Lorna Edwards – Associate Partner
Lorna Edwards – Associate Partner
Lorna was exceptional throughout the process and the fact that she is held with such great regard from across all members of the delivery team is testament to this. We all valued her input immensely and agree that the outstanding building that has been created is in huge part down to her dedication, skill and influence.
Ken Kinsella - Director of Capital Development at LSE
Lorna is an architect and team leader whose career has largely been focussed on the design and delivery of healthcare, science, cultural and education projects for clients that include the British Museum, the London School of Economics and the British Library. Her stakeholder engagement proficiency on projects with extensive client engagement and complex briefs has, along with her skill at navigating between strategic overview and technical detail, enabled her teams to deliver high-quality, award-winning buildings. Lorna’s collaborative, thoughtful and pragmatic approach to working with clients and consultants has also been intrinsic to the successful delivery of many
notable schemes.
She leads RSHP’s sustainability group, implementing initiatives and cultivating in-house expertise, and was a LETI Pioneers Steering Committee member between 2022 and 2023. She is also a member of New London Architecture’s Expert Panel on Education and an advocate for outreach activities and careers mentoring. Lorna currently leads the British Library Extension which will provide new facilities to broaden the Library’s outreach, education, conservation, and exhibitions programmes, integrated with a Life Sciences hub and extensive public realm. The project will provide broad community benefits through its design, a strong social value framework and ambitious sustainability goals.
Lorna has played a large part in high profile projects involving detailed stakeholder engagement and on-site delivery: she was the Project Architect for the RIBA National Award-winning Centre Building, and for many years was a core team member for the British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre which was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize. Before joining RSHP, Lorna worked on several healthcare schemes located on complex urban sites. In addition to her project work and sustainability role, Lorna is also part of RSHP’s EDI and recruitment teams. Outside of the office, she is a Governor at Mossbourne Community Academy.
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