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Ara Afable
Architecture, SydneyArantxa is an architect and environmental planner based in our Sydney studio.
She qualified in the Philippines, completing a Bachelor of Science (Architecture) at the University of Saint Thomas and a Master’s of Architecture in Urban Design at the University of the Philippines, before relocating to Australia to undertake her Master’s of Sustainable Built Environment at UNSW in 2020. She’s currently working on a large mixed-use retail scheme located in Sydney’s northern suburbs.
Before joining Make, she worked on a range of projects comprising transport, hospitality and urban design sectors across Australia. She also trained as a classical clarinetist prior to her architecture career, and she loves going to musical and theatrical performances regularly.