Matthew Clay Architects | RIBA Chartered Practice
@matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
We are a Chartered RIBA Practice based in Corsham near to the World Heritage setting of Bath.
We are imaginative, energetic and successful in what we do, taking great pride in the results we achieve.
We are imaginative, energetic and successful in what we do, taking great pride in the results we achieve.
A big day today! We’re delighted to be supporting Rose who, of her own volition, has set herself the challenge of helping to fundraise for two fantastic charities: @thebhf.bsky.social and @wbairambulance.bsky.social
Www.justgiving.com/team/rosejarrett
Www.justgiving.com/team/rosejarrett
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A big day today! We’re delighted to be supporting Rose who, of her own volition, has set herself the challenge of helping to fundraise for two fantastic charities: @thebhf.bsky.social and @wbairambulance.bsky.social
Www.justgiving.com/team/rosejarrett
Www.justgiving.com/team/rosejarrett
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Georgian Bath? How about Brutalist Bath!
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Georgian Bath? How about Brutalist Bath!
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
Sign the petition to save the fabulous little Church of the Good Shepherd in Batheaston (1966-67) from demolition, and allow the local community to buy it instead.
✍🏼 c.org/PdMGmFFhqZ
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Witherford Watson Mann has won its second RIBA Stirling Prize after its ‘generous and thoughtful’ Appleby Blue Almshouse in Southwark, south London, was crowned the UK’s best new building
Appleby Blue Almshouse gives Witherford Watson Mann its second Stirling Prize win
Appleby Blue Almshouse gives Witherford Watson Mann its second Stirling Prize win
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Witherford Watson Mann has won its second RIBA Stirling Prize after its ‘generous and thoughtful’ Appleby Blue Almshouse in Southwark, south London, was crowned the UK’s best new building
A rather delightful outcome.
Thank you Sam, Jack, and all at Bluemill and Clements, and their sub-contractors for the hard in helping it get there.
Photos and video courtesy of Adam Carter Photography.
#barnconversion #conservation #listedbuilding #renovation #restoration
Thank you Sam, Jack, and all at Bluemill and Clements, and their sub-contractors for the hard in helping it get there.
Photos and video courtesy of Adam Carter Photography.
#barnconversion #conservation #listedbuilding #renovation #restoration
October 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A rather delightful outcome.
Thank you Sam, Jack, and all at Bluemill and Clements, and their sub-contractors for the hard in helping it get there.
Photos and video courtesy of Adam Carter Photography.
#barnconversion #conservation #listedbuilding #renovation #restoration
Thank you Sam, Jack, and all at Bluemill and Clements, and their sub-contractors for the hard in helping it get there.
Photos and video courtesy of Adam Carter Photography.
#barnconversion #conservation #listedbuilding #renovation #restoration
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The RIBA has announced the six projects by up-and-coming architects in the running for this year’s Stephen Lawrence Prize
Which schemes are vying for the 2025 Stephen Lawrence Prize?
Which schemes are vying for the 2025 Stephen Lawrence Prize?
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The RIBA has announced the six projects by up-and-coming architects in the running for this year’s Stephen Lawrence Prize
If you’re ever offered the privilege of tutoring architecture students, do it because you want to offer something to them. Our team’s lucky enough to work some some fabulous and thought-provoking minds over at @uniofbath.bsky.social, and it’s an absolute joy to be kept in our toes by them!
Matthew Turner advises an architect who wonders whether they should begin teaching in architecture school, on top of working in practice.
The Coach: Should I start to teach, on top of working in practice?
The Coach: Should I start to teach, on top of working in practice?
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you’re ever offered the privilege of tutoring architecture students, do it because you want to offer something to them. Our team’s lucky enough to work some some fabulous and thought-provoking minds over at @uniofbath.bsky.social, and it’s an absolute joy to be kept in our toes by them!
Shhh! Keep it secret, but we’ve just heard about a new social media platform, and have - certainly not belatedly - decided to take the plunge with it.
Want to find out more? Go on, give us a follow!
www.facebook.com/MatthewClayA...
Want to find out more? Go on, give us a follow!
www.facebook.com/MatthewClayA...
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June 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Shhh! Keep it secret, but we’ve just heard about a new social media platform, and have - certainly not belatedly - decided to take the plunge with it.
