Hong Kong, 14 May 2018 ———— Founder and Managing Director of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, Thomas Schmidt, has been confirmed as a registered architect with the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB). The architect achieved reciprocity under the Australia, United States of America and New Zealand Mutual Recognition Agreement as promulgated by The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) in the United States.
As a New Zealand architect, Schmidt remarked, “gaining an architectural license in different international jurisdictions increases our firm’s capabilities to service various clients throughout the world.” Schmidt’s hospitality consultancy, Sepia Design Consultants Limited, has a number of projects in the Australia and New Zealand region.
Editor’s Note: Thomas Schmidt, AIA, LEED AP is the founder of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, an award-winning design multi-disciplinary consultancy specializing in creative and sustainable design solutions for the hospitality industry. Schmidt is also author and illustrator of the award-winning Bumbling Traveller Adventure Series which seeks to promote environmental and cultural awareness through entertaining mysteries and adventures, which was recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) through a 2010 Chapter Citation.