About Ruth Butler

Ruth Butler is a Chartered Architect and registered RIBA Client Adviser.

Ruth was inspired to become an architect by early work experience at Hampshire County Council, and went on to study architecture at University of Brighton. She gained her RIBA Part 3 (professional practice) with distinction whilst working at BDP (London) as a key team member for the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s £130M redevelopment at Wimbledon.

Ruth joined David Morley Architects (London) in 1995, becoming a partner and growing the practice to 50-staff and £4M fee turnover. She delivered a range of sports, leisure, education and healthcare projects, including: Construction Skills Centre (Argent, Kings Cross); Indoor Athletics Centre (Brunel University); Cancer Information & Support Centre, Brighton (Macmillan); Biosciences Centre (Liverpool University); The Campus in North Somerset (two schools, library and sports centre).

Ruth ran her own practice Ruth Butler Architects from 2010 to 2020, delivering award-winning and sustainable community, education and residential projects.
(See projects here).

Ruth has extensive experience as a Client Adviser, supporting a number of local authorities including Royal Borough of Greenwich and Wandsworth Council. She was Client Adviser for RIBA Stirling Prize winning Burntwood School in Tooting. Ruth is a specialist in Learning Environments, working with schools, colleges and universities. She has been on CABE’s Design Review Panel since 2005, most recently reviewing Oxford University projects for the CABE Oxford Design Review Panel.

Ruth joined Pritchard Architecture in 2020 to focus on the sustainable re-use of existing buildings and low-energy deep retrofit.

Ruth has a passion for sustainable design and this was reflected in her recent design, project management and build of her own family home – a Passivhaus built on a brownfield site in Emsworth, Hampshire.