Jose A. Alfano FRAIA is the Founder and Managing Design Director of Alfano Studio Architects &
Planners (Alfano Pty Ltd Architects) a boutique design research based practice headquartered in Mel-
bourne Australia with Project Offices in New York, Hanoi & Victoria Brazil and an IT Lab in Singapore /
London UK working in the International Arena.
Alfano Studio is an interdisciplinary practice focused on Sustainable Architecture, Urban Design, Spe-
cialist Digital Engineering & IT solutions focused on the field of Urban Dynamics directed by José A.
Alfano FRAIA.
Alfano Studio offers integrated design and construction services with workplaces and strategic al-
liances throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Brazil and the Mid-
dle East.
Alfano Studio plays the role of principal design consultant on major international projects working with
multinational groups such as AECOM, WSP, Mott MacDonald, Brookfield Multiplex & Lend Lease.
Special Expertise
Jose has a strong background and international record of achievement in a wide range of Major Archi-
tecture Projects, Masterplanning and Urban Interventions. Jose specialises in waterfront and port de-
sign, tall towers, hospitality & commercial buildings, urban design, major retail, educational and public
infrastructure projects. José is responsible for all aspects of the design process and design develop-
ment fulfilling the design principal role & project creative director on major public & private (PPP)sec-
tor projects.
Experience
José brings over 30 years of global experience from his previous practice that enables him to make
significant contributions and thought leadership from project inception through project delivery.
Qualifications
Master of Architecture - Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation - Columbia Universi-
ty, New York, New York
Bachelor of Arts - Architecture - Columbia College — (Formerly Kings College )
Columbia University, New York, New York
Professional Affiliations and Appointments
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects
Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Member American Institute of Architects
Registered Architect - State of Victoria - A5015
Registered Architect - New South Wales - A9025
Registered Architect - Queensland - 5621
Registered Architect - Western Australia - 2014
Registered Architect — New Zealand - 3143
Licensed Architect - District of Columbia USA -201298
NCARB Certificate 99197
Member Danish Association of Architects - Arkitekt MAA Nr 22451
Honorary Fellow Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering University Of Melbourne 2008-18
City Representative - Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - Chicago USA 2013-2016
Hon. Architect / Jirrawon Arts/WA 2002 -2009
Board Member - Architects Registration Board of Victoria 2006/2008 term
ARBV Chair of the Architecture Service Award Committee 2006/2008
Ministerial Appointee — Sydenham Transit City Advisory Committee /2006/2008
Elected Chapter Councillor / Royal Australian Institutes of Architects /2002/pres
Member / AACA/RAIA National Visiting Accreditation Panels
Chair RAIA Vic Chapter reconciliation action plan working group 2006/2010
Member - Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association 2001-2011
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA BIO /CV_ Architect
Educational Appointments
2018/ Melbourne University Fellow / Assoc. Professor
2008 Faculty of infrastructure Engineering
2008/ Monash University Guest Lecturer
2007 Department of Planning
Pres/ Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Senior Lecturer /
2001 Faculty of Architecture
2000/ University Of Melbourne Design Studio coordinator
1996 Faculty of Architecture 5th Year Tutor
Building and Planning
1994 ISARCH Visiting Professor
Reykjavik Iceland Master Class coordinator / US
1993 The Cooper Union Visiting Lecturer
New York City
1992/ Columbia University Associate Professor
1989 New York City Communication in Architecture
1989/ Columbia University Reader in Architecture
1986 New York City
Professional Appointments
2013 - Pres Studio - Alfano Architects - Melbourne - New York
Managing Director / Owner
2018 - Pres Alfano + Grasselli S.A. - Vitoria Brazil
Director / Owner
2008 -2013 Fender Katsalidis Architects Pty Ltd - Melbourne -Sydney —
Al Director /
2003 -2008 Bruce Henderson Architects Pty Ltd - Melbourne — London — Dubai-UAE
Partner - Design Director
1996- 2002 Department of Infrastructure — State Gov. Victoria
Project Advisor on Architecture and Urban Design — Minister for Planning
Major Project / Strategic & Statutory Planning Policy & Control Writer
1996-2001 Melbourne Group Pty Ltd - Architects & Urban Designers — Melbourne
Founder and Principal Design Director
Board Appointments
2014 -Pres Urbanetic (Technology) Pte Ltd - Singapore - London
Founder / Director Board Member
2014- Pres Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria
NGO/ Director
2002-2018 Australian Institute of Architects Elected Chapter Councillor
2014-2018 Australian Institute of Architects Co- Chair Urban Design Committee
2008-2010 Architects Registration Board of Victoria - Elected Member
Crown Appointment
2008-2018 Member National Standing Panel - AACA / AIA
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
2004-Pres Ministry of Construction / ISBT Hanoi
Member - International Competition Juries
2015-2017 Australian Research Council Centre For Advanced Manufacturing of
Prefabricated Housing ARC CAMP.H / Innovation and Design Manager
2008-2012 Sydenham Transit City Ministerial Advisory Board - Victoria State Gov.
