Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (also known as FCBStudios) is a British architectural design firm, established in 1978, with offices in Bath,[1] London, Manchester and Belfast. The firm is known for its pioneering work in sustainable design and social design agenda.[2]

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Practice information
PartnersPeter Clegg, Keith Bradley, David Stansfield, Marigold Webster, Geoff Rich, Ian Taylor, Andy Theobald, Jason Cornish, Simon Doody, Alex Whitbread, Sara Grohmann, John Southall, Hugo Marrack, Tom Jarman, Andy Couling, Mike Keys, David Appel, Richard Collis, Helen Roberts, Rachel Sayers, Sam Tyler, Simon Carter, Amanda Whittington
FoundersRichard Feilden, Peter Clegg
Founded1978 as Feilden Clegg Design
LocationBath, London, Manchester, Belfast
Significant works and honors
BuildingsAccordia Housing, Cambridge, National Trust Headquarters, The Hive, Worcester, Manchester School of Art, Plymouth School of Creative Arts
Website
fcbstudios.com

In 2008, Accordia, which was also designed by Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington, became the first housing development to win the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize.

Background

The company was formed in 1978 by architects Richard Feilden (1950–2005) and Peter Clegg, operating from small premises in Bath, Somerset. The company designed and constructed low-energy houses.[3] 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".[3] With over 100 staff the firm developed an "unusually democratic" way of operating.[3]

Feilden was accidentally killed by a falling tree in 2005[3] and the practice continued under Peter Clegg and senior partner Keith Bradley.[4]

In 2008 the practice won the RIBA Stirling Prize, with fellow designers Alison Brooks Architects and Macreanor Lavington, for their Cambridge high-density housing development, Accordia. Bradley picked up a cheque for £20,000.[4]

Peter Clegg is part of the steering group who launched the Architects Declare[5] initiative in 2019, to address the construction industry’s impact on the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.[6]

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios currently has offices in Bath, London, Manchester and Belfast and works across a wide range of sectors including Education, Housing and Urban Design, and has expertise in heritage, retrofit and low carbon architecture.

Notable projects
  • Plymouth School of Creative Arts
    Plymouth School of Creative Arts
  • Stanbrook Abbey
    Stanbrook Abbey
  • Broadcasting Place, Leeds
    Broadcasting Place, Leeds
  • Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
    Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
  • The Hive, Worcester
    The Hive, Worcester
  • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
    Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Residential

Accordia housing scheme, Cambridge.[7]

Kirkstall Forge Housing[8]

New Mildmay, hospital, housing and church, Hackney

Broadcasting Tower, Leeds, a student housing complex at Leeds Metropolitan University.[9]

Aston University Lakeside complex.[10]

123 Cheyne Walk, London

Higher Education

Manchester School of Art[11]

University of Roehampton Library[12]

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham[13]

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School[14]

University of Warwick Faculty of Arts [15]

University of Toronto Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MCEIE)

Ulster University, Belfast City Campus[16]

Schools

The Charter School East Dulwich, London

Art and Design Building, Bedales School, Steep, Hampshire.[17]

Plymouth School of Creative Arts[18]

Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka[19]

Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester[20]

Highfield Humanities College[21]

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Gloucestershire

Drapers' Academy, Harold Wood, Havering

St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington, London

Arts and Culture

Alexandra Palace East Court and Theatre[22]

Southbank Centre: Refurbishment and Renewal of Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room[23]

Yorkshire Sculpture Park[24]

Leventis Art Gallery[25]

Chedworth Roman Villa[26]

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire.

Derby QUAD.[27]

Persistence Works, Yorkshire ArtSpace.[28]

Healthcare

St Mary's Hospital Outpatients Building[29]

Dyson Centre for NeoNatal Care (NICU), Royal United Hospital Bath[30]

Public and Community

Stanbrook Abbey, new abbey buildings in North Yorkshire, given a RIBA National Award in 2016.[31][32]

The Hive, Worcester, housing the Worcestershire County Council public library and the University of Worcester's academic library.

Workplace

Heelis, National Trust Headquarters[33]

Spreehalle, Berlin[34]

Woodland Trust Headquarters[35]

Neal’s Yard Headquarters

Runnymede Civic Offices[36]

Greenpeace Headquarters

Middleport Pottery[37]

Urban Design and Masterplanning

Circle Square, Manchester[38]

Southbank Leeds[39]

University of Sheffield Masterplan[40]

South Kilburn Estate Regeneration[41]

Awards

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios was awarded the 2008 RIBA Stirling Prize for Accordia in Cambridge (with Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington).[7] In 2014 the practice was again shortlisted for the prize, this time for their work on Manchester School of Art.

In 2015 the practice was revealed as the top RIBA Award-winning practice of the past 10 years[42] and overall has been awarded 37 RIBA Awards, four RIBA Sustainability Awards, and 22 Civic Trust Awards. It has been awarded the International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Award for Broadcasting Tower in Leeds, as well as having been recognised by World Architecture Festival, Building Design Architect of the Year, the Wood Awards, SCONUL Library Design Awards, the AJ100 Awards and the Building/UK Green Building Council Sustainability Awards, amongst others.[43]

Richard Feilden Foundation

The Richard Feilden Foundation was set up in memory of Richard Feilden in 2005.[44]

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[45] in Rwanda and a number of schools in Uganda.

References
  1. "Premature baby unit plan moves forward". ThisisWiltshire.co.uk. 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 – DesignCurial". www.designcurial.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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  4. 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.
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  8. "Kirkstall Forge". Kirkstall Forge. CEG. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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  21. "Highfield Humanities College". Civic Trust Awards. Civic Trust. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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  27. "Derby QUAD To Open With Art By The Wilsons And Bill Drummond". Culture24/art. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  28. "Persistence Works". Yorkshire Artspace/studio. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  29. 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.
  30. Freason, Amy (8 August 2011). "The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios". Dezeen. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  31. "Riba Awards: York abbey, M5 services and Liverpool hospital honoured". BBC News. 23 June 2016.
  32. "Stanbrook Abbey". Architecture.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  33. Jone, Will. "Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' Heelis HQ for the National Trust, Swindon". No. 14 February 2008. Building Design. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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  38. "Circle Square Manchester". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  39. "CEG Southbank". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  40. "Sheffield Campus Masterplan". University of Sheffield.
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  44. "Richard Feilden Foundation". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  45. "Rubengera Technical Secondary School". Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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