Lawrie  Bertoldi – Director, Bertoldi Architects Pty Ltd

After graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelors of Design Studies and Architecture (first class honours) in 1978, Lawrie worked in private practices in Toowoomba, Rockhampton and London, before opening his own private practice on the Gold Coast.

The practice has provided innovative design, planning and development for the education sector for more than 30 years, specialising exclusively since 1990 in the Catholic education sector within the Brisbane / Gold Coast region. In this time Lawrie has worked with more than 20 colleges and more than 20 primary schools, including multiple stages of master planning and funding applications that resulted in more than 350 built projects. 

His emphasis is on the practicalities of designing and building to meet the specific and unique needs and budgets of individual schools, while incorporating core ESD principles.