Richard is a co-founder of Design Engine and enjoys working in all sectors and at all scales: from masterplanning to interior design, with architecture at the centre. He has been the recipient of numerous RIBA and Civic Trust Awards during 25 years of practice and received the Stephen Lawrence Prize for his own house in Winchester at the 2001 Stirling Prize celebrations.
Richard has a particular passion for teaching and led a post-graduate studio at Oxford Brookes University School of Architecture between 1995 and 2010. He continues to act as a regular visiting critic at the OBU, Bath, Bartlett, Portsmouth and Plymouth Schools of architecture.