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QUT Carumba Institute, Oodgeroo Unit, Elders & Community Space

Our new home is almost ready!

PDT Architects are making the move back to the Brisbane CBD this Friday. This year has seen our studio relocate not once, but twice, with...

Reliable Efficient Design with PDT RED

Within our busy team here at PDT Architects, there's a hidden gem called PDT RED. This department handles all those minor works projects...

Celebrating 40 Years with Ray Pini at PDT Architects

This year marks a significant milestone for PDT Architects as we celebrate Ray Pini's 40th Anniversary with our studio. Ray has been an...

Project Spotlight: 525 Boundary Street

Nestled within Brisbane’s historic suburb of Spring Hill, 525 Boundary Street has undergone an exciting transformation. Adjacent to St...

It is with great pleasure that we announce recent promotions within our team...

At PDT Architects, we believe in recognising and rewarding the hard work and dedication of our team members.

2024 Halfway Point Recap

What's been keeping us busy here at PDT... Can you believe that we are already at the end of June? The first half of the year has zoomed...

A warm welcome.

2024 is shaping up to be another busy year for PDT. Not only on a variety of exciting projects but also with one office move already done...

We are Moving!

PDT Architects are making the move to South Brisbane, but it's just a short 'layover' while we get our new home ready! Can you guess...

Guess who is turning 85!

Just like that PDT Architects turns 85 Years young. In celebration of our milestone, we take a stroll down memory lane on how it all...

RED turns 5!

As we mark the 5th anniversary of PDT.RED, we are thrilled to share this milestone with you, our clients who have been an integral part...

A warm welcome.

In 2023, PDT marked its 85th year in business and welcomed a new board of directors. As we look back on a year filled with design...

QUT Carumba Institute, Oodgeroo Unit, Elders & Community Space.

PDT embarked on an exciting journey with QUT and Blaklash (Aboriginal Design Agency specialising in First Nations Placemaking) to design...

Our newest Senior Associate.

We are delighted to announce the well-deserved promotion of Tim O’Donnell to Senior Associate. Tim joined PDT as a graduate architect in...

A PDT project update.

Innovation and creativity are the driving forces behind everything we do here at PDT Architects. Our team of designers and technicians...

Our new Board of Directors

As our team celebrates its 85th year in business, we have welcomed a new board of directors, that promises to bring a new approach to the...

A new approach to Customer Service Centres for TMR

In 2022, PDT were approached by The Department of Transport and Main roads (TMR) to redefine their approach to Customer Service Centres...

A new Learning Centre at Eagle Junction State School

PDT were engaged by the Department of Education to provide master planning and delivery of a new 10 space General Learning Centre at...

Welcoming our newest Director to the board, Oliver Thessman

We are thrilled to announce and welcome Oliver Thessman to PDT Architects Board of Directors. Oliver joined PDT back in 2005 and...

All Aboard: Auchenflower and Cannon Hill Stations are nearing completion

From humble beginnings in 2018, two of our station upgrade projects are now at or nearing completion. Cannon Hill was officially opened...

Meet our in-house Heritage Architect

While it is human instinct to look to the future, attention should also be given to the preservation of historic places of importance as...

Promotions and New roles

We have the pleasure of acknowledging recent Promotions and role changes in our Brisbane team.

A farewell from Susan

No one likes having to say goodbye. I find it particularly difficult, and something to be avoided wherever possible. There is no getting...

PDT.RED has a fresh new look.

One of our Directors, Miranda Sheehan, loved her start at PDT Architects back in the late 1990s. As a student and graduate, with the...

Red Cross Blood Donations

The team here at PDT are very passionate about getting behind important causes that can make a big difference to people’s lives. This...

Celebrating PDT's newest Director, Annie Yang

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Annie Yang to PDT Architects Board of Directors. Annie joined PDT as an Interior Designer in...

Designing for a flood prone city

What the recent Brisbane Floods have taught us, is that these so called 1 in 100 year events appear to be occurring on a more regular...

The March Charge

Running is one of my hobbies and a means to keep myself fit and healthy, I run at various events around Australia in either 10km, half...

3 years in and PDT Red still going strong!

Over the past three years we have worked with some incredible long-standing clients which include AMP, Elevator Project Management,...

Beers & baskets for a good cause

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. In support of this...

Oh, what a night!

Last week saw our team head out to wish PDT Director, Ian Downing, the very best for his upcoming retirement at the end of this year. ...

QUT Student Retreat, Kelvin Grove

In mid-2020, QUT invited PDT to provide a design to instil new life and purpose to an underused corner of C Block on the Kelvin Grove...

Progress at Castletown Shopping Centre

PDT have been working with McConaghy Properties to deliver their latest $34M redevelopment of Castletown Shopping Centre in Townsville....

Raise Money. Find Cures. Jean-ius

This month PDT staff don their denim for Jeans for Genes day, to raise funds and help the 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic...

Brooke's Promotion

Brooke joined PDT as an Interior Designer back in 2014, her inquisitive nature, thirst to continually learn and develop has seen Brooke...

2021 Sleepout for Homelessness

This month PDT joined organisers, Archipelago and many other QLD Architectural firms in the 10th annual charity event ‘Sleepout for...

New look for PDT Architects

After many months of design, redesign, editing, critiquing, evaluation, and even more redesign, PDT are proud to launch our newly updated we

Jimmy Jam Day

This month PDT staff rolled out of bed and came straight to work in their PJs in support of The Pyjama Foundation to raise vital funds to...

Virgin Australia Brisbane Airport BOH Project

Virgin Australia recently consolidated some of their aging Brisbane Airport facilities into two modern and contemporary sites. These two...

South Pine Sports Completed now complete

PDT architects have been privileged to have designed the new South Pine Sports Complex indoor sports centre. Together with Moreton Bay...

INDE.Awards Shortlist Announced

Since its initiation in 2017, the INDE.Awards has created a legacy of greatness, attracting the very best in architecture and design in...

Ian announces his retirement

The time has come to announce a change to my career path. It is not unlike a detour in the road to a new and exciting direction. After...

New general learning area for Runcorn Heights State School

Construction has finished on the new General Learning Centre and associated works at Runcorn Heights State School. Growing student...

GCUH Hybrid Operating Theatre

The recently completed Hybrid Operating Theatre at the Gold Coast University Hospital is another successful addition by PDT Architects...

Queensland's newest Fresh&Save commences construction

Construction has commenced on Queensland’s newest Fresh&Save at Stockland Hervey Bay. The brand new 5,500sqm Fresh & Save Food Warehouse...

Wellness update for 2021

Each year PDT puts a strong emphasis on the importance of our teams’ health and wellbeing and 2021 is no different, if anything, it’s...

Interview with Brooke

Brooke Proctor, Interior Designer, from the PDT Team recently did an interview with The Andrews Group, about the way in which their...

QUT Depot

In August 2020 QUT invited PDT for discussions around their new retail revitalisation project with the intent of seeing its completion...

A new beginning for 109 Edward Street

109 Edward Street is a unique heritage-listed, 6 storey former warehouse building in the Brisbane CBD, getting its biggest makeover in...

Celebrating the incredible women that make up our team

This month PDT joined the rest of the world in support of International Women’s Day and came together in solidarity (and over a...

Construction commences on redevelopment of Greenslopes Energex Depot.

The project is a multi million dollar redevelopment of the existing site and includes a 5000sqm multi-level office complex with one full...