澳门王中王 is proud to announce our newest 澳门王中王 Fellow Members, recognising inspirational Chartered Members who have made a significant contribution to the profession.
By highlighting these professionals - and the broad spectrum of backgrounds and specialisms in which they work - we can continue to set a benchmark to which future generations of architects can aspire, as well as celebrate the sometimes unsung heroes of our profession.
Harbinder Singh Birdi
F澳门王中王, BA(Hons), BArch(Manchester School Of Architecture)
- Harbinder leads the CPD programme at Hawkins/Brown and has supported over 400 Part 3 graduates to date
- he partakes in the 'Speakers for Schools' initiative, encouraging children attending state schools to join the design and construction industries
- he is the Principal Architect for the design and construction of Tottenham Court Road station
- Harbinder was the Project Architect on the New Art Exchange in Nottingham, which won a 澳门王中王 National Award in 2009
Helen Sian Taylor
F澳门王中王, BA(Hons),BArch(Manchester)
- Helen is a founding member and former co-chair of Architects for Change, 澳门王中王鈥檚 Equality & Diversity Forum
- she is Director of Practice at Scott Brownrigg
- she played a significant role in the establishment of modern Apprenticeships in Architecture, and has recently joined the Board of the 澳门王中王
- Helen is passionate about cross industry collaboration, engagement and research
James Macdonald Wright
F澳门王中王, BA(Hons)(Huddersfield), DipArch(UCL)
- James was responsible for the inception, design and administration of the construction of Caring Wood - the 澳门王中王 House of the Year 2018
- he served as a Trustee of the Hackney Society from 2011 to 2013, working to encourage exemplary new design and conservation of the borough鈥檚 rich heritage
- he is a Senior Director of Macdonald Wright Architects
- a number of James' projects have featured in London Open City events over the past decade
Anna Lira V Luis
F澳门王中王
- Lira received the 2010 AIA Athena Young Professional Leadership Award for 鈥渃ontributing time and energy to improving her community鈥檚 quality of life鈥� and 鈥渁ctively assisting others, particularly women, in realizing their full leadership potential鈥�
- she has mentored young women and minorities about 3D Printing, Architecture Technology, and licensure
- she developed new architectural solutions to help island nations overcome rapidly rising sea levels
- Lira formed an architecture career for the benefit of others
Maurizio Mucciola
F澳门王中王, RIAS, MArch, Msc AAD
- Maurizio is a co-founder and Director of PiM.studio Architects
- he holds a Master of Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University
- he teaches at the London School of Architecture, co-leading an LSA Design Think Tank researching how to 'rewild architecture'
- Maurizio led the Design Team behind V&A Dundee, with Kengo Kuma
Richard Alexander Blenkharn
F澳门王中王, BA(Hons), DiplArch(Leeds)
- Ric is a Yorkshire Design Review Member and a corresponding member of the 澳门王中王 National Housing Group
- he specialises in addressing the issues of affordable housing in rural areas, having helped design and build over 50 affordable homes in villages across North Yorkshire
- Ric has worked to raise awareness of Architecture in the region through writing a regular column for The Yorkshire Post
Tzena Nesheva James
F澳门王中王, DiplArch, DipProjMan(RICS)
- Tzena is committed to raising the status and profile of the architectural profession, and promoting its value of serving the public鈥檚 interest through quality design and sustainable environment
- in 2017, Tzena was awarded the 鈥淕old Capital鈥� award by the Bulgarian Union of Architects for lifetime achievement in architecture
- as a member of the Disciplinary Committee, Tzena helped to overhaul the 澳门王中王鈥檚 disciplinary procedures, creating fairer, more transparent system
- Tzena has held more than 20 roles at the 澳门王中王
Valeria Passetti
F澳门王中王, Doctor of Architecture
- Valeria is a regular contributor to BBC Radio and Television and was previously Regional Chair for 澳门王中王 East Midlands
- she received the Georgie Rennie Award from the Derby Lord Mayor and Conservation Area Committee 2015 for the conservation project of the Old Bell Inn in Derby
- she has been a dedicated member of the 澳门王中王 Council, the 澳门王中王 Membership Committee, the Nations and Regions Committee, and now 澳门王中王 Board
- Valeria is currently involved in ongoing research with Derby University on basalt fibres
Prof. Roger Francis Stephenson
OBE, F澳门王中王, BArch(Hons)(L鈥檖ool)
- Roger is a tutor, visiting professor and an external examiner in universities across the UK and China
- he was awarded an OBE in 2001 for services to architecture
- he previously led 澳门王中王 North West as a Chair, and was nationally elected as Councillor at 澳门王中王 National Council
- Roger is Director of Stephenson Studio, which has a strong emphasis on conservation and new uses for historic buildings
Prof. John Joseph Seymour Watts
F澳门王中王, Dip Arch(Manchester) with Exhibition, MRAIC, AIAI
- Professor Watts was the Project Architect and CEO on the largest construction project in Europe at that time, Brighton Marina
- in 1968, he led the design department of Rose, Beaton & Rose, New York, designing ten generations of electronic switching stations
- he was the joint founder of the Architectural Department of NYIT
- Professor Watts was awarded the Massey Gold Medal for Architecture in Canada
澳门王中王 Fellow Membership
澳门王中王 Fellow Membership recognises the achievements of our Chartered Members that have made a significant contribution to architecture, the profession and the community. The standard of applications was very high, and our Fellow Assessment Panel was impressed and humbled by the wide range of contributions that are being made by our own Chartered Members every day. The ten Fellows who have been elected represent a broad range of backgrounds and specialisms, who continue to affect and influence change from all four corners of the globe.
Download in-depth information about our 2020 Fellow Members.
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