Andrew
Irvine
Principal/Board Member
UDLA Studio
Andrew Irvine is an energetic, creative and hands-on professional with a passion for design and a proven track record for delivering exceptional quality on projects. With more than 30 years in the industry, he’s also the one you want in charge of building, motivating and managing large inter-disciplinary teams across a broad range of project types and geographies.
Andrew is a Principal, Board Member, and Principal in Charge of RNL’s Urban Design & Landscape Architecture practice. Andrew understands the enormous responsibility that comes with designing new cities, places and buildings. As planners, designers, and architects, we have an important role in shaping the places where future life will play out. As a result, he believes our work must always be done exceptionally and in a manner that promotes happiness, health, and cultural and social enrichment. Andrew applies this philosophy to his work in the Urban Design & Landscape Architecture studio as well as in his advisory capacity as a member of RNL’s Board of Directors.
Since joining RNL in 2009, Andrew has been involved with a number of high-profile projects for the firm, including the Kigali Master Plan, for which he won the 2010 APA Daniel Burnham award, Changxing Island, which won the 2013 ISOCARP international award for design excellence, and the Dubai South masterplan framework. True to his design philosophy, Andrew has also been integral in developing the 10 principles of Healthy Communities and in shaping RNL’s approach to designing spaces that enable people to thrive.
Prior to joining RNL, Andrew was Vice President of Design for Lend Lease Communities. He also worked with EDAW in the U.S. and Australia as a senior urban planner and landscape architect, as well as a managing principal. Andrew is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture.
Outside the office, Andrew is a serious traveler (we’re talking riding a motorcycle around Australia, visiting mountain gorillas in Rwanda, relaxing on the beaches in Thailand, riding bikes through Copenhagen, and exploring Paris). He grew up in Tasmania and can confirm, in case you were wondering, that Tasmanian devils are indeed real.