Tamsie Thomson to take the reins at RIAS
Tamsie Thomson The RIAS has appointed Tamsie Thomson as its new chief executive almost four years after Neil Baxter left under a cloud. Thomson will take up her new role in July after stepping down as a managing director at New London Architecture. She is also a former director of the London Festival of Architecture and lecturer at Brighton School of Architecture. Her appointment signals a new era for the incorporation which represents 5,100 Scottish architects and has endured some rocky years. It also means both the organisation’s figureheads will be women. Christina Gaiger was elected pre...