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA BIO /CV_ Architect
MAJOR PROJECTS / SELECTED Master Planning / Waterfront / Resort Design /Transportation Oriented
Design as Principal Architect/ Master planner
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019-21
2016 - Pres
2016 - Pres
Principal Design Consultant Architecture, Urban Deign Environmental Design
Pine Ridge S.D. Lakoda Sioux Nation Housing Initiative
3000 unit housing scheme, planning & building guideline development,
Local Industry, Employment and Training Program Development
Principal Urban Design / Architecture / Sustainability
Barangaroo Sydney NSW “The Pavilion” International Competition
Waterfront / Public Realm , Public Art and Retail Scheme
Principal Urban Design Team Leader
San Francisco Embarcadero Revitalisation - Ports Pier 30-32 RFP
P/A+MVRDV Mixed Use Waterfront Revitalisation Scheme
120,000m2 GFA
Principal Urban Design / Architecture / Sustainability
Yaringa Maritime Precinct Masterplan - Western Port Victoria -
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Port Of Newcastle Walsh Precinct Development Plan
Implementation of 6 new wharves and associated bulk goods / coal and chemical
transfer stations rail & road infrastructure & logistics planning
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Port of Auckland Cruise Ship Terminal
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Port Of Newcastle Revitalisation and Sustainability Plan Carrington Precinct
Implementation of major EV RORO terminal, Cruise Ship facilities /3 new wharfs, rail
and road logistics, storm water infrastructure planning
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Sustainability / Architecture Lead Consultant
CAM AN MASTERPLAN 142 HA Mixed Use Waterfront Precinct development
640 ,000m2 GFA sustainable addition to the city Of Hoi An Vietnam
Principal Architecture Lead Consultant
Port Rachid Redevelopment Plan Dubai Master Development Plan
Cruise Ship Terminal / 400,000m4 of Mixed Use Development
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Haiphong Port Urbanisation Plan - Haiphong Vietnam /250HA Masterplan
6500 inhabitants / Mixed Use Port Service and Logistics Zone
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Santa Helena Precinct Master Development plan / Vitoria Brazil
35 Ha Waterfront Regeneration , Stage 1 Construction Works /
UNESCO Work Heritage listed site
Principal / Design Director Urban Design / Architecture Lead Consultant
Port of Auckland Masterplan - Waterfront Greening Initiatives /1 HA public park RoRo
terminal, 5 star Hotel, POAL office complex, container terminal facilities Mechanics
building
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architect of Record Lead Consultant
TSQ Kepleland Twin Towers, Hanoi 230,000m2 mixed use Twin Tower development
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA BIO /CV_ Architect
2016 - Pres
2015-16
2014-15
2014-15
2014-15
2013-15
2013
2013
2012
2011-12
2011-
2010-13
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Lead Consultant
Northern Pointe Wyndham Signature Series beachfront Hotel & Resort Nevis, St Kitts &
Nevis
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture Team Leader for AEcom
Mestika Heritage Island, Malaysia 118 STORY mixed use tower and precinct design
2000 HA reclamation and Waterfront City Design
Principal Urban Design / Architecture Consulting Design Director for Mott Macdonald
Keelung / TIPC Port Masterplan , ROC
225 ha Waterfront and Port Operations / integration with public activities
Principal Urban Design / Architecture Consulting Design Director for Mott Macdonald
An Ping TIPC Waterfront Masterplan, ROC
150 ha eco resort with 320,000m2 of associated hospitality, accommodation, recre-
ation and waterfront cruise ship facilities
Principal Urban Design / Architecture Consulting Design Director for Mott Macdonald
Kaoshung Waterfront TIPC , ROC
Development of 124 ha city waterfront and associated transportation facilities
Design Director w/ Plus Architecture / Urban Design / Interior Design / Sustainability
Web Dock West WWL - MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL RORO TERMINAL
Net Positive Energy Prototype Port Facility Port of Melbourne
Director Planning /1OT Information Technology
Putrajaya - Malaysian Federal Capitol , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Low Carbon -Green Plan of 20 sq km district -
Strategic Plan and Precinct Catalyst Development Plan & PPP projects
Innovation Cluster 70 HA Transportation Interchange and activity precinct 60 HA /
High Density mixed use precinct 45 HA
Principal Urban Design / Architecture
Suzhou Bay Masterplan , PRC
210 HA Central Business District & Waterfront Masterplan incorporating and integrated
retail and central business within a high density mixed use concept
Creative Director Architecture / Urban Design / Sustainability
Moribor European Capitol of Culture 20012 Transformation Plan- Slovenia EU
Transportation Oriented Revitalisation of the City and Innovation Precinct
Principal Urban Design / Architecture & Engineering
MIC Westlake Hanoi, Vietnam
Masterplan of 6 HA inner city precinct
430,00m2 of high density high rise mixed use development
LEED Silver
Principal Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
Footscray Central Station Redevelopment, Maribrinong Victoria
redevelopment of 4 HA central city percent into 250,000 m2 mixed use transportation
oriented design and train station over existing rail corridor.
