Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths is founder of the architectural practice Richard Griffiths Architects, which has established itself as one of the foremost practices in the conservation field, with a particular reputation for new design in historic contexts.  He was Cathedral Architect at Southwark Cathedral for 16 years, Cathedral Architect at St Albans Cathedral for 18 years, and has acted as consultant to other major architectural practices in connection with sensitive projects for the conversion of major historic buildings and historic areas to new uses, including the St Pancras Hotel, the Kings Cross Granary Building and Regent Quarter, and the conversion of the former Oxford Prison to a new quarter for Oxford.

He was a committee member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings from 1993 to 1999 and a Trustee of the Churches Conservation Trust from 1999 to 2005. He has been closely involved with the commissioning of sculpture, stained glass, decorative painting, light fittings and furniture for churches and cathedrals.