AJ 40 under 40: Feilden Fowles
14 December 2020 By Richard Waite, illustration by Simon Hayes
Shortlisted for the 2019 Stirling Prize, the AJ 40 under 40 practice has retained its low-tech, environmentally friendly principles while growing through a series of significant competition wins
It is no understatement to say it has been an extraordinary couple of years for Feilden Fowles. As well as picking up a clutch of highly prized jobs, the 11-year-old practice’s blossoming reputation was bolstered further when it made the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist with its Yorkshire Sculpture Park visitor centre.
Set up by Fergus Feilden, 38, and Edmund Fowles, 36, the company now boasts 21 staff, all of whom are under 40. Despite its growth, the practice has held onto the low-tech, low-impact, environmentally focused design principles showcased in its very first project, Ty Pren, a Welsh passive longhouse clad in local larch and slate (2009).