Since joining VIA in 2025, Dan Weekes has contributed strong technical and delivery-focused expertise, with his promotion reflecting the value the studio places on quality as a core part of our design process.

Weekes joined VIA after an extended period at SJB, along with earlier roles at leading design studios across Australia and the UK. He also has a client-side project management background and has previously operated his own residential studio in the UK.

Over the past two years, VIA has broadened its senior team to support an expanding portfolio across its specialist sectors, including masterplanning, seniors living, integrated community care, mission critical buildings and residential projects.

Weekes joins Associate Alison Withers, Senior Associate Graeme Heatley and Associate Angela Roberts as part of the studio’s senior leadership team, working together with Managing Director Frank Bambino, Director Mark Allan and Associate Directors Thomas Mitton and Luke Bonham in guiding the direction of the studio.

Bringing more than two decades of experience across large-scale residential, mixed-use and commercial projects, Weekes ensures quality remains embedded across every phase of a project, extending well beyond compliance or checklist-driven review.

“Quality starts with resolving a design during the planning phase,” says Weekes. “When that happens early, the documentation becomes clearer, coordination improves and the project can move through approvals and construction with far fewer unknowns.”

A key part of Weekes’ contribution has been strengthening the link between design vision and delivery, ensuring documentation, consultant coordination and internal review processes support clear decision-making at every stage.

This includes refining workflows across town planning, detailed design and construction documentation, as well as working closely with project teams to maintain consistency across increasingly ambitious project briefs.

“The sectors we work in demand a layered approach,” says Managing Director Frank Bambino. “You’re dealing with planning, delivery, operational requirements and long-term performance all at once, and the margin for error is small. Dan brings a disciplined approach to that process, and this promotion reflects his role in upholding the standards of quality the studio is known for.”

For Weekes, this level of rigour is closely tied to the reputation of the studio and the trust placed in it by long-term clients and partners.

Alongside his technical expertise, he places strong emphasis on collaboration amongst internal teams, mentoring younger architects and contributing to the development of internal standards that support consistency across our projects.

“It’s not just about getting a permit across the line or issuing a drawing set,” he says. “Clients rely on the work being resolved with utmost precision. They need to know the early design intent will carry through, and that level of assurance is what builds long-term relationships.”

VIA Architects Director, Mark Allan, reiterates that this level of rigour is fundamental to the way the studio operates, particularly as projects become more demanding across diverse sectors.

“Our work involves a lot of different stakeholders contributing at different stages, and the challenge is keeping a project coherent,” Allan says. “As the scale of our work increases, that becomes even more important, and Dan plays a key role in making sure that consistency carries across the studio’s work.”

The expansion of the senior leadership team marks another step in VIA’s ongoing growth, supporting a body of work that remains shaped by its values of Unhinged Curiosity, Razor Sharp execution and the commitment to Step Inside every brief through close collaboration with clients, consultants and partners.

Image: Dan Weekes / supplied

Dan Weekes joins VIA’s senior leadership team

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