Adam Dwen

Adam has over 15 years’ experience in architecture operating as lead architect on a number of award winning projects throughout New Zealand.

Since first joining RTA Studio in 2008, Adam has become a key member of our team, with a skill base across a number of commercial, educational and institutional projects. As an experienced project architect, he strives to combine a fundamental passion and thorough approach to design conception and development, with the practicalities of construction methodologies and detail design.

Adam has gained well balanced experience on projects of varying scale, budget, construction and procurement type, and has more recently managed the documentation on some of RTA Studio’s most significant work including the heritage focussed redevelopment at Whanganui Collegiate School, along with a highly innovative engineered timber Hub building for Scion’s Forest Research Institute in Rotorua.

Adam was made an Associate Director of the practice in 2022 and is actively involved in the mentoring of staff. He plays an key role in practice group management and is a member of the office Health & Safety Committee.