Vera Tchikina

Associate

Vera is an Associate at Rickard Engineering with over 5 years of experience in designing and delivering façades since graduating from a Bachelor of Engineering (with Architecture) from UNSW.

Over this time, she has worked with architects, builders, suppliers and other industry consultants in a wide range of projects across Australia, from curtain wall commercial towers, large multi-residential developments and small-scale bespoke façade solutions.

Vera specialises in façade waterproofing and structural design but is passionate about consulting on designs holistically to achieve the architect’s vision with consideration for the constructability. She has also been heavily involved in recent NSW residential projects and since the introduction of the Design and Building Practitioner’s Act came into effect she has been involved in the design and delivery of several projects, most notably an eight-story development of approximately 5,600 square metres of façade area involving twenty different façade types and features.