Sacha Coles

Background

About Sacha Coles

Sacha is a founding Director of ASPECT Studios in Sydney. ASPECT is an Australian owned Landscape Architectural company with 7 studios across Australia and China with over 160 people. As a global influencer, Sacha’s record of excellence in leading projects of transformational change spans placemaking, infrastructure, playspace, academic, civic institutions and green infrastructure. His strength stems from his relationships with collaborators including leading artists, scientists and other specialists and the ability to work seamlessly in meaningful ways with multi-sector project partnerships. Sacha delivers innovative design within a social framework, reinforcing the role that cities can play in creating economic and social opportunity. Through his work, Sacha promotes uplifting quality of life, encouraging social equity and elevating the spirit through design. Sacha holds several advisory and board positions including the Inaugural Adjunct Professor of Landscape Architecture – UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, the UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Industry Advisory Board and the Inaugural NSW State Design Review Panel (SDRP) Pilot Program. He is a former board member of The Australian Design Centre and former president of the NSW Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA). Sacha has directed the design and strategic thinking of many significant award winning public landscapes locally, nationally and internationally, most notably receiving the International Federation of Landscape Architecture APR- ‘President's Award’, the 'Australia Award for Urban Design' and multiple Australian Institute of Landscape Architect's ‘The Medal’. The calibre of his built work combined with his advocacy for design and Landscape Architecture has seen him present at multiple conferences globally (Zurich, Beijing, Sydney, Adelaide and New Zealand), Sacha has been delivering key note presentations in New Zealand, Italy and China.