We are proud to share that five of our team have been selected for Property Council of Australia Committees across the nation. Valerie Mack Sustainable Development Committee | VICDong Uong Precincts Committee | VICPhil Schoutrop Retail Committee | QLDEmma Ridings Regional Gold Coast Chapter | QLDAndre Jones Retail and Hotels Committee | WA With close to 4,000 nominations from across the country, these appointments recognise and value the knowledge, insight and design innovation Valerie, Dong, Andre,

This year the Buchan team was inspired during Men’s Health Week to come together through a shared passion for good food, good company and good conversation. We unleashed our creativity in the kitchen, swapping our drawing boards for chopping boards!  The connection and community felt by this initiative led to the creation of our very own Men’s Menu, a compilation of much-loved, tried and tested, and culturally diverse recipes gathered

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