Architects
Architects in this category design and oversee work to historic, listed and period buildings: repairs, alterations, extensions and new work in sensitive settings. Many are conservation specialists; some hold accreditations such as AABC or RIBA Conservation Registrant status, which are noted where the practice states them. An architect is usually the right first appointment when a project needs Listed Building Consent, involves significant alteration, or spans several trades that must be coordinated. Most practices handle feasibility, consent applications, drawings and specifications, tendering and contract administration through to completion.
What this category covers
- Conservation-led repair, alteration and extension of listed and historic buildings
- Listed Building Consent and planning applications
- Surveys, feasibility studies and condition assessments
- Specifications, tendering and contract administration
- New design in conservation areas and historic settings
A R P Anthony Richardson & Partners
ARCHITECTS, QUANTITY SURVEYORS, PROJECT MANAGERS, PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS: A R P Anthony Richardson ...
A R P Anthony Richardson & Partners
ARCHITECTS, QUANTITY SURVEYORS, PROJECT MANAGERS, PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS: A R P Anthony Richardson ...
AABC
The AABC (Architects Accredited in Building Conservation) is a not-for-profit accreditation body ...
Aaron Evans Architects Ltd
ARCHITECTS: Aaron Evans Architects Ltd is a multi-award-winning practice based in Bath ...
Adam Architecture
ADAM Architecture is a practice in classical and traditional architecture and contextual ...
Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor
Alan Dickinson MRICS is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Historic Buildings Consultant ...
Alison Bunning RIBA CA
Alison Bunning is a registered architect with some thirty years’ experience of ...
Anthony Grimshaw Associates
Anthony Grimshaw Associates LLP is an RIBA Chartered practice established in Wigan ...
Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd
Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd continues a practice first set up in 1945 ...
AR Architecture
AR Architecture works for owners of listed buildings and historic houses, providing ...
ARCHIWEST Architecture and Heritage
ARCHIWEST Architecture and Heritage is a chartered architectural practice based at Cheddar ...
Appointing an architect for a historic building
Look at the practice’s completed work first. A portfolio of comparable buildings – similar age, construction and listing grade – tells you more than any statement of interest, and most practices publish case studies on their own websites.
Ask about conservation accreditation. Architects Accredited in Building Conservation (AABC) and the RIBA Conservation Register are the two main UK schemes, and some grant-funded projects require an accredited professional. Accreditation is not essential for every job, but it matters where the fabric is significant or consent is likely to be contested.
Be clear about the service you are buying. Some clients want full service from feasibility to completion; others only need drawings and a consent application. Fee structures differ accordingly, so ask each practice to price the same defined scope.
Finally, ask who will actually do the work. In larger practices the person presenting at interview is not always the person running the job week to week.
Questions to ask
Do I need a conservation-accredited architect for a listed building?
Not always. Accreditation such as AABC or RIBA Conservation Registrant is required for some grant-funded and church projects and is reassuring for significant fabric, but many listed building projects are handled well by experienced non-accredited architects. Check what the funder or diocese requires.
When should an architect be appointed rather than a builder directly?
When the project needs Listed Building Consent or planning permission, involves structural alteration or extension, or requires several trades to be specified and coordinated. For straightforward like-for-like repairs a good conservation builder or surveyor may be sufficient.
What does an architect typically handle on a restoration project?
Measured and condition surveys, feasibility and options, consent applications, detailed drawings and specifications, obtaining and comparing tenders, and administering the building contract on site through to completion.
All 87 businesses listed under Architects
- A R P Anthony Richardson & Partners Greater London
- A R P Anthony Richardson & Partners Greater London
- AABC Greater Manchester
- Aaron Evans Architects Ltd Bath and North East Somerset
- Adam Architecture Hampshire
- Alan Dickinson Chartered Surveyor East Sussex
- Alison Bunning RIBA CA Devon
- AMS Surveys Merseyside
- Anthony Grimshaw Associates Greater Manchester
- Anthony Swaine Architecture Ltd Kent
- AR Architecture Greater London
- ARCHIWEST Architecture and Heritage Somerset
- Arctic Associates Ltd West Yorkshire
- Arrol Architects Shropshire
- Arts Architecture International Kent
- B D P Ltd Greater London
- Barry Stow Architect Ltd Greater London
- Bates Zambelli Greater London
- Bolton Chalklin Architects Greater London
- Building Conservation Services Devon
- Butler Hegarty Architects Ltd Greater London
- Caroe & Partners Somerset
- Caroe Architecture Ltd Cambridgeshire
- Chalk Architects Wiltshire
- Charles Mullineux Design Gloucestershire
- Chedburn Codd Wiltshire
- Christopher James Architecture Ltd Berkshire
- Clague Architects Kent
- Clews Architects Oxfordshire
- Conservation PD Ltd Greater London
- Cooper HBC Kent
- Cutler Architecture Oxfordshire
- Cyma Architects Ltd Kent
- DD Architects East Sussex
- Dry Architects & Interior Designers Greater London
- Dyfi Architecture Limited Ceredigion
- E2 Architecture Greater London
- Finch Architecture & Development Greater London
- George Baxter Associates West Sussex
- GLStudio Greater London
- Haines Phillips Architects Greater London
- Hall + Bednarczyk Architects Monmouthshire
- Hayes & Partners Cheshire
- Heckmann Design Greater London
- Heritage Matters Warwickshire
- Heritage Unlimited
- Hirst Architecture Lincolnshire
- Hughes Architects Powys
- James Boon Architects Derbyshire
- James Clague Architects Ltd Kent
- James Mackintosh Architects Limited Oxfordshire
- James Slater & Co Gloucestershire
- Jane Elizabeth Architects Kent
- John Bullock Design Kent
- Jonathan Rhind Architects Ltd Devon
- Julian Harrap Architects Greater London
- Kay Pilsbury Thomas Architects Essex
- Lindley Architects Surrey
- Living Space Architects Devon
- Manorwood West Sussex
- Masker Architects Hampshire
- McDaniel Woolf Architects Greater London
- Michael Harris Associates Kent
- Michael Swords Studio Greater London
- ODS Group Oxfordshire
- Pearce Bottomley Architects North Yorkshire
- Price Whitehead Kent
- Proctor Watts Cole Rutter Dorset
- Purcell Greater London
- Robinson & Hall Bedford
- Rural Solutions North Yorkshire
- Russell Taylor Architects Greater London
- Savills Tyne and Wear
- Shaw & Jagger North Yorkshire
- Snell David Ltd Architects Greater London
- Spratley & Partners Architects Oxfordshire
- Stephen Langer Architects Kent
- Studio Sam Causer Kent
- Taft Architects Edinburgh
- The English Listed Cambridgeshire
- Tyack Architects Ltd Gloucestershire
- Unity Lime Products Ltd Buckinghamshire
- Vagdia and Holmes West Midlands
- Watson, Bertram, & Fell Ltd Bath and North East Somerset
- WEAL Architects Hampshire
- West Scott Architects Greater London
- Whitworth Suffolk
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