Bridget Munro

Bridget Munro

Intern Architect

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate at RSHP | EDI lead | currently on maternity leave

  • Education

    • Architectural Association School of Architecture

      2011 - 2013
      M.Arch. AADRL Architecture and Urbanism Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Representative • Thesis: “Hexapod: A New Vernacular,” a proposal for intermediate housing for displaced populations.• Workshop: “B(AA)T-OPUS”an exploration of the relationship between the body and kinetic design.• Workshop: “Adaptive Patterns,” digital studies of the reaction diffusion equation.

    • UCL

      2015 - 2016
      Bartlett School of Architecture - Part 3 Diploma in Professional Practice & Management - ARB Part 3 Distinction
    • University of Washington

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Architecture, Psychology Honors

      • Architecture in Scandinavia Program, 06.2007-09.2007; • Architecture in Rome Program, 09.2007-12.2007• Juhani Pallasmaa Workshop on phenomenology , 2008; • Kieran-Timberlake studio on adaptive reuse, 2008

    • Mount Holyoke College

      2003 - 2004
      Candidate for Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Architectural Studies Honors

      Activities and Societies: A Capella • Dean’s List, 2004

  • Experience

    • Monahan Blythen Hopkins Architects

      Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
      Intern Architect

      Demolition drawings, schematic design, design development, model building for varied projects including private apartment, hospital extension, synagogue, and public works projects.

    • Pb Elemental Architecture

      Sept 2006 - Jun 2007
      Intern Architect

      Intern architect, participating in schematic design and design development, as well as model building, for private single-family and multi-family residences.

    • Hutchison and Maul Architecture

      Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
      Intern Architect

      Collaborating designer on 2-story office building for Bothell Public Works in Seattle; collaborating designer on extension of private home for an artist’s studio in Seattle; design and implementation of installation featuring the firm’s body of work at UW Seattle.

    • Fèvre et Gaucher Architectes-Urbanistes

      Aug 2008 - Jul 2011
      Architecte (DE aux Etats-Unis)

      Architectural design and project management on varied projects and phases of design, including but not limited to housing, local government buildings; numerous competitions on education and health care projects, a church extension, an equestrian centre, private apartments and an embassy.

    • Urban Systems

      Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
      Architectural Designer & Project Manager

      Team management for large-scale commercial project in Henan Province, China; design research and conceptual design work for new office projects.

    • KSS Design Group

      Mar 2014 - Feb 2015
      Architectural Designer

      Residential developments in Surrey and Sussex; grammar school and residential development in greater London.

    • Grimshaw

      Feb 2015 - Sept 2016
      Senior Architectural Designer

      Culture / leisure project in the Sultanate of Oman; new university building for the Department of Civil Engineering in Cambridge.

    • RSHP

      Sept 2016 - now
      Associate

      I work on a variety of projects, diverse in scale and stage, ranging from conceptual masterplan to construction documentation for built schemes. I am a founder and leader of the RSHP Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, and am a member of the RSHP Women in Architecture group.

    • Oxford Brookes University

      Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
      Associate Lecturer

      Architecture Apprenticeship Level 7 (MArchD Part 2 and Part 3)

    • Women in Architecture UK

      Sept 2020 - now
      Vice Chair
    • The London School of Architecture

      Sept 2021 - Jul 2022
      Design Think Tank Lead

      I am delighted to be collaborating with the RSHP team leading a new Design Think Tank for the London School of Architecture. We will be starting work on the 23rd November with our team in collaboration with Buro Happold, Gillespie’s Landscape Architects and Tower Hamlets Local Authority.RSHP are honoured to support the LSA !

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Masters of Architecture

      Architectural Association
      Feb 2013
    • Architecte

      Ordre des architectes d'Île-de-France
    • B.A. Architecture

      University of Washington
      Jun 2008
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Bridget Munro
      UW Dean’s Certificate of High Honors, 2004-2008 -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founding Partner

      Issued by Architecture for Humanity Paris on Jan 2008
      Architecture for Humanity ParisAssociated with Bridget Munro