Principal Urban Design / Architecture
Warisan Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia __ PNB Berhad
Masterplan & Building Design 14 HA Historic Merdeka Stadium Precinct
1,300,000 m2 of mixed use commercial development precinct
Leed Platinum 118 story office tower , Major Retail, Hospitality and Leisure
Inter modal transport exchange and MRT station
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA
2010-14
2009
2007-10
2008
2007
2006 -7
2006
2004-2005
2004
2002
Principal Planning / Urban Design / Architecture
E gate Zero Carbon City Expansion
Urban conversion of Port and Rail assets
Precinct with 845,000 m2 of mixed use development including;
transportation intermodal exchange
central civil piazza, primary and secondary
major active and passive recreation spaces, parkland and wetlands
smart energy & water network
Principal Urban Design / Architecture
BIO /CV
Architect
26 HA
PetroVietnam University Masterplan, Vihn, Vietnam development of 350 HA brownfield
petrochemical oriented university campus innovation industry cluster and associated
residential accommodation and associated services and amenity
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
East Side Gibraltar - Masterplan — Gibraltar, UK
Reclamation and infrastructure plan for New harbour and associated Hospitality and
lifestyle leisure precinct
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
Acacia Gardens Dubai UAE
10 HA hospitality focused mixed use precinct development
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
International City Centre - Dubai UAE
450 ,000m2 transportation oriented mixed use development
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
World Trade Centre — Melbourne, Australia
4HA Precinct Masterplan and adaptive re-use strategy , ESD
& Water Front Design Vic Police / Australian Defence Force HQ
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
Dubai Design Centre Dubai, UAE
2,500 ,000m2 mixed use retail & exhibition development precinct
Principal Partner In Charge Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
Jumierah Horizon, Dubai UAE
Masterplan of 250 HA Mixed Use Multi Precinct Urban Enclave
Principal design Director Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
BURWOOD HEIGHTS/ Master planning 24 Ha site.
Mixed Use commercial office, major retail & entertainment Precinct
high & medium density residential and community infrastructure
Principal Design Director Urban Design / Planning / Architecture
TRADESTON URBAN RENEWAL MASTERPLAN - GLASGOW UK
250,000 M2 Mixed Use Waterfront and intermodal transport oriented Redevelopment
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA BIO /CV_ Architect
Selected Major Architecture / Building Projects / in Role
Principal Design Director Urban Design / Architecture
Residential
2015-21
2019
2004 - 2006
2005
2003
TSQ Hanoi 2 - 44 story Mixed Use Towers 2,435 254,000m2 GFA
Eco Green Saigon Vn Precinct 1 - 4 residential towers 215 000m2 GFA
Royal Domain Towers, Melbourne
500 Latrobe Street, Melbourne
ASD - 515 Latrobe Street Melbourne
Commercial Office
2015
2014
2005 -2007
2005
2003
Hospitality
2021
2020
2020
2016
2015
2014
2007
2004
2004
2003
1999
Melbourne Port WWL/ Customs House
CLS Hq - FishermansBend
World Trade Centre - ASSET 1 & SAI
Victoria Police - Adaptive re-use, ESD & Water Front Design
565 Collins Street, Melbourne 87,00m2
555 Collins Street, Melbourne 35,000m2
Nunduk Retreat & Spa
Ning Van Bay VN 4seasons Spa retreat
Radisson Whydham Victoria
Tesla Branded Hotel Green Square Sydney NSW
180 Russell Street ANDAZ Melbourne VIC
IBIS ACCOR - Brisbane Qld
Banyan Tree / Hiliana Tower Jumeirah, Dubai
Rue Falaise, Accor Mercur Genéve, Switzerland
Regent Shanghai, PRC
Mandarin Oriental / The Strand, London
Adina Hotel / Flinders Street, Melbourne
Institutional / Community
2005
2003
2003
Mercy Hospital Private re-development
Kooyong Tennis Club Stadium re-development
Soho Court Multiplex Student Accommodation, University College London
Urban Design — Implementation — Capitol Works & Infrastructure
2018
2017
2014
2010
2009
2007
