Then & Now: Architect realizes dream by opening design firm

Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 30 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class. ———————– On Jan. 13, 2020, Ryan Faust opened his architectural studio, fulfilling his lifelong dream of being a business owner. “It was an interesting time,” he recalled during a recent interview at BUF Studio ’s downtown Bentonville office. “If we’d known a pandemic was coming, we wouldn’t have done it. So, I’m glad I didn’t know it was coming. But you knew there was no turning back.” Faust, the firm’s managing principal, said BUF Studio thrived despite the challenges. “The first year [2020] was like a jet taking off,” he said. “And we haven’t slowed down. In a referral-based industry, you’ve got to do a good job, and we work hard to do our best.” Faust, 41, studied architecture, art history and global studies at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and started his career as a project architect at Jack Ball Architects in 2005. While there, he received a distinguished service award from the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for […]

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