Congratulations to Gort Scott Associate Sela-Jaymes Taylor on her recent accreditation as a Specialist Conservation Architect.

This achievement builds on her leadership of our Heritage and Retrofit Group and her praised work on numerous historic buildings and structures, including those at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and 3 Mills Studios, with the latter earning her a shortlisting for the 2024 MJ Long Prize. Currently, Sela is utilising her expertise on complex refurbishment heritage projects, such as transforming the Grade II listed Woolwich Old Town Hall & Library into artist studios and reimagining the Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow. Additionally, she is overseeing a significant expansion of the Grade II* listed Girton College, Cambridge.

Sela’s accreditation exemplifies thoughtful heritage stewardship, creating dialogue between historic architectural fabric and contemporary community needs through sensitive intervention and adaptive reuse.