HARRY FOLEY


I am a Scunthorpe-born Architectural Designer, Educator, and Historian. As a practitioner, I have worked in New York, Beijing, and London, most notably with Stirling Prize-winning practice Stanton Williams, where I designed new interiors for the Royal Opera House as part of its RIBA award-winning ‘Open Up’ programme. A graduate of The Bartlett School of Architecture, I have taught Architecture, Interior Design, and Architectural History at several higher education institutions, and have served as a Guest Reviewer at University of the Arts London and the Royal College of Art.


RESEARCH


[a]rchitecture with a small ‘a’. My research examines obscure ephemera of the built environment, emphasising unbuilt, everyday, and working-class territories. It is multidisciplinary, spanning architectural history, material culture and media studies fields, prioritising page matter and popular culture (video games, tv, film) as critical tools for enquiry.
Selected Outputs

Coventry Cathedral
Exhibition. Reflecting on unbuilt and unpublished entries to the 1951 Coventry Cathedral competition to mark its 75th anniversary. August 2026
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Public Lecture. ‘Re-Mediating the Modern Church: Represention, Rhetoric, and the Unbuilt in Architectural Competition.’ June 2026.
Design History Society
Text. Provocative Objects. Things in Fields: Objects of the Car Boot Sale as Matter Out of Place. June 2026.
Drawing Matter
Text. Visibility, and the Unseen. ‘The Architectural Competition: Shopfront to the Trade’. March 2026.
The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
Conference. Research Introductions. ‘Media Representations of Modern Anglican Architecture, 1950-60.’ December 2025.
Twentieth Century Society
Chapter. ‘Yesterday’s Church of Tomorrow: St John the Baptist, Ermine Estate, Lincoln’ in Holy Houses. Authored with Karolina Szynalska Mcaleavey. June 2023.
Adidas
Exhibition. ‘Things in Fields’ diptych exhibited for a sold-out drawing exhibition at Adidas’ flagship Oxford Street store. April 2022.
Awards

Royal Opera House ‘Open Up’
For and on behalf of Stanton Williams
RIBA London Award
RIBA National Award
Civic Trust Award
Architecture Master Prize
Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School
For and on behalf of Stanton Williams
RIBA East Award
RIBA National Award
Civic Trust Award
Cambridge Design and Construction Award