Qualifications: BA(Hons) Dip Arch MSc AABC IHBC RIBA SCA
Fiona Raley is an RIBA Chartered member and an RIBA accredited Specialist Conservation Architect with over twenty years’ experience in architectural practice and in teaching within schools of Architecture. In addition to a BA (Hons) degree in Architecture and a Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture, Fiona has a recent MSc in Building Conservation from the University of York graduating with a distinction in 2017. Fiona is also a member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.
Fiona has been teaching at the Kent School of Architecture and Planning since it opened in 2005; until 2019, this was as an Associate Lecturer teaching design and technology in the undergraduate school. In 2019, Fiona became a Lecturer with a 0.3FTE position and was module convenor for the Adapt and Extend module. Fiona has also taught at postgraduate level at the University of the Creative Arts and The University of York and has been a guest lecturer for the MSc Architectural Conservation within the Kent School of Architecture and Planning.
After many years at a senior management level, Fiona launched her own independent RIBA Chartered practice and historic building consultancy in 2019, based in the South East, working across the South of England and Central London. The practice specialises in the repair, alteration, extension and adaptive re-use of historic buildings including modern interventions and innovative design solutions. Work includes the preparations of successful applications for statutory consent and the research and preparation of Historic Buildings Reports, Condition Surveys for conservation deficit and Conservation Management Plans.
Fiona’s experience in practice encompasses a wide range of building types and ages: from medieval alms houses and churches to 20th century structures, undesignated assets, Grade II, Grade II*, Grade I and scheduled ancient monument sites. Currently she is working as part of the Design Guardian Team as conservation specialist for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the new Tower Hamlets Town Hall (in collaboration with AHMM and Ian Chalk Architects) at the Grade II listed former Royal London Hospital. We have extensive experience of liaising with Historic England, local authority planning and conservation officers and funders.
Previous experience of working on funded projects have included The Grade II Biggin Hill Memorial Museum working in collaboration with The London Borough of Bromley and Robin Lee Architecture including the preparation of the condition survey and advice on the setting of the new museum extension. Previous work in practice has included working with the SPID Theatre Group at the Grade II* Kensal House Estate Community Rooms by Maxwell Fry including the preparation of the stage reports for feasibility and design of a new performance space and refurbishment of the original community rooms. Both projects were funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Fiona enjoys collaborating with design led practice and has previously worked in collaboration with David Chipperfield Architects and Eric Parry Architects amongst many others.
My research interest is the philosophical approach to conservation and how the concepts of ‘arrested decay’ and ‘as found’, together with an understanding of the heritage values and significance, can inform a sustainable and viable future for heritage assets.
| Module Code | Module Title | Information |
|---|---|---|
| AR557 | Urban Intervention | Module Convenor and Tutor |
| AR842 | The Legislative Framework | Guest Lecturer |
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