Martin Sykes  

Martin is an RIBA accredited Specialist Conservation Architect, working on the conservation and restoration of the Manchester OTH project for the last six years.

Martin has a wealth of experience in commercial practice working in a wide variety of sectors, which culminated in a succession of residential conversions of Listed industrial and agricultural buildings. This confirmed a desire to work exclusively on the re-use and conservation of historic buildings, and thus a journey gaining experience within dedicated conservation practices, and eventual recognition at SCA level by the RIBA. Martin is an active committee member of the regional Victorian Society, and is a founding member of the group to save and permanently re-house the remarkable Chorlton mosaics rediscovered in 2025. Martin also leads the regional Conservation Group and is a mental health and pastoral supporter ‘pal’ to his colleagues.