Richard D. Buchanan, AIA

Richard D. Buchanan, co-Founder of the firm, collaborates on all aspects of the design and construction process for residential projects. As a lead designer, he is adept at blending the frequently competing facets of a project such as client wishes, budget, site parameters and opportunities, into a harmonious reality. Mr. Buchanan’s focus of particular interest is on intensively detailed homes, country properties and equestrian facilities.

Mr. Buchanan’s more than 20-year career includes training and work in Spain and Italy, as well as the execution of numerous projects in the greater Philadelphia and Chester County and along the Northeastern region of the country. Currently he is involved in the design of new homes and the planning and design of equestrian facilities, as well as master plans and design studies for projects requiring faithful renovations to historic public structures.

University of British Columbia, Master of Architecture
Bucknell University, B.A., Architecture

American Institute of Architects
Delaware Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees
East Bradford Township Historic Review Board
Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
West Chester Borough Planning Commission
West Marlborough Historic Resources Task Force

Escola Technica Superiore d’Arquitectura, Barcelona, Spain
Syracuse University School of Architecture Florence, Italy
Royal Architecture Institute of Architecture Scholarship, Vancouver, B.C.
U.B.C. Graduate fellow Anse Chastenet, St. Lucia, W.I.
Commonwealth Design Award 2003
Electronic House Silver Medal in Best Home Theater 2008
PA Society of American Registered Architects Design Award 2009
Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia - Preservation Achievement Grand Jury Award 2010
Township of Lower Merion - Historic Preservation Award 2010
Delaware Contractors Association - Construction Excellence Award 2010

Pennsylvania
Delaware
Connecticut