Andrew Lian

Andrew Lian

Professor

  • The University of Western Australia (M433), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

Personal profile

Research interests

Off site manufacture for building construction 

Biography

Andrew is the Director of Alda Consultants which specialises in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) for buildings. He was previously the Global Director of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) for Ramboll, a global international Architecture and Engineering firm. He provides specialist independent technical expertise is in design for offsite manufacturing and assembly of buildings. He is a sought after speaker at international offsite construction conferences and consults on overseas projects in Australia ,Maldives, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, UAE, KSA.

Andrew resides in Perth, Western Australia. Andrew was previously an owner of Woods Bagot, an international Architectural firm. He was educated at Wesley College and is a Registered Architect in Western Australia. Andrew obtained his MBA and B Arch (with First Class Honours) from University of Western Australia.

Andrew has been an Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Western Australia since 2017 where he is involved with the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program for final year students at the School of Design. He provides specialist independent technical expertise is in design for offsite manufacturing and assembly of buildings. He is a sought after speaker at international offsite construction conferences and consults on overseas projects in Australia, Maldives, Singapore, Malaysia , Hong Kong , UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Architecture, BArch(First Class Hons) W.Aust

Business Administration, MBA W.Aust

External positions

Director, Alda Consultants

Research expertise keywords

  • DfMA
  • Offsite building construction
  • Modular Buildings