Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Accordia was the first housing development to win the Stirling Prize
Practice information
PartnersPeter Clegg, Keith Bradley, David Stansfield, Geoff Rich, Ian Taylor, Andy Theobald, Simon Doody, Alex Whitbread, Sara Grohmann, Hugo Marrack, Mike Keys, David Appel, Richard Collis, Rachel Sayers, Fliss Childs, Anja Grossmann, Colin Cobb, Marcus Rothnie, George Wilson, Kossy Nnachetta, Chris Allen, Alina White, Alice Laws
FoundersRichard Feilden, Peter Clegg
Founded1978 as Feilden Clegg Design
LocationBath, London, Manchester
Significant works and honors
Buildings
Awards2008 Stirling Prize
Website
fcbstudios.com

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (also known as FCBStudios) is a British architectural practice established in 1978, with offices in Bath,[1] London and Manchester. The firm is noted for its work in sustainable design and has undertaken projects across education, housing and urban design.[2] In 2008 it won the RIBA Stirling Prize for Accordia in Cambridge, designed in collaboration with Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington. The practice was subsequently shortlisted for the prize in 2014 for Manchester School of Art and in 2023 for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Warwick in Coventry.

History

The company was formed in 1978 by architects Richard Feilden (1950–2005) and Peter Clegg, initially operating from small premises in Bath, Somerset. The practice's early work focused on low-energy housing,[3] and over the following two decades it received awards for a number of school design projects, gaining "a formidable reputation in the education sector".[3] As the practice expanded to more than 100 staff, it developed an "unusually democratic" way of operating.[3]

Feilden was killed in an accident in 2005,[3] after which the practice continued under Peter Clegg and senior partner Keith Bradley.[4] In 2008 the firm, together with Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington, won the RIBA Stirling Prize for Accordia, a high-density housing development in Cambridge.[4]

Peter Clegg was part of the steering group that launched the Architects Declare initiative in 2019,[5] which seeks to address the construction industry's impact on the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.[6] He was appointed OBE for services to architecture in the 2025 New Year Honours.[7]

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has offices in Bath, London and Manchester, and works across sectors including education, housing and urban design, with particular expertise in heritage, retrofit and low‑carbon architecture.

Notable projects

Residential

Higher Education

Schools

Arts and Culture

Healthcare

Public and Community

Workplace

Urban Design and Masterplanning

Awards

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios was awarded the 2008 RIBA Stirling Prize for Accordia in Cambridge, designed in collaboration with Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington.[8] The practice was shortlisted for the prize in 2014 for Manchester School of Art,[43] and again in 2023 for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Warwick in Coventry.[44]

In 2015 the practice was identified as the top RIBA Award-winning practice of the preceding decade,[45] and has received 37 RIBA Awards, four RIBA Sustainability Awards and 22 Civic Trust Awards. It has also been recognised with the International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Award for Broadcasting Tower in Leeds, and by organisations including the World Architecture Festival, Building Design's Architect of the Year Awards, the Wood Awards, SCONUL Library Design Awards, the AJ100 Awards and the Building/UK Green Building Council Sustainability Awards.[46]

Richard Feilden Foundation

The Richard Feilden Foundation was established in 2005 in memory of Richard Feilden.[47] Its mission is to support sustainable architecture and education projects in Africa, with an emphasis on community involvement and the use of local expertise and technologies. The foundation draws on the skills and knowledge of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios in collaboration with partner organisations. Its projects include an HIV training clinic in Mzuzu, Malawi, the Rubengera Technical Secondary School in Rwanda,[48] and several school developments in Uganda.

