Stuart Calder Hill, BA (Hons), MSc, PG Cert
Director, Architecture
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Background
Stuart is a Designer, Forensic Architect, Expert Witness and an accredited RIBA Client Adviser. He holds dual qualifications in architecture and law and has worked for internationally respected architectural practices, including Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Herzog & de Meuron, John Miller, and Su Rogers + Partners.
He has been responsible for contract negotiation and drafting in various markets: primarily the United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada and the United States, alongside technical and contractual trouble shooting on numerous projects, with specific experience of façade defects – including visual defects and de-bonding issues – alongside contractual issues on both traditional and design and build procurement routes. He was also responsible for ensuring compliance with all licensing and legal requirements across various global markets, including the USA and Canada, and for negotiating insurance renewals and managing claims for international design practices.
He has undertaken studio teaching at Kingston, Cardiff, and Dalhousie Universities (Canada) and has been an invited speaker at conferences on the design of cultural buildings, alongside contributions to various publications, including Building Magazine, Domus, the Architect’s Journal and the Guardian newspaper. He is also an external examiner for the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architects’ Professional Examination Authority for Scotland.
Education and Certifications
- Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, MSc: King’s College, London (2014)
- Construction Law and Arbitration (PGC): Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (2012)
- Professional Practice in Architecture (RIBA Part 3): University of Westminster (1991)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part 2): University of Westminster (1990)
- Architecture, BA(Hons) (RIBA Part 1): University of Westminster (1987)
- Undergraduate Diploma in Fine Art (Foundation Course): Thurso College (1984)
Associations and Memberships
- Member: Accredited RIBA Client Advisor
- Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
- Member: Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
- Member: Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Member: Architects Registration Board (ARB)
- Member: Danish Architects Association (MAA)
- Member: Society of Construction Law
Publications
- Stuart Calder Hill: ‘Factors in the construction of libraries and cultural buildings’ Presentation to the Society of Library Professionals
- Stuart Calder Hill: “Cost Models, Libraries” with Cummings, Washington DC (2012)
- Stuart Calder Hill: “Charles Holden, Britain’s first modernist” (1990)
- Stuart Calder Hill: ‘Visual Geometry’ (2017) – ISBN 978-1-78808-616-5
- Stuart Calder Hill: ‘Reisen’ (2016) – ISBN 978-1-78808-616-8
- Stuart Calder Hill: ‘Swirl Power, the Sir Duncan Rice Library’ (interview with Jonathan Glancy, The Guardian Newspaper, 2012)