Want to find out more? Go on, give us a follow!
www.facebook.com/MatthewClayA...
Want to find out more? Go on, give us a follow!
www.facebook.com/MatthewClayA...
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UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns
UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns
Exclusive: UK Green Building Council calls for adaptation of millions of buildings and warns of flood threats to towns
The UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency.
The report by the UK Green Building Council also predicts that towns including Peterborough and Fairbourne will be uninhabitable by the end of the century because of flooding.
The appointment of a minister for resilience within the Cabinet Office
A new legal objective to ensure all planning decisions deliver climate safety.
A more ambitious future homes standard to protect against increasing climate hazards – overheating, flooding and water scarcity.
A comprehensive retrofit strategy to make homes and buildings climate safe.
The protection of all communities with trees, parks and ponds. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
UK schools and offices not equipped for impact of global heating, report warns
A fantastic building by Sir Frederick Gibberd.
Great the see ‘the Wigwam’ being Grade I Listed, and recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Great the see ‘the Wigwam’ being Grade I Listed, and recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral has listing upgraded to Grade I
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA ‘the Wigwam’, recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A fantastic building by Sir Frederick Gibberd.
Great the see ‘the Wigwam’ being Grade I Listed, and recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Great the see ‘the Wigwam’ being Grade I Listed, and recognised as one of UK’s most important buildings.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two things we like:
1) sustainable, beautiful timber construction; and
2) thoughtful, considered educational spaces.
Great to see it’s being recognised as a national asset. Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1) sustainable, beautiful timber construction; and
2) thoughtful, considered educational spaces.
Great to see it’s being recognised as a national asset. Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Innovative' Glenmere Primary School gets listed status
The building is described as a
www.bbc.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Two things we like:
1) sustainable, beautiful timber construction; and
2) thoughtful, considered educational spaces.
Great to see it’s being recognised as a national asset. Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1) sustainable, beautiful timber construction; and
2) thoughtful, considered educational spaces.
Great to see it’s being recognised as a national asset. Well done to all involved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We’ve got a new website to showcase our work, and thought you might like a sneak peak!
Www.matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
#architecture #new #website
Www.matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
#architecture #new #website
Welcome | Matthew Clay Architects
Www.matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We’ve got a new website to showcase our work, and thought you might like a sneak peak!
Www.matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
#architecture #new #website
Www.matthewclayarchitects.co.uk
#architecture #new #website
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Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2025! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Here's how: bit.ly/3YzRjk
#southwestengland
#southwestengland
December 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2025! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Here's how: bit.ly/3YzRjk
#southwestengland
#southwestengland
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To mark the 90th birthday of 66 Portland Place, the RIBA have shared a series of fantastic archive stories on Google Arts and Culture.
Here, artist Edward Bainbridge Copnall sculpts the figure of Architectural Aspiration above the main entrance in 1934. Taps-Aff!
Here, artist Edward Bainbridge Copnall sculpts the figure of Architectural Aspiration above the main entrance in 1934. Taps-Aff!
November 25, 2024 at 9:43 AM
To mark the 90th birthday of 66 Portland Place, the RIBA have shared a series of fantastic archive stories on Google Arts and Culture.
Here, artist Edward Bainbridge Copnall sculpts the figure of Architectural Aspiration above the main entrance in 1934. Taps-Aff!
Here, artist Edward Bainbridge Copnall sculpts the figure of Architectural Aspiration above the main entrance in 1934. Taps-Aff!
Hello all, and welcome. As it’s our #firstpost, we thought we’d introduce ourselves. We are a #RIBA Chartered Practice in Corsham (near Bath), and will post the occasional muse and news.
We are a small team of #architects, so won’t be on here all the time, but do get in touch to find out more.
We are a small team of #architects, so won’t be on here all the time, but do get in touch to find out more.
December 5, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Hello all, and welcome. As it’s our #firstpost, we thought we’d introduce ourselves. We are a #RIBA Chartered Practice in Corsham (near Bath), and will post the occasional muse and news.
We are a small team of #architects, so won’t be on here all the time, but do get in touch to find out more.
We are a small team of #architects, so won’t be on here all the time, but do get in touch to find out more.