Andrew Waugh

Andrew is a Founding Director of Waugh Thistleton Architects, a practice dedicated to delivering beautiful buildings and places that acknowledge their impact on the environment. Working in the field of mass timber and low carbon construction methods for a decade, Andrew has earned international recognition as a global leader in the development of sustainable building practices.

Lecturing, teaching and lobbying to accelerate the green transition of the construction economy, Andrew travels globally communicating the urgent need to transform our building practices to mitigate the climate crisis. A pivotal player in the global shift towards renewable, bio-based materials in construction, Andrew's innovative approach to design has been acknowledged by many awards including the RIBA President's Award for Research and a Stirling Prize nomination in 2018 and the Architects' Journal Practice of the Year award for 2023. In 2023, Waugh Thistleton's Black & White building, a fully engineered mass timber office block in London, received both an RIBA London and National Award.

The practice is currently engaged on both research and design projects throughout Europe and North America, securing a four year research project with the EU Horizon into creating a truly circular construction economy through the use of mass timber building systems. An influential figure in the low carbon design movement, Andrew is a founding member of Architects Declare, a group dedicated to advancing the use of biogenic materials and low carbon alternatives to traditional, high-carbon building. Regularly working with research institutions and advising on government policy, Waugh Thistleton has established itself as a world leader in sustainable architecture under his healm.