References

  1. ↑ "Premature baby unit plan moves forward". This is Wiltshire. Newsquest Ltd. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2014. Matt Vaudin, of Feilden Clegg Bradley, said: "We're thrilled to be selected. Both our practice and Buro Happold, the engineers are based in Bath; we're part of the local community and this is a project that's dear to our hearts."
  2. ↑ "Generation game: the influence of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios". Design Curial. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sunand Prasad (8 January 2005). "Richard Feilden: Champion of sustainable building design". The Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Roya Nikkhah (11 October 2008). "Cambridge high-density homes scoop RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "UK Architects Declare Climate and Biodiversity emergency". Architects Declare. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Hugh Pearman (19 June 2019). "17 Stirlings' declaration is just the start". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Tom Ravenscroft (2 January 2025). "Tom Dixon, Peter Clegg and Neville Brody recognised in new year's honours". Dezeen. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 Jamie Doward (12 October 2008). "High-density housing scoops Stirling Prize". The Observer. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kirkstall Forge". Kirkstall Forge. CEG. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Bloomfield, Ruth (11 November 2009). "Feilden Clegg Bradley's Leeds complex completed". Building Design. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Lakeside Wins National Award". Aston Aspects (newsletter). February 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Stirling Prize 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "93 buildings shortlisted for RIBA London Awards". RIBA.
  14. ↑ "Sound Judgement". Architecture Today. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Blundell Jones, Peter (31 May 2012). "Taking the heat out". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Faculty of Arts Building University of Warwick". ArchDaily. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Ramchurn, Rakesh (14 March 2013). "FCBS scoops planning for £250m Belfast campus". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Rowan Atkinson's house among RIBA award winners". BBC News. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  19. ↑ Merrick, Jay (14 July 2014). "How is FCBS outstanding Plymouth School of Creative Arts not Stirling-worthy?". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Aga Khan Academy Dhaka wins award for best 'Future Education' project". Dhaka Tribune. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  21. ↑ Mark, Laura (13 April 2014). "Revealed: Winners of RIBA West Midlands Regional Awards". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Highfield Humanities College". Civic Trust Awards. Civic Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. ↑ Wilson, Rob (7 December 2018). "Alexandra Palace theatre revived by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  24. ↑ Moore, Rowan (21 January 2017). "The Observer The Hayward Gallery: a brutal beauty remade – review". The Observer. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Art of the Possible". Building. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Leventis Art Gallery". RIBA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  27. ↑ Tebbutt, Luke (30 July 2015). "Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios designs larch-clad shelter for Roman ruins". Dezeen. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "Derby QUAD To Open With Art By The Wilsons And Bill Drummond". Culture24/art. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  29. ↑ "Persistence Works". Yorkshire Artspace/studio. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  30. ↑ Cooper, Goolistan (28 September 2017). "St Mary's Hospital to build new eight storey building after Westminster planning permission". Get West London. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  31. ↑ Freason, Amy (8 August 2011). "The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios". Dezeen. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  32. ↑ "Riba Awards: York abbey, M5 services and Liverpool hospital honoured". BBC News. 23 June 2016.
  33. ↑ "Stanbrook Abbey". RIBA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  34. ↑ Jone, Will. "Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' Heelis HQ for the National Trust, Swindon". Building Design. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  35. ↑ Klingelfuss, Jessica (14 July 2017). "A new block of artist ateliers is set to bolster Berlin's creative cachet". Wallpaper. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  36. ↑ Rattenbury, Kester (28 September 2010). "Woodland Trust HQ, Grantham, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  37. ↑ Sell, Christopher (21 May 2009). "RIBA Award winners for 2009 revealed". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  38. ↑ "Middleport Pottery". AJ Buildings Library. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  39. ↑ "Circle Square Manchester". Circle Square Manchester. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  40. ↑ "CEG Southbank". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  41. ↑ "Sheffield Campus Masterplan". University of Sheffield.
  42. ↑ "South Kilburn masterplan Review 2016" (PDF). Brent Council. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  43. ↑ "Stirling Prize: Everyman Theatre makes shortlist for top award". BBC News. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  44. ↑ Crook, Lizzie (6 September 2023). "RIBA unveils 2023 Stirling Prize shortlist". Dezeen. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  45. ↑ "In numbers: the last 10 years of RIBA Awards". Architects' Journal. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  46. ↑ "Design Case: Feilden Clegg Bradley". The Creative Industries. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  47. ↑ "Richard Feilden Foundation". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  48. ↑ "Rubengera Technical Secondary School". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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