Since graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture, from Makerere University, he has accumulated over eight years of versatile experience in the design and supervision of building construction in Uganda. He believes in creating futurist designs with every resource available to science and technology to create comfort and utility. As an architect trained and working in tropical Uganda, his design style is based on modern spectacular views capturing nature, lots and lots of light. He has supervised projects as Project Manager and Project Architect, ranging from institutional structures, hotels, commercial structures to homes.

He has participated in projects in social institutional sectors like the proposed NSSF Head Quarters and Commercial Centre on Plot 15 A/B and 17 Lumumba Avenue. He took part in the Preparation/Refurbishment [IFMS-LAN] Second Economic and Finance Management Project [EFMP II] under the Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development funded by World Bank. As Team Leader he was responsible for overall supervision of the consultancy team to ensure timely work output and submission of reports to the client.

As Project Manager he has supervised Wakiso District Administrative Building & Council Hall, Mbarara District Administrative Building & Council Hall, a Library for Ntare School in Mbarara, Completion of the Uganda National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), Central Phytosanitary Laboratory and Pesticide Incinerator at Namalere, Eye Unit at Soroti, Referral Hospital, Sight Savers International, Conference facilities for St. Francis Makerere University, Commercial Building - Pt 6 Burton Street Kampala.

As Project Architect he has been responsible for the preparation of design and production of detailed drawings, Reviewing Engineers' drawings and Quantity Surveyor's Bills for Jinja Central School, Ntungamo Standard School, Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Conservation Trust, (MBIFCT) Kabale Trust Office, Apartments on Plot 36 Princess Anne Drive, Soroti District Administrative Building & Council Hall, Kiboga District Administrative Building & Council Hall, New Petrol Station - Plot 46-48 Bombo Road, 12 Storey Office complex on Plot 4 Pilkington Road, 12 Storey Office complex and Auto mart for on Plot 80 Buganda Road, Kampala.

He further worked as a Project Architect for the Proposed Resort inn chain for Infinity Inns Ltd to be built in Bushenyi, Kabale, Masaka, Kampala and Jinja, a Proposed 12 Storey office complex for CODA International on Plot 16A Clement Hill Road, Kampala, Proposed 5 Storey shopping mall on Plot 4 Pilkington Road Kampala for, Colline House Ltd. Project Architect: Project: Proposed 12 storey on Plot 30 Luwum Street, Kampala, The World Conservation Union – offices on Plot 23 Wanale Road Mbale, Proposed redevelopment of Baganda Bus Station, Kampala.

Richard Turyahabwe is a Board Member of Uganda Architects Registration Board which is responsible for Registration of Architects, regulating and maintaining the standard of practice of Architecture in Uganda.