From all of us at Buchan, we would like to wish you and yours a wondrous 2023. Enjoy being together for this holiday season and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year. Our studios will be closed from Friday 23 December 2022, reopening Monday 9 January 2023.

Congratulations to Buchan Student of Architecture Sam Shaw for his award-winning design submission in the 2022 Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Student Ideas Competition. Sam’s award-winning submission considered ‘Ageing in Autism’ and the challenges facing our health and aged care systems as people with intellectual disabilities begin to outlive their parents and primary carers. The jury highlighted the project as being: A well-balanced design response which has an exemplary consideration

International design practice Buchan continues to build capability and capacity with two new appointments in New Zealand. Scott Inverarity joins the Auckland studio as a Senior Associate, whilst Christchurch welcomes Associate Crispin Schurr. New Zealand Regional Operations Leader and Christchurch Principal, Raylene McEwan, says both will work across the entire business, in line with Buchan’s fluid structure designed to bring the best teams to clients regardless of location. Scott Inverarity

Buchan recently celebrated 30 years of Design in Aotearoa New Zealand with our colleagues, clients and industry partners. Our heartfelt thanks to the many people that have supported us on this journey as we have evolved over the last three decades. We are proud of our local story, and our global history as an international design firm of more than 130 years. With our Ōtautahi Christchurch and Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Studios continuing

Buchan has masterfully harnessed the power of brand experience and technology in architecture to bring the Ipswich CBD to life after dark, as part of Ipswich City Council’s $250m Nicholas Street Precinct redevelopment.  The lead architects of the five-year visionary project have illuminated artistic projections on to the Metro B building in the heart of Nicholas Street, in the latest stage to be unveiled this month. Six 20K projectors will