EMMANUIL (MANOS) CHATZINIKOLAOU,
ARCHITECT & DARC FOUNDER
Masters of Architecture (Dist), National Technical University of Athens
Nominated Architect (ARB NSW 9973)
Design Practitioner: Architectural (DEP0001277)
As the founder and principle of DARC, Manos creates a design arc between vision and execution. Trained in classical European history and Greek architectural foundations, Manos finds the architectural landscape of Sydney a fresh and evergreen opportunity to explore the relevance of what is timeless with what is new.
Taking a fastidious architectural approach, Manos has been responsible for the delivery of a wider range of project scales in the residential, commercial and retail sectors, sensitive to client, brief, environment and budget to ensure design integrity and meticulous execution. He is versed in managing a variety of developer, client, builder and team stakeholders within highly complex and constantly shifting environments to achieve premium designs and deliveries.
From an international perspective, Manos has contributed more broadly to the architectural profession by designing and facilitating student workshops in London, Greece and Slovenia.