Rob Adams has over 46 years of experience as a practicing architect and urban designer and, since joining the City of Melbourne in 1985, has led the rejuvenation of central Melbourne. Rob is a regular lecturer at RMIT University, and the University of Melbourne, and has been a professorial fellow since 2004. It’s as General Manager of Melbourne City Design that Rob has really put into play some of the earliest global urban design strategies.

In 2007, Rob was awarded the Order of Australia for his contribution to Architecture and Urban Design, in 2008 he was awarded the Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year and in 2009 he was awarded the Sydney Luker Medal for Planning Institute of Australia and the Australia Award for Urban Design in Transforming Cities.

In 2018, Rob was the recipient of the Australian Institute of Architect’s National President’s Award and has led a team that are recipients of over 150 international, state and local awards for design in the urban environment. He is currently the City Architect and a Director of Adams Urban.