Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (also known as FCBStudios) is a British architectural design firm, established in 1978, with offices in Bath,

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and

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. The firm is known for its pioneering work in

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and social design agenda. In 2008,

Accordia Accordia is a housing development in Cambridge, England. The site includes 378 dwellings by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects, Maccreanor Lavington and Alison Brooks Architects and has been constructed in three phases. The first phase of the ...

, which was also designed by

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and

Maccreanor Lavington Maccreanor Lavington is a British architectural design firm with offices in Rotterdam and London, known for its work in housing, public buildings and regeneration. The firm was formed in 1992 in Rotterdam by architects Gerard Maccreanor and Ri ...

, became the first housing development to win the

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Background

The company was formed in 1978 by architects Richard Feilden (1950–2005) and Peter Clegg, operating from small premises in Bath,

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. The company designed and constructed low-energy houses. Over the next two decades the company won awards for a number of school design projects and gained "a formidable reputation in the education sector". With over 100 staff the firm developed an "unusually democratic" way of operating. Feilden was accidentally killed by a falling tree in 2005 and the practice continued under Peter Clegg and senior partner Keith Bradley. In 2008 the practice won the

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, with fellow designers

and Macreanor Lavington, for their

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high-density housing development,

. Bradley picked up a cheque for £20,000. Peter Clegg is part of the steering group who launched the Architects Declare initiative in 2019, to address the construction industry’s impact on the climate crisis and

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. Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios currently has offices in Bath, London, Manchester, Belfast and Edinburgh and works across a wide range of sectors including Education, Housing and Urban Design, and has developed expertise in creative reuse.

Notable projects

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Awards

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios was awarded the 2008 RIBA

for

in Cambridge (with

and Maccreanor Lavington). In 2014 the practice was again shortlisted for the prize, this time for their work on

Manchester School of Art Manchester School of Art in Manchester, England, was established in 1838 as the Manchester School of Design. It is the second oldest art school in the United Kingdom after the Royal College of Art which was founded the year before. It is now par ...

. In 2015 the practice was revealed as the top

Award-winning practice of the past 10 years and overall has been awarded 37 RIBA Awards, four RIBA Sustainability Awards, and 22

Civic Trust Awards The Civic Trust Awards scheme was established in 1959 to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. As the longest standing built environment awards scheme in Europe, since 1959, more than 7000 projects have ...

. It has been awarded the International

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design. A non-profit organization based at the Monroe Building in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States ...

(CTBUH) Award for

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in Leeds, as well as having been recognised by

World Architecture Festival The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an annual festival and awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the architecture and development industry. The first four events were held in Barcelona, from 2008 to 2011, at which p ...

Building Design Building design refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings. All building projects require the services of a building designer, typically a licensed architect. Smaller, less complica ...

Architect of the Year, the

Wood Awards The Wood Awards (until 2003 the Carpenters' Award) is a British award for working with wood. The award, which was launched in 1971, is bestowed on winners of several categories within buildings and furniture. Awards are presented in The Carpenters ...

SCONUL SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) is the membership organisation for all academic and national libraries in the UK and Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the ...

Library Design Awards, the AJ100 Awards and the Building/

UK Green Building Council The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is a United Kingdom membership organisation, formed in 2007, which aims to 'radically transform' the way that the built environment in the UK is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated. The c ...

Sustainability Awards, amongst others.

Richard Feilden Foundation

The Richard Feilden Foundation was set up in memory of Richard Feilden in 2005. The charity’s mission is to support sustainable architecture and education projects in Africa, promoting community involvement and the use of African expertise and technologies. The charity uses the skills and knowledge of the practice to work with like-minded organisations. Projects include an HIV Training Clinic in Mzuzu Malawi, Rubengera Technical Secondary School in Rwanda and a number of schools in Uganda.

References

External links

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