NH Architecture has unveiled five new Associates in an effort to bolster their leadership team. Each holds extensive experience in their respective sectors, with all new promotions to assist in the evolution of the practice and its design talent.

Mina Alavi joined NH Architecture as a graduate after gaining her qualifications at Iran’s Tehran University. Formerly involved in the delivery of the Melbourne Airport T2 Expansion and Melbourne Park Stage 3 Redevelopment, Alavi is now on the Pathway to 144 Mental Health Beds Project team, working on realising the facility at Royal Melbourne Hospital.

2022 marks six years since Laura Courtney joined NH. The past two years have seen Courtney work on Tarakan Street Social and Affordable Housing Project. 

“It has been a real aspiration of mine to be able to work on a project which designs safe and comfortable homes for those who need them,” she says.

Sean Ehlert is a UK expat who brought his Building Studies qualifications down under. His project experience encompasses residential, mixed use and retail, education and healthcare. Recently, Sean’s been working on the Pathway to 144 Mental Health Beds Projects alongside Mina Alavi. 

Grant Mclagan is a relatively new face at NH, joining the practice 18 months ago. Mclagan has worked on some of the larger projects in the studio, such as the Queen Victoria Market Renewal and, more recently, on the Collingwood Football Club Visitor Centre. 

“They (projects) range in scale from smaller to bigger projects and then also the typologies can be anything from accommodation for Kids Under Cover, to Football Clubs to masterplans,” he says.

Jeanie Yau is a major advocate of the culture at NH.

“Architecture is about collaboration and experimentation. We have the freedom and the space to explore ideas here. There’s capacity for research and creativity,” she says.

Yau was instrumental in the successful completion of Woodlea Town Centre, completed amongst covid lockdowns. 

“It was almost completely delivered over digital platforms,” she says. 

“But the teamwork between architects, engineers, the client, and builders converted constraints into opportunities in very creative ways. All the details were refined, and every single corner of the project worked through to achieve the best outcome.”

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