Patrick Richard joined Stanton Williams in 1995, becoming director in 2006. Patrick is Principal Director in charge of several high profile projects including the Grande Bibliothèque Métropolitaine de Clermont-Ferrand, the extension and transformation of the Musée d’Art in the city of Nantes in France, the transformation of the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the new sports facilities on Hackney Marshes, and the new London Underground and Crossrail entrances and Plaza on Tottenham Court road. Patrick was also responsible for the House of Fraser flagship department store in Bristol, the award winning student accommodation for Cranfield University, a major public square and gateway for the city of Geneva and an international award winning private house in Lugano in Switzerland.Patrick is passionate about the relationship between landscape and architecture, the urban realm and the role of architecture as a catalyst for regeneration. Patrick regularly lectures and has been a visiting critic at Westminster University, the department of Architecture and spacial studies at London Metropolitan University, Central Saint Martins MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environments and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.Patrick studied at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland under Professor Luigi Snozzi. During his studies, Patrick worked for architect Zaha Hadid in London. After graduating, Patrick worked in Switzerland, then independently in France winning a major commission for the masterplanning of the town of Pomier in Beaujolais as well as a finalist for the masterplan of a new quarter in the city of Grenoble in France.