Thomas brings some 20 years’ experience in building design, reuse and rehabilitation, for both government and private clients in London and Sydney. After working with the historic building team at BDP (London, UK) on several major projects, Thomas returned to Sydney to work as an Associate Director (Heritage) at Urbis for several years, advising on a wide variety of sites. Studio Trudeau was established in 2019, and continues to advise on large and small projects across the Sydney region.

Since 2015, Thomas has also taught at the University of Technology, Sydney, in design, interiors, environmental analysis, and architectural history. His research has focused on construction technology and information management, mass timber and adaptive reuse.

With degrees in architecture, planning and development (University of Technology, Sydney), building conservation (KU Leuven, Belgium), and art history (University of Sydney), Thomas also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice and Management in Architecture (The Bartlett, ARB Part 3).

Prior to his career in architecture, Thomas worked in public and private art galleries in Australia and Italy. He speaks English, French and Spanish.