader for Education, Science and Health.
His current role is Global Sector Leader and Director of Sustainability and he leads Woods Bagot's global team in the design of specialist complex Data Centre and Bio-Medical Research Facilities. Mark believes that as designers we have a significant role to play in creating a sustainable environment.
A registered architect in the UK and all States of Australia, Mark is a member of the RIBA, AIA and has exhibited project work at both the Royal Academy, London and the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.
Mark has led projects across all sectors of the business and has received many RAIA Awards for Excellence, including State and Merit Awards for Corporate, University, Data Centre and Laboratory projects.
“We really enjoy the more complex projects, which require a deep seated respect for the engineer and all other consultants. Our recent experience has shown us that it is possible to design sustainable buildings that are commercially viable and we will continue to work with our clients to make sustainable buildings standard practice rather than the exception”.
Mark is widely published and is a regular keynote speaker at Medical Research, Specialised Building and Sustainable Design Conferences.