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Crawford Architects is a distinguished architecture and interior design firm based in North Sydney, with a rich history and diverse experience in delivering projects for both public and private sectors. Our expertise spans across various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, hospitality, sports and entertainment, and interiors.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we live and work and their Elders past, present and emerging. We pay our respects to the history and culture of the Traditional Owners and their ongoing connection to land and sharing of knowledge.

Who We Are

Crawford Architects is a leading full-service architectural practice with headquarters in Sydney and an affiliated practice in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Our firm offers thoughtful and innovative advice based on extensive property and building experience, which has been honed over several decades. Our project management skills are well-regarded, as are our planning, construction, and documentation expertise. Accurate and relevant documentation, timely delivery, and ethical approach are hallmarks of our service to our clients. We are passionate about creating architecture that transforms our clients' problems into elegant and meaningful designs, be it a modest residential project or a complex commercial project. Our architecture is timeless, responsible, sustainable, and enhances the quality of life for each of our clients, be they individuals, corporations, or governments.

Where We Started

Crawford Architects' history traces back to 1977 when John Crawford co-founded Crawford / Howard Pty Ltd., which later became Crawford Partners in 1992. In 2001, along with four partners, he transformed the company into an international affair with the formation of Crawford Architects, maintaining headquarter offices in Sydney, Australia and Kansas City, Missouri.

Where We Are

Crawford Architects maintains its Australian headquarters in Sydney and has since expanded to Western Australia. Our USA headquarters are located in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2018, the firm expanded with branch offices in Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA and San Diego, CA to provide our West Coast clients the client service we are known for delivering.

Our Approach

Our experience and skills are the ideal vehicles to effectively identify and resolve your design needs. With experience over different sectors of Architecture and Interior Design, including sports, sports venues, entertainment, commercial, retail, residential, health, and Industrial, this places Crawford in a unique position to draw design principles and considerations from all sectors and combine them to create a highly functional, state-of-the-art facility that answers the needs of the users, operator, and community. We have experience in effectively working within a team-focused project, utilizing the skills of external consultants and professionals where required. We understand the importance of communication and coordination to ensure a successful project. Crawford Architects will ensure a concept envisioned at the start of a project will follow through from design development to construction documentation until built true to the initial desired design. We strive to produce successful and long-lasting spaces and buildings. Crawford Architects is certified in Quality Management System - ISO 9001:2016, Environmental Management System - ISO 14001:2016, and Occupational Health and Safety System - ISO 45001:2018.

Meet the Team

At Crawford Architects, we have a team of experienced professionals who have worked on various projects, utilizing the skills of external consultants and professionals where required. We understand the importance of communication and coordination to ensure a successful project. Crawford Architects will ensure a concept envisioned at the start of a project will follow through from design development to construction documentation until built true to the initial desired design. We strive to produce successful and long-lasting spaces and buildings.

Tony Gray, Managing Director

Tony's career began when he completed a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle in 1981. Soon after graduating, he cut his architectural teeth in London working for the BBC and Lobb Partnerships (now Populous) primarily on sports architecture projects. In 1996, Tony formed