People
Richard Naish
Executive Director/Founder
B.Arch, FNZIA, Registered Architect
Richard Naish founded RTA Studio in July 1999. He is responsible for the design philosophy and strategic direction of the practice. A graduate of the University of Auckland School of Architecture, he worked at top practices in Auckland and London before launching RTA Studio.
Under his design leadership the practice has won over 70 local, national and international architecture awards, including the NZIA New Zealand Architecture Medal, the NZIA Ted McCoy Award for Education as well as category wins at World Architecture Festival, Architizer and Architectural Review Future Projects awards.
An active fellow member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, Richard has been Convenor of the New Zealand Architecture Awards and served as a judge on international juries. He is a regular speaker in New Zealand and overseas. He has been an adjunct professor of architecture at Unitec, Auckland, as well as a regular teacher and critic at architecture schools across the country. Richard is also member of the Auckland Urban Design Panel.


Richard Naish
Executive Director/Founder

Ben Hayes
Director

Ben Dallimore
Director

Chris Ashford
Project Director

Michael Dalton
Senior Associate

Adam Dwen
Senior Associate

Moshin Mussa
Senior Associate

Natalie Stebben
Senior Associate

Mitchell Round
Senior Associate

David Wright
Associate

Roger Graham
Senior Technician
