Patrick Bellew

For the Irish politician, see Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew.

Patrick Bellew RDI FREng FRSA Hon FRIBA CEng
Born	(1959-06-12) 12 June 1959 (age 66) [1] Osmotherley, North Yorkshire [1]
Alma mater	University of Bath
Occupations	Engineer, environmental designer, visiting professor
Notable work	The Earth centre Federation Square, Singapore Baltic Arts Centre Gardens by the Bay [2] Great Notley Primary School Ashmolean Museum The Earth centre Federation Square, Singapore Baltic Arts Centre Kroon Hall, Yale The National Theatre WWF headquarters Google, London, Mountain View Ca and Hyderabad
Board member of	Atelier Ten UK Green Building Council Limited
Spouse	Lois Bellew [3]
Awards	Happold Medal Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Gold and Silver Medal from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Fazlur R Khan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats

Patrick Bellew, RDI (born June 12, 1959) is a British environmental engineer ^[4] and educator. He is one of the United Kingdom's Royal Designers ^[5] and a chartered building services engineer. ^[2] Bellew is a founding director of the international environmental engineering consultant firm Atelier Ten, ^[6] that has pioneered numerous environmental innovations focused on sustainable architecture ^[7] and the delivery of high-performance buildings. ^[8] He lectures at various universities, including Yale, ^[9] on issues that affect the environment.

Education and career

Bellew attended Stonyhurst College before proceeding to the University of Bath where he studied for his Bachelor of Science honors at the school of architecture and building engineering until 1981. ^[5] He was employed at Buro Happold in Bath after completing his four-year degree. ^[3] He founded Atelier Ten in London in 1990. ^{[6] [10] [11]}

Atelier Ten grew to 350 staff in 11 offices by 2020 when it was acquired by the Singapore-based engineering group Surbana Jurong. ^[12] Patrick remained as chairman and was appointed SJ Group Chief Sustainability Officer in 2023, ^[13] and a consultant in 2024, before stepping down from day-to-day involvement with Atelier Ten and SJ Group at the beginning of 2025. ^[14]

Bellew has taught the core environmental design course on the M.Arch program at the Yale University School of Architecture from 2001–2006, ^{[15] [16]} and he led seven advanced design studios as Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor between 2008 and 2025. ^[17] He was on the Design Review Committee of CABE from 1999 to 2003, a governor of the Building Centre Trust in London between 1996 and 2011 and was appointed a Trustee of the UK's Design Council in 2025. ^[18]

Publications

He writes in several United Kingdom design magazines and has published several books:

• Green House: Green Engineering (co-authored with Meredith Davey), ORO Publications, 2012 ^[19]
• Invisible Architecture, Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell, Laurence King Publishing ^[20]

• RIBA Journal ^[21]
• CIBSE Journal (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers). ^[22]
• BSD magazine (Building Sustainable Designs) ^[23]

Awards

• In 2001, he was awarded the honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. ^[24]
• In 2004, he became a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. ^[24]
• In 2008, he delivered the 6th Happold Medal Lecture and received the Happold Medal from the Construction Industry Council and the Happold Foundation. ^{[25] [26]}
• Award to the Royal Designers for Industry which he was offered on 25 November 2010. ^[4]
• In 2013, he was awarded the Silver Medal from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) ^[27]
• In 2023 he was awarded the Fazlur R Khan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH) ^[28]
• In 2024 he was awarded the Gold Medal from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) ^[29]

References

1. "Patrick Bellew, RDI, FREng Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Today, Patrick Bellew, RDI, FREng Profile". debretts.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
2. "Patrick Bellew RDI | Atelier Ten". atelierten.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. "Patrick Bellew Interview | BetterBricks". betterbricks.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Lois
4. "RSA | Mobile". thersa.org. RSA. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
5. "Sustainability Conference Bio Patrick Bellew". nightingaleassociates.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
6. Highfield, Anna (12 November 2024). "Atelier Ten founding director Patrick Bellew to step down". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
7. "Anthills to labyrinths: engineering sustainable architecture". ArchitectureAU. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
8. "Judges 2012 - Patrick Bellew — World Architecture Festival — Singapore 3-5 October 2012". worldarchitecturefestival.com. World Architecture Festival 2012 - in association with SIA Archifest. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Atelier Ten have pioneered numerous environmental innovations in the built environment and have six offices worldwide, all focused on the delivery of high-performance buildings.
9. "Patrick Bellew". Yale Architecture. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
10. "Green building: Atelier Ten's Patrick Bellew on the hidden art of creating sustainable buildings | CLAD". www.cladglobal.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
11. "Atelier Ten's new leadership announced". New London Architecture. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
12. Waite, Richard (12 November 2020). "Singaporean infrastructure giant snaps up Patrick Bellew's Atelier Ten". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
13. "Council on Vertical Urbanism". Council on Vertical Urbanism. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
14. Highfield, Anna (12 November 2024). "Atelier Ten founding director Patrick Bellew to step down". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
15. Bulletin of Yale University, School of Architecture, 2001-2002
16. Bulletin of Yale University, School of Architecture, 2006-2007
17. "Patrick Bellew". Yale Architecture. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
18. "Patrick Bellew RDI". www.designcouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
19. Green House: Green: Engineering. ORO editions. 2012. ISBN   978-1-935935-56-8.
20. Atelier Ten (2015). Invisible Architecture. Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell. London: Laurence King Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-78067-686-9.
21. "JULY_AUG: THE MONTH". ribajournal.com. RIBAJOURNAL.COM. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
22. "CIBSEapr11 pp01 cover.indd — CIBSE-Journal-2011-04.pdf" (PDF). cibsejournal.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
23. "Building Sustainable Design — July 2009". scribd.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
24. "Qatar Urban Forum". qatarurbanforum.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Elected an Honorary Fellow of RIBA in 2001, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004, Patrick received the Happold Medal in 2008 and was elected a Royal Designer for Industry in 2010.
25. "Governance | UK Green Building Council". ukgbc.org. UK Green Building Council. 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
26. "CIC News & Events". cic.org.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. There have been Six previous Happold Medal Lectures to date: Patrick Bellew (2008) – Engineering Sustainable Architecture
27. "CIBSE Silver Medal". www.cibse.org. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
28. Gebbia, Charles (24 July 2023). "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat names lifetime achievement award recipients". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
29. "Patrick Bellew steps back from Atelier Ten after 34 years". CIBSE Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

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