Dan Firns

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Written By Loren Holmes

Director (RLA)

Dan is a design innovator who combines clear-headed strategic thinking with an instinct for bold ideas.

With over 25 years’ experience in Landscape Architectural and Urban Design practice throughout Australia and overseas, Dan provides design leadership for UDLA and design consortium projects of all types and scales. Project highlights include UWA Campus Masterplan, Denham Foreshore Revitalisation and Subi East Redevelopment.

A collegiate and generous collaborator, Dan is focused on determining the best outcomes for each project on a place-by-place basis. Rather than bringing stylistic agendas to the table, Dan’s approach is driven by an expansive ideas-driven process that is grounded in strong fundamentals.

Qualifications and affiliations

  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Hons), The University of Western Australia, 1996

  • Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Registered Landscape Architect (RLA)

  • AUDRC Education Advisory Panel (2013 - 2016)

  • Rockingham Design Review Panel (2018 - present)

  • Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Design Review Panel (2014 - 2019)

  • The City of Armadale - Design Review Panel (2020-onwards)

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