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Luke started his career in construction as an apprentice carpenter on Victorias Surf Coast. Upon completion Luke worked on the construction of architectural houses in Victoria and Queensland over a 10 year period before finally deciding to take the opportunity to return to study Building and follow this pathway into Architecture.

Upon completion Luke worked in Architectural firms across regional Victoria and the Surfcoast. In 2017 Luke was involved in a catastrophic motor vehicle accident, and spent the following 2 years in hospital and was confined to a wheelchair. After an extensive period of rehabilitation and healing Luke returned to his beloved career, founding his own studio "Topographia" in Ballarat.

Having insight into the struggles of a person with physical impairments, Luke has dedicated his time outside studio to community organisations, and spends time teaching BIM at Federation University.

In 2026 Luke has been involved in founding Career Recruit Australia, after noticing a worrying trend in the professional construction sector and a happy meeting with Co-founder Tarzon Budathoki, the idea of assisting employers and educators access talent at home and abroad, advocating and up-skilling potential workers to work efficiently in the Australian construction Diaspora.