Nuria Garcia  

Nuria Garcia is a Senior Architect with experience across all RIBA work stages, specialising in the conservation, repair and adaptation of historic buildings. Since joining Purcell in 2021, she has worked on a range of cultural, public and heritage projects, developing particular expertise in complex sites where technical, operational and conservation challenges must be carefully balanced to secure long-term sustainable futures.

Nuria is passionate about helping historic places remain relevant, accessible and valued by the communities they serve. She has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams and working with clients, funders, local authorities, contractors and community stakeholders to develop sensitive solutions that protect significance while enabling historic buildings to meet contemporary needs. Her work ranges from technically complex conservation repairs and refurbishment projects to major heritage-led regeneration schemes supported by public funding.

Recent projects include the repair and adaptation of the Grade I listed and Scheduled Monument Abingdon Abbey, a nationally significant collection of medieval buildings where she has helped lead proposals to improve accessibility, secure long-term financial sustainability and strengthen the site’s role as a community and cultural asset. She was also Project Architect for Bridewell Courts in Bristol, creating creative enterprise space for young people within a Grade II listed former magistrates’ court, and Trowbridge Town Hall, where proposals sought to reinvigorate a historic civic building through new cultural, performance and community uses.

Known for her collaborative approach and proactive problem-solving, Nuria enjoys working closely with people as much as buildings. Alongside her project work, she is actively involved in community engagement initiatives, mentoring work experience students and supporting opportunities for young people to engage with heritage and the built environment.