Rully Harianto received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 1991. In 1995 he received a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Ohio State University, where in 1995 he was a Graduate Research Assistant. In 1994, he won the first place for Paverlock Design Competiton held in Columbus, Ohio.
Before joining in the founding of PT. Antarindo Reka Dimensi (ARD-Design) in 1996, Rully has been practicing arcchitecture since his undergraduate years.