Reiach and Hall Architects was formed in 1965 and is one of Scotland’s leading design practices. It is one of only three practices in the UK to have been shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize three years in a row (2015, 2016, 2017). James Grimley joined in 1985 as a technician, left in 1992 to study architecture and re-joined in 2000. He became a director of the practice in 2014.
James leads a wide variety of projects including all the office’s sports facility designs. He teaches part time at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and is a guest critic and lecturer at several Scottish Schools of Architecture. In 2014 he was part of Reiach and Hall’s successful bid to curate and present Scotland’s submission at the Venice Biennale and directed the contribution from south east Scotland.
