We are delighted to announce the 2025 Peter Rice Lecture will be given by Fiona Scott of @gortscott on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. We are hugely thankful to @arupgroup for their ongoing support of this annual event. This lecture is free but must be booked in advance through Eventbrite (links in bio).
Fiona co-founded Gort Scott in 2007. She places great value on strategic design thinking from the earliest stages of a project whether architecture or masterplanning. She is known for her pioneering research involving high streets and town centres, and this reflects her interest in how buildings and spaces work to support peoples everyday lives across all scales of project.
Her directorial role is in the integration of wider architectural, societal, cultural, environmental and policy influences in the focus and trajectory of the practice and the design of projects. She also oversees research and development, and special projects.
She studied at Central St Martins, Cambridge University and the Royal College of Art and is a registered Architect. She was also a research associate at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for inclusive design.
Fiona taught with Jay at Cambridge University as a Design Fellow. She is one of the Mayor’s Design Advocates, working with City Hall to help support London’s evolution.
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