Suzanne Bosanquet – Director

Suzanne Bosanquet is an award-winning architect, community leader, entrepreneur, business owner and active citizen with over 25 years of local and international experience across a diverse and broad portfolio of award-winning projects.

Her work has taken her to Europe, Asia, UK and America. and her work has been widely published and awarded, both locally and internationally. Beyond design advisory and expert opinion consultancy, Suzanne recent practice has been focused on community and residential projects.

Suzanne is a passionate community capacity builder who makes positive change to the world, it’s people and planet, by realising and creating shared value through innovative strategies, sustainable partnerships that create enduring legacies with social, economic and cultural outcomes delivered through architecture, art and entrepreneurialism.

She represents the Asia Pacific Region, on the International Union of Architects, within the Architecture and Children Work Programme, focusing on delivering humane , sustainable and culturally appropriate and respectful enduring legacies for the world, through built environment education and active citizenship.

This work is done in partnership with UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation and global financial institutions, such as the World Bank, whom have an equally important focus on delivering healthy, inclusive, and safe environments through architecture and the built environment.

Beyond this architectural expertise, Suzanne is a Social Impact Leader for Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises Mondiales, and serves as National Councillor and State President for Women Chiefs of Enterprise International, the Australian Branch.

Recent Awards:

Australian Government Community Business Partnership Award
Griffith Australia Day Award
Canon Garland Memorial Medal for Enduring Legacy of ANZAC Day
Women In Business – Greater Brisbane – Community Dedication + Social Justice Award Finalist 2022
The Women’s College (within the University of Queensland) Community Alumna Award 2021
Telstra Business Women Awards – Social Enterprise Nomination by State Deputy Premier (2016) as GABBA Business Assoc President

Important WCEI roles:

Immediate Past President of WCEI Queensland
Immediate Past WCEI National Councillor
WCEI Awards Program Author and Judge 24 & 25
Creator of 25 WCEI / FCEM Scholarships for 71st FCEM World Congress
Organising Committee for 71st World Congress in Sydney
Host of the Post Congress in The Whitsundays Qld
Organiser of World President Dinner celebrating 80 years of WCEI in Australia
WCEI Mentoring Pilot Development Team

Other Roles:
Asia Pacific and Australian Representative for the International Union of Architects – Work Programme – Architecture & Children, Built Environment Education Network

National Assessor for the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia

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