Ben Ridley
Ben Ridley is a British architect and entrepreneur, and the founder of Architecture for London. He is a Passivhaus designer and has been named as one of RIBA Journal’s rising stars.[1].
He is known for his advocacy for sustainable, zero carbon housing, having spoken publicly[2] about tackling the environmental[3] and financial[4] challenges of historic homes.
Education
Ben Ridley was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford before going on to study at UCL in London, where he gained a first class degree in Architecture in 2005 and a Diploma in Architecture with distinction in 2008[5].
During his university studies, Ridley won the Sir Andrew Taylor Environmental Design Prize[6].
Early career
In 2009, shortly after his graduation, Ridley founded his own firm, Architecture for London[7], which was featured in 2021 as RIBA Practice of the Month[8].
Architecture for London
Architecture for London is a British architecture practice based on sustainable principles[9]. It was founded by architect and Passivhaus designer Ben Ridley in 2009[1].
It is an RIBA chartered practice, and employs Passivhaus and EnerPHit[10] standards in order to uphold what it describes as a Healthy Homes approach.
The firm initially focused exclusively on smaller scale private residential work, including the Highbury House Extension in London[1].
It has since extended its focus to larger scale projects, including low-energy commercial buildings and housing developments as well as continuing to renovate[11] and design environmentally friendly private homes.
Architecture for London was shortlisted for Building Design’s Young Architect Of The Year Award (YAYA) in 2018[12] and received a commendation at the AIA Design Awards in 2022[13].
Projects by Architecture for London
Personal life
Ridley cites Alvar Aalto, Berthold Lubetkin and Carlo Scarpa as inspirations, with a specific interest in Lubetkin’s Highpoint[14].
He resides in London with his wife and daughter, in a low-energy home renovated by his team[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ben Ridley". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ City Conversations - Domestic Retrofit, retrieved 2022-07-11
- ↑ Lees, Martina. "How to make an old house energy efficient". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ Goss, Alexandra (2021-03-08). "How to cut the ballooning costs of living in a listed historic home". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ UCL (2017-10-25). "Three Bartlett alumni in the RIBA Rising Stars cohort". The Bartlett School of Architecture. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Bartlett School of Architecture Summer Show 2007 by The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Ben Ridley". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "RIBA London Practice of the Month March 2021: Architecture for London". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ Brown, Hannah (2022-03-19). "How to turn your house into an eco home". euronews. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "EnerPHit – the Passive House Certificate for retrofits [Passipedia EN]". passipedia.org. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ Goss, Alexandra (2021-04-17). "How to renovate and expand your home – and boost the house price too". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ 2018-03-29T06:00:00+01:00. "The contenders for Young Architect of the Year 2018". Building Design. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Winners 2022". AIA UK. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Kontextur Interview: 20/022 – Architecture for London". kntxtr (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home". Dezeen. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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