Ashley McGraw Architects Hires Roxanne Button, Establishes Buffalo, NY Office
BUFFALO, NY – Ashley McGraw Architects has expanded into Western New York with the opening of its new Buffalo office. The firm has appointed Roxanne Button, an architect with over 30 years of experience, as Associate Principal to lead its growing presence in the region.
"Opening our Buffalo office wasn't just the next logical step – it was a response to the relationships we've already built in Western New York," said Matthew Broderick, President & CEO of Ashley McGraw Architects. "We've been working with clients in this region for years, and now we can work even more closely with them. Plus, with several of our team members already calling Western New York home through our hybrid work model, this expansion feels like we're simply putting down roots where we've already been growing."
Button brings to Ashley McGraw over 30 years of extensive experience in architecture, interior design, and sustainability consulting in the United States and Canada. Previously, Button was Principal of Design Synergies Architecture in Buffalo, NY, which she founded in 2012 and focused on collaborative, sustainable, and resilient design. She has led the architectural and interior design on award-winning projects in the healthcare, education, workplace, and cultural sectors.
“Starting my own firm enabled me to focus on collaborative, sustainable, and resilient design, which has always been at the heart of my approach to practice, but after 12 years, I started to think about what might come next,” said Button on joining Ashley McGraw Architects. “I wanted to have a much broader and more meaningful impact than I could as a sole practitioner. I have known about Ashley McGraw for many years through my involvement with USGBC New York Upstate and always respected the firm's leading stance on sustainable design. When the opportunity came up to join, it felt like a natural extension of the work that I was already doing, but this time with the support of an outstanding firm behind me. The commitment to excellence in design - and in all things - immediately resonated with me. I am honored to have been asked to establish and lead the new Buffalo office, and excited to work with my Western NY colleagues and clients in this new role.”
Active in the Western New York and design community, Button has served on committees and boards for American Institute of Architects (AIA) National, Habitat for Humanity, New York Upstate United States Green Building Council (USGBC) & Urban Green Chapters, and USGBC National. She is currently on the Board of Directors for AIA Buffalo/Western New York, where she is President and leads the Chapter’s Committee on the Environment (COTE).
Ashley McGraw Architects’ strategic expansion with the new Buffalo office, complements its established presence in Syracuse (headquarters), Boston, and Washington, DC. The addition brings the firm's talented team to 83 professionals. With deep expertise in design across early childhood education, K-12, higher education, multi-family housing, libraries, and community spaces, Ashley McGraw's growing footprint reflects its commitment to creating transformative architecture and landscape design throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.