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Around the grounds

There’s great progress being made on a major redevelopment at St Joseph’s School in Port Lincoln, with the recent completion of the new lower primary facilities.

Director, Stewart Caldwell, and Graduate of Architecture, Georgie Warren, attended the Association for Learning Environments Australasia 2023 Conference – re:Activate, in Christchurch, NZ, last month, accepting a commendation in the LEA Design Awards on behalf of our team.

Return of the JEDI

Fresh from her travels to NZ, Graduate of Architecture, Georgie Warren, reported back to our team in recent weeks on her experience taking part in the Association for Learning Environments Australasia’s 2023 Mayfield Project.

Alistair McHenry retires

Those who know our former Director, Alistair McHenry well, will know he isn’t too fond of the spotlight.

And so it was, on October 28, under the guise of a belated R&Y 80th birthday celebration, that we twisted...

The last lunch

We gathered for lunch as an office on Friday last week to mark Alistair’s last days with the team, but also to thank Vouch Lim, who is leaving us after 13 years with the practice.

Vouch has been a veritable...

Winners are grinners!

All the grit and determination to deliver the whirlwind project that was the Nazareth’s Catholic College St Gabriel Centre redevelopment paid off in June, when our team took out the EmAGN Project Award at the Australian Institute of Architects...

2022 projects

As we wrap another power-packed year, there are a great many of our projects currently on site, with several set for completion in 2023. Others, like the Port Lincoln High School and Special School annexe, and the stunning stained...

Directing change

After 40 years at Russell & Yelland – 21 of those as Director – Alistair McHenry is stepping down to Associate Director in 2022. Alistair has led scores of key projects and built strong networks over several decades, imparting...

2021 projects wrap

Despite COVID restrictions, it has been a busy year in projects. Three government school upgrades were completed: Underdale High School (pictured, photographer: David Sievers), Port Lincoln High and Seaford Secondary College.

End of year celebrations

Following a two-year COVID break it was therapeutic to reunite the team for another “Vouch's Kitchen” – our long-held cooking class tradition led by in-house gourmand, Vouch Lim.

Latest news, articles and insights from the Russell and Yelland team.

Around the grounds

Flying High

Return of the JEDI

Alistair McHenry retires

The last lunch

Winners are grinners!

2022 projects

Directing change

2021 projects wrap

End of year celebrations

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Latest news, articles and insights from the Russell and Yelland team.

Around the grounds

Flying High

Return of the JEDI

Alistair McHenry retires

The last lunch

Winners are grinners!

2022 projects

Directing change

2021 projects wrap

End of year celebrations

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