our team

Director & Co-founder

Samantha oversees studio coordination, diary management, and administrative functions, ensuring the smooth and professional running of day-to-day operations across the practice. She brings years of experience in tourism management and as a client relations executive, giving our work a strong, client-focused approach.

s.lopez@swordsstudio.com

Director & Co-founder

Michael leads the studio’s conservation and heritage work, combining a site-specific conservation approach grounded in SPAB principles with heritage consultancy informed by rigorous policy analysis and contextual judgement.  He also serves as inspecting architect to several churches across London and the south of England.

michael@swordsstudio.com