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Member of Royal Australian Institute of Architects RAIA
Registered Architect in Victoria ARBV
Registered Architects in New South Wales
Registered Architect in Tasmania
PhD Research – Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) University Of Auckland NZ
Certifcate of Proficiency (CEP) Practice & Project Management University Of Auckland NZ 1997
Masters Degree in Architecture ( MArch Hon) 1996
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (BArch Hon) 1993
Experience in Major Projects as a Project Director, Development Manger, Senior Project Manager & Construction Manager
Managing Director
Principal Architect
Founder of Architeria Architects

A Bit About Mel Gawi
Founder and Principal Architect Mel Gawi is a Registered Architect and Project Manager and has an excess of over 32 years of experience in all felds of architecture and project management
as well as development management. Mel’s portfolio is flled with iconic designs and large-scale projects that include retail, commercial and institutional projects as well as residential, mix-use, luxury residential and health projects. Mel is one of Melbourne’s most dynamic and versatile architects with a wealth of knowledge uphis sleeve. He has not only designed but also built some of the most prominent, iconic and luxurious homes around Victoria.
Mel Gawi ‘s career has been versatile. Mel Gawi is an experienced Architect and Project Manager who has held senior positions with major (Australian and International) Architectural and Engineering frms as a Registered Architect with excess of 32 years of experience in Lead Consultancy & Integrated Services for Health and Hospital Projects, Hotels, Multi-Unit Residential Towers, Aged Care, Retail, Commercial, Institutional and Urban Design Projects.
As a Design and Project Director, Mel has delivered the design and documentation of major projects throughout Victoria -Australia and the Middle-East. These have included hospitals, high rise apartments, retail, hotels and commercial offces in Melbourne,Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Mel has vast experience in construction, building and developing the projects for his own Company Gawi Group.

The "Mel Gawi Experience"
Mel Gawi, the Managing Director and Principal Architect of Architeria Architects is the founder of what most likely is the most unique architectural practice in Australia. The high design quality that Architeria offers, can be linked back to Mel who grew up in Europe, where he was living and breathing the fundamentals of sustainable architecture. It was here, where his passion for classic architecture took form and carried through to his most iconic designs of some of Australia’s most opulent homes.
Mel Gawi orchestrates every detail that leads to the successful delivery of projects at Architeria with absolute perfection, pride and highest level of integrity. Mel is not only a creative and dynamic architect but with his infnite wisdom and long experience in the business world, he has something that sets him apart from other architects – he understands the complete picture and nature of business.
Mel’s many years of experience not only as an architect but as a project manager gives him the advantage of truly understanding the myriads of other components that play an equally important part in successful delivery as architecture does. One cannot strive without the other.
When you engage Architeria, you get to experience the Mel Gawi difference.
Mel’s creativity extends beyond the architectural and this is whahas made him the architect of choice for many of our high-profle clients. Besides his unique and iconic designs, he has become an unspoken guide and advisor as well as a problem solver for developers, investors and clients alike.
The way Mel approaches his clients is with an integrity and a deep sense of serving the bigger picture. This is “The Mel Gawi Experience” and it is this difference that has been the winning recipe of success of Architeria.


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