Our Team

Ralph Wheeler is Owner and Director of RWA Sports Architecture, an Australian based architectural practice specialising in the design of sport, entertainment and community facilities. 

Ralph has over 25 years experience designing a broad range of projects from masterplanning and concept design through to a full project delivery. 

Ralph’s experience includes delivering world-class projects at various AFL and rugby venues, cricket training facilities, tennis precincts and horse racecourses throughout Australia. For example, the recently completed Margaret Court Arena sets a new global benchmark for indoor arena design. In 2015, it received a National Commendation from the Australian Institute of Architects. 

Recent projects Ralph has completed with RWA include Kia Arena (5000 seats), Doha 2030 Asia Games Bid, Eagle Farm Racecourse Grandstand, Casey Fields AFL/AFLW precinct, Melbourne Park Stage 3 Masterplan, St Kilda TAF Masterplan, Caulfield Racecourse Masterplan, and the University of Queensland Health and Recreation Precinct. 

Rick is a talented senior Architect with over 20 years experience working on designs for numerous sports facilities in Australia and throughout Asia.

Rick’s love for sports architecture began while working for a previous employer where he fulfilled active roles in designing stadiums, arenas and COEX buildings. 

Since joining RWA in 2015, Rick has been instrumental in the completion of many projects including Melbourne Park 5000 seat KIA Arena, Melbourne Park Stage 3 Masterplan, Eagle Farm Racecourse Grandstand, Caulfield Racecourse Grandstand, Caulfield Racecourse Masterplan, St Kilda TAF Masterplan,

Wollongong Sports Precinct Masterplan, Melbourne Demons AFLW Elite Training Facility, and University of Queensland Health and Recreation Centre.

Rick’s skills include the writing and coordination of functional design briefs for a variety of sports projects. This includes completing detailed briefs for the Fitzroy

Sports Centre, Bris2032 Gymnastics Venue and the UQ Health and Recreation Centre.

Fabio is a senior Designer with over 15 years experience working on designs for public buildings, including numerous sports facilities located in his home town of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Fabio is a creative and detail-oriented architect, with exceptional ability to consistently meet deadlines and solve complex design issues, whether working independently or as part of a team, where identifying the talents of his coworkers was crucial to achieve great collective results. Fabio has several years of experience with large scale projects, including complex sports facilities, with focus on accessibility and sustainable design principles. 

In support of his design activities, Fabio has solid knowledge and professional experience with Autodesk Revit, SketchUp 3D, AutoCAD Map and Quantum GIS, taking advantage of the best features of each piece of software to gain suitable and creative solutions for each project, sharing the same belief of RWA Sports Architecture, that it’s possible to deliver design excellence, whatever the budget.

Damian is a highly experienced sports architect with involvement in a wide range of sports projects both nationally and internationally. Damian is particularly experienced in the delivery of large complex projects involving significant redevelopment of existing

buildings and infrastructure.

Prior to joining RWA, Damian worked for Populous over a period of 10 years. Damian led the redevelopment of Spotless Stadium at Homebush to create a new home for the emerging GWS Giants and played a key

design and delivery role in Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast. Since joining RWA, Damian has played a key role in delivering a number of large projects including the University of Wollongong Sports Precinct Masterplan, 2018 Commonweatlth Games Event Overlay and the 2030 Asian Games bid document.

Jooyoung is a highly experienced sports facility designer with involvement in a wide range of sports projects internationally.  Jooyoung has lead numerous successful design competitions throughout Asia.  

Prior to joining RWA, Jooyoung worked for Populous over a period of 16 years and played major role as a lead designer for various international design competition and concept designs for Sports Parks, Arenas, COEX, Racecourse, Ballpark and Urban Planning.  His experience includes working on the renowned NC Dinos’s ballpark and Zhuhai tennis centre for their unique and highly acclaimed design solutions. He was also the project coordinator for delivering masterplan and main stadium design which was successfully delivered for the 2014  Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

As an Temporary Event Overlay designer, Anton has a highly specialise set of design skills. Over the past two decades, Anton has collaborated with Olympic, Asian and European Games bid and host nation organising

committees in venue design and event overlay

masterplanning for the European Games in Baku 2015, Olympic Games in Sydney, Beijing and London and candidate city bids for Paris 2012, Istanbul 2020 and the successful Doha 2030 Asian Games bid.

Anton is experienced in managing complex

stakeholder environments and has developed a rigorous approach to space planning, meticulous documentation and an approach to architectural design and delivery that displays commitment to excellence, innovation and quality.

Tiric is a seasoned sports architect with over 20 years of international design experience, specializing in the development and commercialization of sports venues and facilities. Before joining RWA, he served as the

Principal and China Regional Head at Populous, overseeing all projects in China from 2010 to 2023. His portfolio boasts significant projects such as the China National Speed Skating Oval—a main venue for the

Winter Olympics—amongst other prestigious sports venues and precincts.

In his role as business development lead for Asia, Tiric is responsible for expanding RWA presence across various regions of China and the Asia Pacific. He has successfully collaborated with clients and teams from

diverse cultural and national backgrounds and is an important part of RWA’s future growth. 

Puneet is an architect and business leader with

postgraduate qualifications from London Business School and Adelaide University, who has over two decades of experience in conceptualising and delivering sport, entertainment, and cultural precincts

globally. He has lived and worked extensively in Asia Pacific, Middle East and United Kingdom, and has played key roles on landmark projects such as Narendra Modi Stadium in India, Chengdu international

Sport and Entertainment Centre in China, and Eden Park in New Zealand.

Puneet’s leads RWA’s efforts in securing a broad range of sport and entertainment projects in India and the Middle East. His experience and knowledge of local

industry and government agencies in these regions is a valuable asset to the company.

With a background in graphic design and event planning, Nai-Chi (Eve) Hsu specializes in creating visually engaging design reports, presentation materials, and bid documents. Her unique blend of creativity with strategic thinking ensures effective communication with various clients over the years.

Eve assists with Marketing and Business Development, coordinating tender submissions, liaising with key client contacts, and ensuring RWA’s online presence is up to date and compelling.

Eve's ability to explain complex issues using simple graphics is an invaluable asset to the RWA team.  Eve regular contributes to RWA projects requiring creative signage and wayfinding solutions.