People

Marcus Beale

Partner
MA, Dip Arch (Cantab) FRSA, EASA, RIBA
Email: marcus.beale@stowandbeale.com

Marcus Beale has worked on radical alterations to protected buildings in historic sites for over 20 years, as well as delivering a series of striking new buildings. He studied architecture at Trinity College Cambridge and worked at Green Lloyd Architects from 1987-91 on major projects such as Somerset House North Block before forming Marcus Beale Architects in 1991. He is an occasional lecturer and visiting critic at schools of architecture, specialising in acoustics, proportion and spatial sound.

Key projects include:

• New College Oxford - Conservation and Development plan
• Oriel College, Oxford, Porters Lodge , Provost's Lodgings, Conservation and Master Plan
• St. George's Gate, St. Peter's College, Oxford
• Wimbledon College of Art, Univwersity of the Arts London,Foyer and Theatre
• Christ Church Garden, Southwark, London
• 60 Parker Street, London
• Clifton College, Bristol
• Cumnor House School, Sussex - Hovels, Master plan and Theatre
• Somerset House North Block, London
• Innholders Hall, London

Professional interests include :

• evaluating and understanding historic townscapes
• humane habitation
• spatial sound and archaeoacoustics
• sacred space
• community and urban design.

Community work includes:

• RIBA (architect) pair to the MP for Wimbledon
• chair Wimbledon Civic Forum
• chair Merton Priory Trust
• design advisor to the London Borough of Merton

Qualifications:

Memberships:

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce [FRSA] 2003
• Member Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association [EASA] 2001

Broadcasts include BBC Radio 4 Today programme (Merton Priory and Thomas Becket), ITV Late Night Live (work life balance), BBC Radio 3 (performance of Credo BBC singers), BBC TV Whistle Test (Penguin Cafe Orchestra).

Before MBA: Marcus worked at Green Lloyd Architects 1987-91, assisting at Somerset House North Block Courtauld Institute of Art 1987-89, then job running projects at Innholders Hall 1989-1991 and Barrington House 1990-91 in the City of London. He studied at Cambridge 1978-81, 1985-7 under Dalibor Vesely, Sandy Wilson, Bob Allies, Nicholas Ray, Peter Carl, Peter Blundell-Jones and others. Theoretical interests include spatial sound and architecture, on which he has lectured widely. Music: Marcus played the violin in the Penguin Café Orchestra from 1981-5, with whom he toured in USA, Japan and Europe, and from1982-86 composed a series of ballets for Dance Unlimited, performed at The Place and Institute of Contemporary Arts theatres in London. Since 1991 he composes liturgical music, directs a parish choir and continues to practice on the violin. Marcus is an activist for a deeper understanding of acoustics. Visit www.philophony.com for more.