Richard is currently an University Architect for Gallaudet University in Washington D.C - a world renowned institution in higher education for the deaf and hard of hearing. He is also a director for Richard Lyndon Design – a multi-disciplinary collective with focus on working with Deaf/Disabled artists and architects on projects across Europe and America.
Richard graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast in 2003 and worked for several local practices before moving to Australia to travel and participate in the Deaflymics Games for Ireland in Melbourne.
Richard initially took up a post with Melbourne City Council’s Urban Design Department and latterly was with an award-winning sustainable architecture firm. He returned home to Belfast in 2006 and worked for Hackett Hall (now Hall McKnight) where he accumulated over 17 years of experience working on public and private sector projects.
As well as being project architect for several highly crafted award-winning projects, Richard was the recipient of the ‘Project Architect of the Year’ award at the 2019 RSUA Awards ceremony for his work on the Transport Hub in Belfast.
Richard was appointed a Design Associate at the Design Council to bring a specific range of expertise to their design support work. He actively participates in research practices and presented a paper based on ‘DeafSpace’ at the European Society for Mental Health and Deafness Congress in Wales.
