Ben came to architecture after a 10-year career as a business analyst, streamlining processes for major companies across the Asia-Pacific region. His interest in the built environment and passionate belief in the power of design to shape our cities and our interactions drove the switch and led him to excel.

Ben was awarded the 2023 National Emerging Architect Prize for his outstanding contribution to architectural practice, education, design excellence, and community involvement.

He is one of the co-founders of both Architecture With Pride and Save Our Sirius, and also sits on the Australian Institute of Architects National Committee for Gender Equity.

He was awarded the First Degree Graduate of the Year Prize for achieving the highest overall mark in his year at UTS, where today he is a casual academic in the School of Architecture.

Ben was one of the recipients of the 2019 Australian Institute of Architects Dulux Study Tour Prize, visiting Copenhagen, London, and Lisbon to experience some of the world's best architecture and meet leading designers. In 2014, he also spent time in New York as a recipient of the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship, where his research focused on the role of architects and citizens in city-making.

Significant recent Carter Williamson projects by Ben include the award-winning Woodcroft Neighbourhood Centre for Blacktown City Council, the seductive Concrete Blonde, and the sculptural Wurrungwuri - a waterfront home in Sydney’s Inner West.