Brian McKechnie is a Johannesburg-based heritage architect. His passionsinclude: heritage; urban landscapes; classic cars; travel and writing.His favourite projects span the adaptive reuse of Innes Chambers (with Activate Architects), the (gradual) restoration of the landmark Ansteys Building and reimagining and curating the interiors and spaces of the historic Rand Club.He served as a council member on the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority - Gauteng for over a decade, as well as the committees of the Gauteng Institute for Architects, the Herbert Baker Society in the UK, and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. He is the current chair of Johannesburg’s Rand Club.Brian was included as one of the most influential young South Africans in the Mail&Guardian Top 200.

Chairman of the Rand Club Johannesburg