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Crone strengthens its senior team with internal promotions and new appointments

Announcement posted by Crone 26 Sep 2018

Sydney – 25 September 2018: Multi-award-winning practice, Crone Architects has announced several changes to its senior team. Ashley Dennis is appointed to Principal – Design, Architecture while the introduction of Paul Brace and Martin Stacey will provide new leadership to the team.  Both Paul and Martin bring considerable experience to the practice with Paul joining as Principal – Interior Design and Martin as Associate Director – Technical Design Delivery.
 
Crone CEO and Chairman, Greg Crone, said: “We are excited to recognise the exceptional talent and dedication of staff with a number of promotions. Their achievements over the past two years have enabled the firm to achieve new levels of design excellence and secure a number of awards including the recent Chicago Athenaeum’s International Architecture Award for Museum Design for Orange Regional Museum.”
 
With a tenure of close to 10 years, Ashley is one of Crone Architect’s lead designers, delivering innovative architectural and urban design outcomes across a range of scales and building typologies. He has been instrumental in the design and delivery of significant civic developments including the Orange Regional Museum, awarded the prestigious Sulman Medal NSW in 2017 for Public Architecture, and The Connection – Rhodes community precinct.
 
Ashley noted: “Crone Architects has an impressive legacy in Sydney, across Australasia and internationally. During my time at the practice, I have grown both as an individual and as an architect. In my new role, I will continue to help shape, evolve and add value to the design process and look forward to contributing to the positive legacy of previous leaders through collaboration with the existing team and our new talent.
 
The practice is also celebrating the promotion of the following key team members.
 
  • Stephen Harris – Associate Director
  • Andrew Woodward – Senior Associate
  • Sally Hsu – Senior Associate
  • Maria Strandberg – Associate
  • Ryan Williams – Associate 
Paul noted: “Crone is undergoing an exciting phase of evolution with a number of high profile projects underway. Many people see exterior and interior architecture as separate elements of a project however I see them as working hand-in-hand. I look forward to enhancing the design-led, fully-integrated service offering for Crone’s clients with exceptional interior design”.
 
Martin will provide technical support and leadership across Crone’s existing and future project pipeline including project delivery and documentation. He specialises in client management, stakeholder engagement and co-ordination of contractors and project teams to deliver large-scale, complex projects in the hospitality, residential, commercial, education and infrastructure sectors.
 
Previously, Martin was involved in a number of key Sydney developments including The Star, One Central Park and The Pacific in Bondi. He brings global experience having worked for five years as Project Leader at the renowned Aedas Architects in the UK.
 
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For further information please contact:
DEC PR on behalf of Crone Architects
Rebecca Jagger or Duyen Nguyen
crone@decpr.com.au
02 8014 5033
 
About Crone
Crone is a multi-award-winning architecture and design practice with offices in Sydney and Melbourne.  The company nurtures a collaborative ethos; uniting independent thinkers to generate better, more creative ideas.  The firm is currently working across Australia and Southeast Asia.