Summary
Jonathan Rush is a principal architect based in Sydney with over 25 years’ practice across the UK and Australia and 11 years in senior leadership roles focused on design-led, site-specific architectural solutions. He founded RUSH design to craft projects that marry client briefs with a refined sensitivity to colour, materiality and context, delivering work from bespoke residences to large multi-unit and public infrastructure schemes. Jonathan has led design teams at Hawkins\Brown, Turner Architects and Tektum, where he headed the internationally noted prefabricated House 2.0 that won engineering and Good Design® accolades. His expertise spans traditional architectural design, masterplanning and the technical rigour of offsite construction, reflecting a long-standing commitment to innovative, buildable solutions. Comfortable navigating stakeholder relationships with local and state government, he blends hands-on detailing knowledge with strategic project leadership. An experienced practitioner educated at the University of Brighton, he pairs British training with deep Australian practice insight, often approaching prefab as a practical response to contemporary housing challenges.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Dip Arch, Higher Diploma in Architecture, Dip Arch, Higher Diploma in Architecture at University of Brighton