OCULUS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the places we work.

We honour Elders past and present, whose profound knowledge systems can teach us much about how we care and design for Country.

Keith Stead
Associate Director

keith@oculus.info
+61 2 9557 5533

Keith Stead is a Landscape Architect and Urban Designer with 30 years experience in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Singapore. He has extensive experience in a wide range of projects from urban and suburban to rural contexts, across a variety of scales.

An Associate Director of OCULUS, Keith is responsible for leading the direction of major urban design and public domain projects. His expertise lies in urban design and strategic thinking, as well as managing complex landscape projects, and he has extensive experience in the areas of project management and coordination, stakeholder and community engagement, design and delivery.

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Registrations / Affiliations

Registered Landscape Architect #001564 The Landscape Institute (MLI) Member #14026 Member of the NSW State Design Review Panel AILA NSW Executive Team, 2025–Present AILA CPD Committee Subject Matter Expert, 2025–Present

Education

BA Landscape Architecture (Hons) 1st Class, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Selected Projects

A digital render of a beach, viewed from above, with a contemporary surf life saving club embedded in the landscape.

Bronte Surf Life Saving Club and Community Facilities

A digital visualisation of a waterfront landscape featuring dramatic architectural topography. There is a person running with two dogs in the foreground, and large trees in the background .

Harbour Park Design Competition

A map showing a breakdown of tree species origin in Campsie, NSW.

Bankstown and Campsie Urban Tree Canopy Master Plan

Unitec Urban Strategy

Brett Whiteley Place and Elizabeth Plaza

New Acton Precinct

One Central Park

John Whitton Bridge Open Space

Rouse Hill Town Centre