PEOPLE
We work with a wide range of partners, associates and collaborators who share our vision and perspective, bringing their specialisms, skills and expertise to every project.
Frances Crow
A RIBA Chartered Architect with 25 years in the industry, Frances formed Crow Architecture in 2022 with a clear goal: to help people navigate their own regenerative development projects and tackle our changing climate in the process.
Through her work as an architect, researcher and academic over the past two decades, Frances has developed a deep-rooted interest in the conservation of land and buildings – whether they have heritage value, are under-used or redundant, or need adapting to better serve the environment around them.
Frances is in the process of becoming a RIBA Conservation Registrant, the first step in consolidating her heritage experience by an industry recognised body. She’s also a graduate of the AECB Retrofit Coordination CarbonLite course and is on her way to becoming an accredited Retrofit Coordinator.
A Loose Collective
Crow Architecture is part of a loose collective of architectural and design practices that work together on projects defined by the scale, time or specific expertise required.
Lane Archtitects, Janie Hinton Architects, Studio Battersby Edgley,
A Network of Consultants
We work with a network of local consultants and practitioners to provide the right mix of skills and disciplines for your project. This might include a surveyor, an energy consultant, a cost consultant, a structural engineer, an acoustician, an ecologists or conservation specialists.
Collaborative communities
We’re seeking people who want to collaborate with us on projects that will restore places to be the best they can be, for your needs today and future generations. Whether it’s your home, business or organisation.
We use participatory design in all our projects, everything from light-touch conversations, sketching or making models for small scale projects, to more hands-on workshops, actions or events for projects with a larger group of users.
When a project starts, you become part of the design team, with access to a virtual space for ongoing dialogue and input in the development of your project.
Communities we work with include Upcycle Kernow and Loveland and Penryn Museum Society.
Research
We’re actively involved in research and knowledge exchange partnerships and have worked with Architecture at Falmouth University and Immersive Business. Frances Crow was also a research fellow at Falmouth University SWCTN South West Creative Technology Network.
Mentoring, Internships and Work Experience
At Crow Architecture, we keenly support and develop people who are interested in working to build a better environment.
We provide work placements and internships as a stepping stone into the profession and in 2022 had our first work placement student from St. Peter’s School, Exeter. We work with Falmouth University Realworks and their micro-internship scheme to provide intern placements.
We have also provided mentoring through the RIBA student mentoring scheme and Cultivator for their Specialist Mentoring programme.
If you’re interested in working with us, get in touch to find out more.
Business and Funding
Crow Architecture is a Falmouth University, Launchpad Associate Business and has received business support from Plymouth University’s ERDF funded Acceleration Through Innovation programme and Falmouth University and University of Exeter’s Immersive Business programme. Crow Architecture has also received funding from Cornwall Council’s ERDF Superfast 3 Inclusive Growth Cornwall programme.