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Leadership Team

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    Duncan Betts, Director

    Duncan Betts is Director and Lead Architect. His work with SEQ's leading developers and track record designing and delivering over 14 constructed high quality residential towers valued over $2 billion place him among the most experienced and capable residential apartment architects in SEQ. He was Principal Architect and Partner at Rothelowman for 5 years, co-leading the 60-person Queensland studio. In 2024, he founded Betts+Partners to bring his experience directly to every client, building a $1 billion project pipeline with the first project now on site. BOAQ Registered Architect (4306).

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    David Li, Associate

    David Li is an Associate + Architect at Betts+Partners. He spent over 10 years at Woods Bagot and Rothelowman, delivering high-quality residential apartment projects for SEQ's leading developers across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Since joining Betts+Partners, David has led the design of multiple DA submissions and the delivery of a social housing project now on site, consistently bringing strong technical expertise and a genuine, practical, hands-on commitment to design excellence and client outcomes on every residential project he leads. BOAQ Registered Architect (6088).

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    Lauren Fuller, Associate

    Lauren Fuller is an Associate + Architect at Betts+Partners. She brings over 17 years of experience designing and delivering high quality residential and commercial projects across SEQ, including luxury apartment towers. Since joining Betts+Partners in 2024, Lauren has worked closely with the Director on the design of multiple approved apartment projects and the delivery of a Social + Affordable Housing project, bringing particular strength in construction, contractor coordination and stakeholder engagement to every project she delivers within the practice. BOAQ Registered Architect (4814).

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    Sarah Betts, Co-owner + Architect

    Sarah Betts is Co-owner, Practice Manager and Architect at Betts+Partners, and co-founded the practice alongside Duncan in 2024. She combines an artistic background with an architectural career on complex, high-quality projects, including almost a decade at BVN designing and delivering award-winning health architecture such as the Mater Mothers' Maternity Hospital and the Robina Health Precinct. At Betts+Partners, Sarah co-designed Retreat House and brings health expertise, discipline, aesthetic judgement and thoroughness to every project across the practice's residential and social housing work. BOAQ Registered Architect (4080).