2005
2004
2001
2000
2000
1998
Les Salines, Port Louis MU Revitalisation Plan
Riyadh KSA Unesco Old City Urban Design Intervention Concept
Cornice Jeddah KSA Waterfront Urban Design Concept
Maribyrnong Marina POM corp
Port of Melbourne Masterplan / Strategic Plan
Footscray Station Pedestrian Bridge & Precinct
Simpson Town Square, Carragamite Shire
Flinders Wharf pedestrian bridge, Melbourne
Beechworth Gorge Pedestrian Bridge, Indigo Shire
Sparta Place, Moreland
Victoria Harbour Consortium Bid, Docklands
Steampacket Place / Geelong Principal Advisor to State’s Representative
John Lawson reporting to Dept of Treasury / Dept of Premier & Cabinet
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA BIO /CV_ Architect
Planning Policy / Projects / Advice / In role as Principal Government Design Adviser Architecture and
Urban Design
2012 Kinnears Rezoning Ballarat Road acting for Council Expert Advice to Panel
2005 / 2007 DDC Development & Planning Code - Jafza - UAE
2002/1997 Crown Casino- advice to Minister
2002/1997 Melbourne Docklands Authority advice to Minister & Dept approvals
2000/2002 Queen Vic Village /advice to Minister & Heritage Victoria
2002/1998 Queen Victoria Market- advice to Minister-
2002 Phillip Island / UDF and local policy development
2001 Eureka tower / advice to Minister
2001 Isle of White- Cowes / design review
1998 /2001 Southern Cross-advice to Minister
2001 Urban Workshop Caseldon Place-advice to Minister — Heritage Victoria
1999 /2001 Built Form Review C20 - City of Melbourne- advice to Panel
2001 COMO precinct /advice to Council &
2001 Sale-Urban Design Framework / manager
2001 Wangaratta / UDF/ manager
2000 Station Pier / master plan /committee member
2000. HMAS Lonsdale/ advice to Minister
2000 Beacon Cove/ advice to Minister & Premier & Cabinet
2000 Eureka Tower / expert advice to Minister on approval
1996/2001 Beechworth-UDF-MSS-LPPF & CAPITOL WORKS ($1.8m)
1998 /2000 Melbourne University Private Master plan & Buildings / advice to minister
1998 Steampacket Place / urban design advice to Government representative
1998 Urban Context Report / Guidelines VPP practice notes
1998 Urban Design Policy Melbourne Planning Scheme-drafter of the Local Policy
1998 Shepparton /Local Policy Implementation from UDF
Awards
2020 Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia award
MIRRAT Leadership in Infrastructure Sustainability Award
2019 First Prize Santa Helena Precinct Master Plan International Competition
2018 Banksia Award Finalist - Mirrat Web Dock West Port Of melbourne
2010 First Prize UIA MIC International Competition Hanoi
2009 Second Prize UIA Petro Vietnam Tower International Design competition Hanoi
2008 CNBC Arabian Property Awards 2008 Best High Rise Development
Five Star Award / Acacia Gardens
2007 Property Council of Australia Urban Design Award - Tribeca
1998 Citation -Melbourne Lord Mayor P. Costigan OAM —-Contribution to City Plan
Exhibitions
Venice Biennale Virtual Italian Pavilion / City X. 2021
Fiu / Miami SUPER CITY 2020
BA19ARQ Bienal international BsAs 2019
Venice Biennale 2014 - 2016 Malaysian Biennale
Venice Biennale 2012 Slovenia /Australia
European Capitol City Of Culture - Maribor SL
Non-Standard Architectures — 2003/2004 Centre Georges Pompidou - Paris
New Museum - Permanent Collection Furniture Design
Commpetition Jury Participation
2020 RAIA Awards Jury Chair Sustainability Award Victoria
2018 RAIA Awards Jury Panel Member Sustainability Award Victoria
2016 RAIA Award Jury Panel Member Blue Scope BHP Award
2007-2008 Petro Vietnam “5 star hotel and tall tower competition” international juror
2006 - 2007 ARBV awards panel member
2004-pres RAIA task force “Towards a Better Planning System”
José A. Alfano FRAIA RIBA AIA Arkitekt MAA
Date of Birth Languages
21 Feb 1964 English, Spanish, French
Boston MA German
References
Mr James Troedel james.troedel@seacombewest.com.au
Project Director MPV for E gate
Mr John M. Phillips
john.m.phillips@srla.vic.gov.au
Director SLRA
BIO /CV_ Architect
Nationality
USA, AUS, IT
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