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Ari Pitkanen

Design Director
BDSt, BArchStu, BArch

Architect Registration Number: QLD 3027

Ari brings 25 years of experience across all facets of design, spanning client liaison, concept design, project leadership, and design studio management.

He approaches every project as an opportunity to explore fundamental design principles that respond sensitively to place, integrating environmental, social, and cultural considerations with a commercially grounded perspective on program and cost.

Ari continually challenges conventional approaches, applying ingenuity and a fresh outlook to deliver thoughtful, contextually driven design outcomes.

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Ari is based in our Brisbane studio, and he collaborates with teams across all MODE studios

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