BAU is made up of diverse individuals united by their passion for good ideas.
James Brearley
Director
James Brearley
Director
James Brearley Adj. Prof., BArch, MPD (Urb.Des.) is the founding director of BAU, an architecture, planning and landscape architecture practice with offices in Melbourne and Shanghai. James is a member of the Planning Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Architects. He is a registered architect of the ARB, Victoria.
James has more than 35 years of post graduation experience. He has designed and realized numerous award-winning projects in Australia and China. He has led the design of several built projects with a value in excess of $A 300million. James has directed the BAU urban design team on numerous competition-winning designs for districts with projected population in excess of 100,000.
James is co-author of Designing Networks Cities, a ground-breaking manifesto, providing theoretical insights and practical tools for shaping the future of urban design. Springing from a designers’ perspective, this is a reinvention of the entrenched blunt instruments of city-making. Framed by theoretical propositions, and urban precedents, the sixteen-step methodology makes this book a sharp and powerful teaching aid for students and an indispensable guide for professionals
James is also the co-author with Fang Qun of Networks Cities, an investigative design publication of research, theory and practice of contemporary Chinese urbanism. He regularly lectures on architecture and urbanism at RMIT University, and at various other universities in China and Australia. He has been a keynote speaker at several urbanism conferences and has participated in a range of international exhibitions and forums including representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2010. James’ areas of focus include the programming of architecture and landscape, , strategies for making public space inclusive, anddesign methodologies for creating eco-cities.
Fang Qun
Director
Fang Qun
Director
Fang Qun BLandArch, MPlan (Urb.Des.) is a partner at BAU. She is partner in charge of managing the China projects.
She has a Bachelor in Landscape Architecture, and a Masters of Planning (Urban Design) from Shanghai Tongji University. Fang Qun was PhD candidate at Melbourne University from 1996-2000. Her thesis topic was “High Density Housing in Shanghai”.
Fang Qun has 30 years of experience in large-scale urban design, planning, and landscape architecture, working in the Shanghai Urban Planning & Design Research Institute, Shanghai Tongji Design Institutes, and now BAU Melbourne and BAU Shanghai. Her role at BAU includes overseeing support functions of marketing, finance, human resources and administration, and ensuring quality of service and delivery of projects.
Fang Qun is the co-author of Networks Cities an investigative design publication into research, theory and practice of contemporary Chinese urbanism. She has also lectured in urban design theory at Shanghai Tongji University.
Fang Qun has extended her areas of interest into creating, developing, directing and managing the on-going operations of ecologically sustainable projects. Shanghai Jiashan Market project, a renowned socially and ecologically driven mixed-use development in abandoned factories in Xiu Hui district, Shanghai and Yang Ling Wu Eco Village, a socially and environmentally driven village rejuvenation resort in Zhejiang are just two projects now in operation.
Associate, Architect, Project Manager
Luo Huaili
Associate, Architect, Project Manager
Luo Huaili National 1st Grade Registered Architect (P.R.C), BArch, Associate
Luo Huaili joined BAU in 2007 and has been involved in numerous competitions since. She has more than 12 years experience in architecture, and has designed and realised a number of competition winning projects, such as Jiangyin Yushanwan Bilingual School, Nanjing Jiangning Dongshan International Business R&D Park, Shanghai Qingpu Zhaoxiang Hospital, Nanjing Gaochun Hospital and Shanghai Qingpu Zhaoxiang Town Commercial Block and Sports Park. She has also worked on a variety of commissioned projects, such as Nanjing Chengwang Residential and Suzhou Qingshan Hotel Phase Two. Her designs follow BAU’s commitment to Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) and most of her projects are registered under the China Three Green Star sustainability accreditation system.
Luo Huaili studied at Chongqing University (formerly Chongqing Architecture University) where she acquired her Bachelor of Architecture. She is also recognised as a National 1st Grade Registered Architect of P.R.C.
Associate, Landscape Architect, Project Manager
Huang Fang
Associate, Landscape Architect, Project Manager
Huangfang is an experienced Landscape architect with 22 years working experience in the industry. Since Huang fang joined BAU in 2004, she worked on the a wide range of landscape projects including Shanghai Hongqiao Park, Suzhou Creek Serpentine Park, Suzhou Creek Promenade, Shanghai Linkong Skate Park,Shanghai Qingpu Qin Yuan Lake Park,Jiangyin Docklands Park and others. She adapt NETWORK CITY design methodology in landscape design practise, which informs sustainable and poetic spaces. She has particular understanding of the quality and utility of materials which enriches her every working details.
Haung fang obtained bachelor degree in environmental art in 2000. She is currently undertaking part-time MLA at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University.
Associate, Head of Finance & Administration
Yang Zhilei
Associate, Head of Finance & Administration
Yang Zhilei BAU associate, finance & administration director
Yang Zhilei joined BAU in 2003 and has more than 18 years experience in finance and administration management. Currently she is the director of finance and administration.
