Karli Edmondson
Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 4:30 pm

Tom Hart, associate, rg+p Architects (right), is welcomed to his new role by past president and rg+p managing director, Bill Smedley (left).

Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects (LRSA) has appointed its youngest ever President, 34 year old Tom Hart.  

Tom, who is an associate at Leicester-based architects rg+p, has been an RIBA member for nearly 10 years and will hold his seat as LRSA President for the next two years.   

Tom said of his Presidency: “The profession has had a difficult time recently and I would like to use my time in office to promote a number of aspects, for example architecture and education within Leicestershire’s Universities and Colleges; architecture as part of the wider design industry and encouraging participation in industry awards to showcase the fantastic buildings completed and in progress in the region.  

“I also want to provide more value to our members by using the LRSA website as a tool to showcase up-and-coming projects and to use this as a platform to exchange, discuss and generate ideas and information.”  

As a full time associate at rg+p, one of the region’s leading, multidisciplinary practises specialising in Architecture, Project Management and Quantity Surveying, Tom is thrilled that he can rely on the support, knowledge and enthusiasm of Bill Smedley, rg+p’s managing director, who was previously the youngest ever President of the LRSA between 1999 and 2001.   

LRSA is a regional branch society of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and provides a point of contact for members and the public about architecture in the East Midlands.