Tandem directors Tim Hill and James Murray have completed the Master of Architecture by Research (Invitational Reflective Practice stream) at RMIT University by invitation of program director Leon van Schaik. Over the last three years Tim and James have been able to refine established significant directions in their work through reflection upon their achievements to date.

Research is an ongoing and integrated process in the Tandem office.

In 2009 Tandem collaborated with ARUP and OUTR (Office of Urban Transformations Research) on a research project for an eco resort on Lake Tai, the third largest freshwater lake in China.

Since 1997 Tandem directors have been directly involved with the evolution of BIM within the architecture profession. The Atrium structure at Federation Square, for which Tim Hill was project architect, is a successful example of integrated project delivery with the design team, engineers and fabricators all working with a central 3d shop model. James Murray led a team on the National Gallery of Victoria Australian Art, an award winning building that was also one of the earliest deployments of a BIM system across all disciplines.

These large scale technologies have been developed and customized in order that Tandem is able to utilize the benefits across all it's projects.