Ben Edwards
Founder
BA (Hons), B.Arch
RIBA | AIA | ARB | ARBV 20575

Trained in the UK & working at London Architects CGL for a number of years before e re-locating to Melbourne in 2007.

Following the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, Edwards led bushfire recovery, creating the regrowth pod—an open-source prefab shelter now vital after the 2019/2020 fires. He held a 2005 board position at the not-for-profit Social Studio, transforming Smith Street into a recognised retail and training area for underprivileged Australians.

He co-directed Edwards Moore Architects from 2009-2016.  Securing the National Interior Design Excellence Award in 2011 for projects like the Arnsdorf store—a hosiery-crafted concept space & Lightbox House with perforated metal flooring. The 2012 Institute of Architects Award followed, recognising the dual-purpose Artist Carpark Studio.

In 2016, Ben founded Studio Edwards, devoted to innovative, design focused projects that traverse both scale & typology.

Nancy Beka
Director
B.Arch

After studying architecture at University of South Australia, Nancy relocated to Melbourne working as both design assistant & project management roles within Studio Edwards.

Nancy’s innovative and emotive perspective to design thinking, along with her strong focus on fostering long term relationships with clients, contractors and designers, resulted in her advancement to co-director in 2020. Nancy is also a co-curator of the alt. material design collective curating prototypes & experimental works by leading & emerging designers. 

She has also tutored at LCI Melbourne & lectured at Melbourne University offering mentorship to young designers within the industry. More recently Nancy has also completed a Diploma of Project Management.