Paul Berkemeier
Paul Berkemeier graduated in architecture from Sydney University in 1975 and was awarded Master in Architecture from Harvard in 1983. He worked with the Commonwealth Government and then as an Associate Director of Denton Corker Marshall before establishing his own practice in 1988.
Paul has had extensive experience in a broad range of projects, including large scale urban design and planning, public buildings, single and multi-unit housing, schools, exhibition design and heritage buildings. The practice received numerous state and national awards for its work.
Paul has a very high profile in the profession. He was the National President of the Australian Institute of Architects 2013/14 and served as Trustee and Deputy Chair of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. Paul is actively involved in architectural education and accreditation and has taught design studios at UNSW, UTS and Sydney University. He has served as Visiting Professor in Architecture Practice and Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney where he still coordinates the third year design studio in first semester. He has been a member of the Australian Institute of Architect's National Education Committee, chair of the NSW Education Committee and has been a member and chair of numerous state and national accreditation panels within Australia and internationally. Paul chaired the organising committee for Australia’s participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016. He currently sits on the independent planning panels for the Cities of Sydney and Parramatta as well as the NSW State Design Review Panel, competition juries and Council design advisory panels.
Brent Trousdale
Brent Trousdale graduated with Honours from the University of Sydney in 1991. Before joining Paul Berkemeier Architect, Brent worked with Peter Stutchbury, Allan Jack + Cottier and Davenport Campbell as well as spending time as a builder on various construction projects with Shane Blue Architect.
Brent joined Paul Berkemeier’s practice in 1994 and has been Project Architect and team leader for all phases of a diverse range of work, including public, education, heritage, mult-storey commercial, retail, interiors and residential projects. He was the Project Architect for several of the practice’s award-winning buildings, including Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Kia-Ora Homestead in Scone, Collis-George Jackson house, Shear Outback, the restoration of the former Ashfield Post Office and the Nicholson-Westfield house at Manly.
In addition to his work with PBA, Brent has been a regular design studio critic at several local universities. He currently tutors in the Third Year Design Studio at the University of New South Wales.
Brent is a Registered Architect in New South Wales.
Brent became a director of BTB Architecture Studio in 2017.
