RIBA Honorary Fellows

An expert in the field of bridge and infrastructure design, Héctor has been Design Director at Knight Architects, for the past 24 years. As a structural engineer his extensive portfolio of bridges demonstrate an integrated, holistic approach to design which is founded in a rigorous combination of artistic and scientific analysis. Where it's rare to see considered and well-designed public infrastructure, Héctor recognises that bridges are very influential components of the built environment; his designs change how people move around, and shape the way the urban realm forms around them.

As Urban Design Lead for the London Borough of Camden, Edward has advocated for good design and quality architecture, procuring from a diverse range of architects, often championing the new generation of young architects. He has been instrumental in the enhancement of Camden's built environment and highly influential in ensuring a widely recognised and consistently high quality of design as this hugely diverse area of London goes through rapid development. Ed has notably played a key role on the Stirling Prize Shortlisted, Kings Cross Central Masterplan and helped establish the Camden Design Awards, celebrating the best additions to Camden's built environment.

With a long career in Estates Management for Higher Education, Keith has consistently promoted high quality design and the highest environmental sustainability standards. Keith led the development of a sustainability reporting tool for the sector called the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard, now seen as a vital annual reporting toolkit for estates departments across the country. Keith led the development of a new Masterplan, centred around a “green spine” at the University of Sheffield making a significant impact to the University’s built environment and to the city of Sheffield.

Founder of Beyond the Box Trust, Neil has an impressive track record of creating youth engagement programmes, encouraging young people from under-represented groups to participate in the built environment. Through the Beyond the Box Trust, Neil has notably created the People's Pavilion, a design competition for young people. Neil has also been instrumental in public procurement reform, ensuring that social value and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles are integrated into the Greater London Authority (GLA) built environment frameworks.

With over 40 years' experience at Arup, Andrew's expertise focusses on designing natural, passive systems not only for lighting but also for environmental control of spaces, particularly world-renowned cultural spaces. Andrew was an early pioneer in the use of computer modelling, environmental analysis software, and computer optimisation within his field. He has collaborated with many prominent architects including Renzo Piano, RSHP, David Chipperfield, SANAA, Future Systems, Amanda Levete, and Herzog de Meuron, as well as supporting and mentoring many smaller, up and coming practices.

Neal provides strong leadership, across practice and academia, striving to make the profession more inclusive and open to all. At the LSA, Neal introduced Part 0 courses for school-age students wanting to enter the profession and Part 4 courses for graduates, offering new forms of teaching. Neal has been on RIBA's Research and Innovation Group and the Honours Committee (2022 to 2024), sits on the House of Architecture Steering Committee, was consulted on new interpretation panels for the Jarvis and Florence Halls, acted as external curatorial consultant for the 'Raise the Roof' exhibition, and co-wrote RIBA Conservation Management Plan with Alan Baxter Associates.

Leanne has spent her career promoting architecture, design, regeneration and culture to the wider public. Founder and Managing Director of PR agency, ING Media, Leanne is also the Chair of The London Society and a Design Council Ambassador. A proactive campaigner for the built environment, Leanne has recently founded Don't Waste Buildings, a campaign group organised to make the case for the next government to introduce policies which will tackle embodied carbon by reducing demolition and construction waste in the UK.

As a property developer, Richard champions the role architecture plays in regenerating places. Working across London on schemes in Bromley, Hillingdon, Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark, architecture has always been at the forefront of Richard’s ethos, employing both big, established practices and championing small startups. Richard’s ambitious work also prioritises the need to adapt existing buildings rather than destroy. In 2012 he funded a campaign to save part of Smithfield market from certain demolition, preserving the majority of beautiful buildings on the site and delivering an alternative scheme that demonstrated the viability of saving and adapting every element of the market buildings.