From 22–24 October, explore a dynamic programme featuring keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Each segment will be an opportunity to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and look boldly toward the future of tradition in the built environment.
BUILDING: Craft & Construction panel discussion
Hear from practitioners who have dedicated their lives to the craft skills that make traditional architecture possible. Focus will be on the aesthetic and the practical aspects of making buildings and places, from the fine detail of a stone carving to the on-site realities of volume housebuilding.
Speakers — BUILDING: Craft & Construction
Clunie Fretton
Clunie Fretton is a master carver, sculptor, and gilder whose work is held in the UK’s Houses of Parliament, St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. She specialises in conservation, restoration, and new commissions, contributing to the ongoing development heritage skills in the UK.
Philip Fry
Philip Fry is Managing Director of CG Fry & Son, a leading builder in South West England. Since 1993 he has worked on the Duchy of Cornwall’s Poundbury project, applying its principles to CG Fry’s award-winning developments and collaborations with legacy landowners.
Max Rutgers
Max Rutgers, recipient of the Diploma de Mestre Artesà (2020) and the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards in the carpentry category (2024), is a master framer whose work spans award-winning projects and heritage restorations. He also teaches traditional timber construction across Europe.
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas is a master stone carver and sculptor with over 40 years of experience. Trained with the Compagnons du Devoir, he has worked on major conservation projects across Europe and currently teaches stone carving for the Wallonny Agency for Cultural Heritage in Belgium.
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