Maxim completed his Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the University of Sydney in 2010 and worked for 1.5years at DtB Architects in Sydney, before going on to complete his Master of Architecture at the University of Sydney in 2014, graduating on the Dean’s List of Academic Excellence.

Maxim joined Gaunt Francis in January 2018 following 2.5 years as a Part II Architectural Assistant at Feilden and Mawson in London, where he gained experience in conservation and regeneration from concept to completion, particularly in his involvement in the Chatham & Ames House refurbishment.