Fergus grew up in Lancashire, where his passion for architecture, heritage and regeneration were ignited by site work repairing mills across his home county. Studying at Glasgow School of Art and London Metropolitan University, Fergus was identified as a stand-out student by Building Design Magazine in 2006.

From 2003 to 2006 Fergus worked in York and London, on the repair and refurbishment of St Paul’s Cathedral: the largest phase of works at the Cathedral since its completion in 1711. Following graduation, in 2008 Fergus was awarded the prestigious SPAB Lethaby Scholarship. He was awarded first prize in the Georgian Group’s Architectural Drawing Competition later that year- presented by HRH the Prince of Wales.

Before founding Connolly Wellingham Architects (CWa), Fergus spent eight years at FCBStudios during which time he was Church Architect to the Grade I listed Bath Abbey, and was Project Architect for the Abbey’s £19m Footprint Project. During this time, the project secured full planning, listed building, and scheduled monument consents, across its ten listed buildings at the heart of the World Heritage City. It secured £10.5m of HLF support, for works to conserve the UK’s largest ledgerstone floor, deliver world class facilities for the city’s foremost music and events venue, and reconnect the church to the city’s sacred springs- through a revolutionary new underfloor heating system.

Since founding CWa, Fergus and practice partner Charles have delivered a number of award winning projects across the UK, and have published articles both nationally, and internationally.

Fergus is a teaching fellow at The University of Bath where he tutors and lectures both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He lectures internationally on conservation, regeneration, and contemporary design in sensitive locations. Fergus is a judge for the annual Architect’s Journal (AJ) Awards: supporting and celebrating the best in UK architectural design.