Director of Workplace
Director of ARAIA, MArch, (Harvard), BArch (Hons)
Earle Arney is Woods Bagot’s Director of Workplace across the entire business. He is considered by clients and peers to be a global leader in workplace and sustainable design. Earle also enjoys an intentional record of achievement in a wide range of architecture and masterplanning projects. He works across the breadth of the organisation and his design creativity is balanced by a high degree of commercial acumen, strong financial and project management skills and a client focused approach. A graduate of Harvard University, he has applied his design skills on a range of award and competition winning projects worldwide.
Earle is noted as a Thought Leader in Environmental Sustainability, has lectured extensively and is a regular speaker on the subject of sustainability internationally, he is also a significant contributor to Woods Bagot research arm. He leverages his research findings to engage at the highest level of client organisations. As Co-editor and contributor to Woods Bagot’s research publication Work Life, Earle examined a number of topical issues facing workplace design today including sustainable practices and innovations. He is also a contributor to A Human Thing, a research publication focusing on social, economical and environmental change. His recent research papers focus on the The Business Case of Environmental Sustainability and a global perspective of What’s Next in Sustainability?
Earle’s work has been published in World Architecture (UK), Progressive Architecture (USA), Architectural Review (UK), The Architect (Australia), Architecture Australia, Australian Financial Review, Architecture (USA) and Belle Corporate (Australia).
Based in London, Earle currently works across Europe, Australasia, USA, and the Middle East. He is the Director in Charge of two projects under construction; the 40 storey Bishopsgate Tower in the City of London and the Grosvenor House Redevelopment on Park Lane in Central London. Recently, Earle was also the Design Director for the 80 Queen Street development in Auckland, New Zealand. This award winning building was secured by international competition and was a pilot project for the implementation of New Zealand’s Green Building Council national sustainability rating tool.