Richard Francis-Jones is a highly awarded and leading contemporary Australian architect. Francis-Jones is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, and in 2012 was made an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Francis-Jones has led a distinguished architectural career, designing many highly-awarded buildings and winning several international architectural competitions. Richard has taught and lectured in architecture, design and theory in Australia and abroad since 1987, and is currently a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales. In 2008 he was creative director of the Australian Institute of Architects National Conference.