Gabrielle Morrish
With over 30 years of experience, Gabrielle’s extensive skills cover all aspects of urban design, architecture and Expert Witness Services to the NSW Land & Environment Court. She has practiced in the private sector, State and Local Government in Sydney and London including executive and managerial roles in Government such as Director of UDAS reporting to the Minister for Planning and Premier of NSW.
Gabrielle established GMU as the leading Urban Design and Architecture practice in 2004. Since then under her leadership, the GMU team has undertaken numerous significant urban design projects including revitalisation strategies and master plans for new towns and major redevelopment sites in Sydney and Regional NSW.
Gabrielle is a registered architect in Australia and in the UK and has held many senior positions in Government and private practice. She has delivered many of the leading design quality codes and documents used in NSW today including the Residential Flat Design Code and Seniors Living Design Guidelines.
Renato D`Ettorre
Born in Abruzzo in southern Italy, Renato D’Ettorre emigrated to Australia as a boy in the 1960s. He studied architecture at UTS, and worked with Harry Seidler, until a gap year took him to Sardinia and Rome, where he explored his architectural ancestry, and worked with architect Paolo Portoghesi and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi. Returning to Australia, he first worked with Romaldo Giurgola (architect of Australia’s Parliament House) before his breakthrough solo commission, South Coogee House, launched the practice in 1994. Today Renato and his team continue to create celebrated contemporary spaces of enduring value, craftsmanship and soul.
Renato creates spaces to uplift the spirit and elevate the everyday. Restorative spaces that are both thrilling and calm, where clarity of function and form is underscored by material restraint. He creates sanctuary through order, orientation and relationships between the outside and interior realms, the public and private domains. He doesn’t follow fashion, but instead, craft timeless spaces from natural materials, using light and shade as his compass.
Renato is a member of the Australian Institute of Architects and has been a registered architect in NSW since 1997.
Nick Tobias
As founder and principal of Tobias Partners, Nick Tobias has over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering finely crafted architectural and interior design projects in Sydney, Australia and abroad. His work has been published globally and won numerous awards from organisations such as the Australian Institute of Architects, the Design Institute of Australia, various Councils and design publications.
Nick leads a talented core team of seventeen which includes three principals, associate and senior architects, interior designers, a contracts manager and a general manager.
Beyond day to day practice Nick has been a speaker, juror, mentor, panellist, advisor and court appointed expert witness.
Nick has dedicated significant resources to philanthropic endeavours. He has a great passion for contemporary art and has served on the boards of various non-profit organisations. He has a long history of involvement with the MCA and was appointed a Director of the Board in 2019 and Chair of the Foundation in July 2020.