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Kieran studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL (1998) and the University of Strathclyde (winning the school design prize in 1992). He has worked in Berlin, Tokyo and London - where he helped to establish Heatherwick Studio – before returning to Scotland in 2009 to build his own house and launch Konishi Gaffney Architects.

Kieran has long enjoyed an international outlook. Raised by teachers working in Zambia for his first few years and then in the Scottish new town of Livingston. Kieran studied in Florence (as an ERASMUS exchange) and has worked in the US & Zimbabwe, before his postgraduate studies.

Kieran is a regular guest critic and has lectured at universities in Brighton, London and Stuttgart and at all of the Scottish universities. He writes for the architectural press and speaks about architecture and urban design in the media. As an ARB-registered architect and Fellow of the RSA he has also served as a trustee for The RIAS, Art in Healthcare and EAA.

Kieran has three grown up Japanese / Scottish children who he is very proud of. He is a keen trail / mountain runner.

MA MArch ARB

Adam is an Associate and architect. He has led the design and delivery of numerous award-winning projects including the visitor centre at Lockerbie and the Charteris Community Centre.

He is the research and technical lead having set up most of the office CAD systems and manages the output of other staff members as well as having a design overview of the practice workload.

Adam studied architecture at Edinburgh University graduating with Honours in 2013 and then his Japan based Masters project in 2016. He started his career at Konishi Gaffney in 2013 and qualified as an Architect in 2025.

BA MA ARB

Katie is an ARB register architect, recently completing her Part 3 exams at Newcastle University.

Katie brings technical and drawing expertise especially in 3D modelling which was the focus of her master’s thesis at Cork University in Ireland 2021.

Katie joined Konishi Gaffney in early 2022 and has brought with her a natural talent for designer with a flair for unusual and imaginative solutions. She led a number of successful projects from design through construction.

She is a fluent Irish speaker.

BArch MArch

Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and creativity to the team, with 15 years experience working for design-led and internationally recognised practices in Dublin.

After qualifying with a first-class degree from Dublin Institute of Technology, he has been teaching architecture at TU Dublin for 10 years.

Having moved to Edinburgh in 2022 with his Scottish wife, Mike is an architecture studio tutor at Edinburgh University working with 1st, 2nd and 4th year students.

Mike served on the board, including as President, of the Architectural Association of Ireland.