Piercy Conner

Winner of the 2006 Corus AJ 40 under 40 ‘Best Use of Steel’ and finalists in ‘Young Architect of the Year’ Piercy Conner are building a reputation for changing our perception of living and working space. With business partner Matt Fairman PCA also run a 45 strong design communication company based in London with plans to open a Manchester studio in 2006.

Through the application and adaptation of commercial construction technology Piercy Conner has developed over twenty housing and hotel concepts and was awarded finalist of the 2002 ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ for the Microflat project promoted by Selfridges. Piercy Conner was recently asked by BMW to create their vision for future living based on their concept homes. The form and language of our architecture is crafted by the synthesis of external site forces and ongoing material and construction research.

Stuart Piercy was born in Yorkshire and studied at the National University of Singapore and the Architectural Association. He was a designer on large scale projects for Grimshaw and Partners including the famous Eden project of Cornwall, Berlin Stock Exchange and Zurich Airport between 1995 and 2001. Stuart also runs UNIT6 at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and lectures extensively throughout the UK. Stuart was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006.

Richard Conner was born in Lancashire and studied at Liverpool University and The Bartlett, UCL. He worked on the Berlin Stock Exchange and was a key member of the competitions design team for Grimshaw and Partners between 1994 and 2000. Richard has pioneered 3D CAD design in the studio and was responsible for delivering PCA’s first private residential project ‘Tower Y’ a 200 year old Martello Gun Tower in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Piercy Conner, Cairo Studios, 4-6 Nile Street, London N1 7RF Tel 0044 (0)20 7490 9494 Fax 0044 (0)20 7490 9480 Web www.piercyconner.co.uk