Leigh Brooks MVO RIBA
Leigh Brooks completed his architectural training under the personal tutelage of eminent architectural historian Professor James Stevens Curl in 1995 after which he spent eight years working as Project Architect and Senior Associate on numerous highly prestigious projects including the award winning works at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge and the new Brownsword Market Building in Poundbury.
Since then his clients have included Sir Stephen & Lady Lamport, Sir Peter & Lady Wakefield’s family, Tkei Homes Ltd, Gold Property Developments Ltd, Prism Homes Ltd, The Field Lane Foundation, Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, Convery Developments, Zero 6 Developments, The River Club Health & Fitness Centre and Blue Savannah Developments as well as a large number of private clients.
Project experience, in addition to the work noted above, includes speculative new houses for developers ranging from 1,500sqft through to 8,500sqft; one of homes for private clients in both very traditional and very contemporary styles; masterplanning projects for housing schemes of several hundred units through to a new leisure and holiday park; and residential care facilities including supported living units and vulnerable family units.
In January 2002 Leigh was awarded the Member of the Royal Victorian Order by HM Queen Elizabeth II in the Jubilee Honours List for his work as Project Architect on the £25M Extension and Remodelling of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Leigh is the practice’s main contact and organiser for their Free Consultation scheme. As part of his ongoing Social Responsibility work Leigh is currently the Chair of Farnham Round Table. Leigh has also previously been the Chair of the Fundraising Committee of a local school, a non-paid advisor to a local school’s Building Committee and is also a founder committee member and treasurer of the Farnham Charity Bike Ride Committee.
In June 2008 Leigh raised over £1,100 for a local charity by successfully completing the famous ’3 Peaks Challenge’; climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowden in less than 24hrs from start to finish. Other fundraising activities include the off-road mountain bike sponsored ride from Farnham to Emsworth Harbour on behalf of The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, a local Farnham charity.