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. In January 2002 Leigh was awarded the Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) by HM Queen Elizabeth II in the 2002 Jubilee Honours List for his work as Project Architect on the £25M Extension and Remodelling of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace (now the King’s Gallery).

Following the completion of the Queen’s Gallery project, Leigh set up as a sole practitioner and was joined by Stuart Ware in 2003 and James Palmer In 2009 to form the core of BWP Architects. Both Stuart and James have since resigned, Stuart moving on to lecturing and James to work in Harrogate.

Leigh’s clients have included Sir Stephen & Lady Lamport, Sit Adrian & Lady Montague, Sir Peter & Lady Wakefield’s family, Tkei Homes Ltd, Gold Property Developments Ltd, Prism Homes Ltd, The Field Lane Foundation, Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, ECOnvery Developments as well as a large number of private clients.

Project experience 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.

When not at work, one of Leigh’s favourite activities is riding around the Surrey Hills get covered in mud and attempting to keep fit with friends on mountain bikes; he can often be found at weekends puffing and panting up a hill only to slip and slide his way down the other side while avoiding rocks and roots…