John Mantesso

Director

Having graduated from Melbourne University in 1981, John founded an architectural office which by the mid 1980’s had grown to complete substantial projects in the retail and commercial sectors.

Besides his extensive experience in a broad range of projects including residential, commercial, healthcare and retail, John excels in quality hospitality related projects throughout Victoria and across Australia.

With his long and continuing involvement in Victoria’s alpine region, John has successfully completed some of the finest snow field developments.

Robert Ficarra

Director

Robert graduated from Deakin University School of Architecture in 1988, and spent two years there as a part-time design tutor.

He has over 30 years of professional experience, including six years with Tony Interlandi, prior to the formation of Interlandi Mantesso Architects.

Having worked in London and Brisbane, Robert has a broad range of architectural experience.

An active facilitator ensuring productivity is maintained at the highest level, Robert maintains a continuous relationship with major clients assuring the architectural service provided is always on schedule.

Kevin Lim

Director

Kevin has more than 20 years of professional experience working on projects located in across Australia, China and Singapore in multiple sectors.

He joined Interlandi Mantesso Architects as a Director in 2022, after running a successful practice for ten years. Each of his projects strives to be in service to the people and places in which they work. His work is characterised by the pursuit of innovation, the exploration of texture and materiality within a framework of site interrogation, while managing complex project requirements. The result is a deliberate and distinctive architecture that strives to be place-makers for communities and the memories within.

Kevin guides analysis and exploration in the practice – to help drive critical thinking and creative action through collaboration. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2001 and obtained a mid-career Master of Applied Management in Architecture from the University of Newcastle.

Tony Interlandi

Consultant

With particular expertise in the fields of project feasibility, yield studies, site analysis and conceptual design, Tony’s proposals are market focused and viable from the onset.

He has produced developments which have gained ready market acceptance from both the client and the public whilst achieving a high level of support in the planning and design perspective from planning authorities.