Warren Kerr

Warren is director of the Union of International Architects' Public Health Group, and a Hames Sharley director and national portfolio leader for health. With his formal qualifications in architecture, health administration and planning, he possesses a unique range of skills ideally suited to the development of major hospital projects.

He has over 30 years' experience in a range of private and public-sector healthcare projects in Australia and New Zealand. This, together with his role as adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia and his active involvement in health facility research, has provided him with an excellent understanding in all facets of hospital development. Warren is a former president of the Australian Institute of Architects, a former chairman of the Australian Council of Built Environment Design Professions, and during 2009, was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia for his services to architecture and his contribution to health facility planning and design.