11 April 2016
The Buchan Group Bolsters Auckland Office with Senior Appointments
Award-winning design firm The Buchan Group has appointed two new Principals, Rob Guild and Robert McFarlane, to its New
Zealand practice. Their appointments follow recent strong growth in the New Zealand offices and history of designing and
delivering a wide range of projects across the country.
Most recently the Group won the 2016-2017 Asia Pacific Property Awards for Retail Development and Retail Architecture
for its work on NorthWest Shopping Centre at Westgate. Other recent successes include The Brickworks at LynnMall, The
Landing at Wigram Skies, Rolleston Town Centre, 819 Colombo
Street and 144 Kilmore Street (including our new studio) in Christchurch, and the first stage of Five Mile in
Queenstown. Other major projects underway in design and construction include Tauranga Crossing, Pegasus Town Centre,
Sylvia Park Auckland, Manuka Bay Lodge and The Bay Hill, Timaru.
The Buchan Group Managing Director Greg Sheehan said “While New Zealand continues to grow in the retail and commercial
markets, the mixed-use sector is showing great strength and the appointment of both Robert and Rob adds to our capacity
to remain at the leading edge of this field.”
Current Auckland practice Principal, David Thornton added “Rob and Robert not only increase the firm’s leadership base
in New Zealand, but also bolster our skills and expertise particularly in mixed-use.”
“Both Principals have a passion for architecture and design and are committed to delivering the very best outcomes for
clients and end-users. Their wealth of expertise in delivering successful projects gives The Buchan Group a competitive
edge.”
Rob Guild
Principal, Auckland Office
The Buchan Group
Rob Guild is an award-winning architect who has delivered iconic and functional designs to some of New Zealand’s leading
companies. With 25 years’ experience in design, project leadership, business development, administration and management,
Rob joined The Buchan Group in 2013. Since then Rob has been the project architect for the Waitakere Mega Centre,
Tauranga Crossing Shopping Centre, Auckland Airport retail upgrade, SkyCity Hotel Hamilton and the Long Bay Town Centre.
Robert McFarlane
Principal, Auckland Office
The Buchan Group
Robert McFarlane spent almost two decades working for global architecture firm Foster + Partners in London and
establishing and managing offices in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. He has worked on a wide range of
international projects at all levels from concept to completion, encompassing master planning, transportation,
commercial, mixed-use, residential, hospitality, institutional, civic and cultural buildings. Examples include the Arts & Cultural Quarter, Central Market Redevelopment and Sheikh Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi, and the Supreme Court and
Marina Bay Business & Financial Centre in Singapore.
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