Neil Stonell joined the London office of Grimshaw in 1997, relocating to Melbourne in 2002 to help establish the practice’s first Australian studio and deliver Grimshaw’s first Australian project, Southern Cross Station, the recipient of the prestigious Lubetkin Prize. He is currently responsible for work across the region and while an operational Partner for Australian projects, he is also the Managing Partner for Grimshaws Auckland Studio having been Managing Partner for the Melbourne studio from 2011 to 2023.With extensive experience across a variety of building sectors and typologies including rail, aviation, workplace, university buildings, retail and master planning, Neil has been instrumental to the delivery of complex projects throughout the region and globally for Grimshaw. Current projects under construction Include the redevelopment works at Marvel Stadium adapting the venue to be more responsible to the precinct in parallel with increasing experiences and revenue within the stadium; along with City Rail Link in Auckland and and the Neville Bonner Bridge in Brisbane.Recent projects include commercial buildings at 477 Collins Street (Olderfleet), 35 Collins Street, the Mernda Rail Extension; Wurun Senior Campus secondary school, and Papua New Guinea’s Kutubu Convention Centre. Other projects of note include The Doherty Institute for the University of Melbourne; 699 Bourke Street, 664 Collins Street; the Melbourne Metro Reference Design; Seafarers Bridge; Highpoint Shopping Centre; a number of suburban stations including Nunawading, Mitcham and Gardiner in Melbourne; Melbourne Airport T2 Transformation Project; and in the UK, Paddington Station Redevelopment and the Rolls Royce HQ and Manufacturing Plant. Neil has specific skills in project leadership which encompass both the design and delivery of award-winning architecture and the effective management of large design teams and stakeholder groups. He strives to design and deliver places that are vibrant and cohesive; architecture that is responsible and timeless while supporting the ambitions of his clients, the practice, and the communities that inhabit them. Neil studied in Portsmouth (UK), Cincinnati (USA) and has worked for architecture practices across the US, the UK and Australia and is a registered architect in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. He is a Champion for the Champion of Change Coalition (Architecture Group) and regularly advises or liases with the Committee for Melbourne, the University of Melbourne and the Australian British Chamber of Commerce.