Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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I launched ICE's postgraduate apprenticeship in Architecture in 2020 and it has grown quickly to become one of the most highly regarded in the country. We set out to establish a new type of relationship between professional architectural practice and universities, and to invite our collaborating practices to play a direct role in our course.
Architecture is a regulated profession and that means that we must continuously demonstrate that we reach or exceed constantly rising national standards across all aspects of our work. Our apprentices are engaged in research and design work that spans from history and theory to urban design and sustainable building design, as well as undergoing training in teamworking and in other crucial professional proficiencies.
I qualified as an architect in 1988 and following a period in professional practice, working on building conservation and remodelling and om masterplanning. I restarted my academic career at Cambridge in 2000 with a doctorate under the supervision of Andrew Saint on the domestic architecture of A.W.N. Pugin. I am active on the casework committees and publication activities of the Twentieth Century and Victorian Societies, and I have been a member of Historic England’s national Advisory Committee.
My most recent work has been on Edwardian architecture. In 2020 I published the first re-evaluation of Edwardian domestic architecture since the 1970s and in 2023 I wrote a short illustrated biography of Edwin Rickards, one of the most flamboyant Edwardian baroque architects. I began as a scholar of the gothic revival and I also specialise in Victorian and twentieth century house and church architecture. My other professional interests include building conservation and adaptation for contemporary needs.
