People
'Three Generations of People, Three Generations of Technology.'
CJFA was Founded in 1986 by Christopher John (Ron) Falconer. With Partners Gareth Matthew Falconer, and Juneanne Falconer, over three decades, the Practice has grown organically, employing over twenty-five talented, qualified, and international, Architects, Technologists and Designers, with generations of experience.

Christopher J. Falconer
FRIAI, RIBA, ARB, CIArb, Dip. Arch, RIAI Conservation Grade 3
Founding Partner & Architect
CJFA was established in 1986 by Christopher John (Ron) Falconer (1936-2017) - a Principal in Private Practice for over forty years,with an extensive experience in the construction industry. In a career which spanned more than half a century, he delivered town-planning, educational facilities (Primary, Secondary, & University/Institutes of Technology), residential, heritage buildings, & museums - and acted as Conservation Architect, and on Protected Structures, for more than two decades - including Waterford Institute of Technology’s Good Shepherd Campus, and the Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre & Museum, Mount Sion, Waterford.
For more on the life of Ron Falconer, click here.

Gareth Matthew Falconer
MRIAI, RIBA OBE, RIAI Arch. Tech., ACABE, AMIAS, Dip. Arch Tech, RIAI PSDP
Managing Partner & Architect
Gareth Falconer acts as Managing Partner for CJFA. His unique professional, and technical background, reinforces his role in management & delivery of projects. His experience includes: Office Facilities; IDA Advance Technology Buildings & Parks; Management of Process Design; Life-Science Facilities; Bio-Science R&D Facilities; Institutes of Technology; Business Buildings & Campus-Masterplanning, and BREEAM and LEED design solutions. This will ensure that a unique knowledge gained through over thirty years of these projects, will be channelled appropriately to meet the requirements of your project.

Juneanne Falconer
MRIAI, RIBA, ARB, B.Arch., Dip. Arch., Dip. Arch., RIAI Conservation G3, RIAI PSDP, RIAI Environmental
Partner & Architect
An RIAI, RIBA, & RIAI Conservation G3 Architect - Juneanne Falconer worked for the late Peter and Mary Doyle (pioneering Irish Architects) for a number of years prior to joining the C.J. Falconer & Associates Practice, when she showed the natural Design and Project Management Skills to be made a Partner in 2000. Her particular experience includes: Offices, Community Architecture, Tourism Facilities., Health Projects, and Education Facilities: including a number of schools under the BAM/NDFA Schools Bundle 3, and 4 PPP projects.

Aaron Falconer
MRIAI, RIBA, ARB, ACABE, Prof. Dip. Arch., Dip. Arch., BSc. Arch. Tech., RIAI PSDP
Practice Manager & Architect
Aaron Falconer joined the Practice of C.J. Falconer & Associates, in 2005 - in addition to his position as architect, his particular skill set lead to his appointment as Practice Manager in 2010. He works closely with the Partners, Associates and Managers in all areas of the Practice, including Quality Management, Human Resources, Information and Communications, Finances and Business Development.
Aaron completed Architecture through the RIBA Office-Based Examinations at Oxford Brookes University, and at University College Dublin, as well as Architectural Technology at Waterford Institute of Technology – and holds memberships and accreditations of the RIAI, RIBA, ARB, CIOB, and CABE.

Colin Falconer
MRIAI, RIBA, ARB, Prof. Dip. Arch, Dip. Arch, Dip. Arch. Tech, RIAI PSDP
Associate & Architect
An Associate of C.J. Falconer & Associates, Colin Falconer is a Registered Architect with both the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, and Royal Institute of British Architects. Colin has received awards for several of his projects, and across sectors, over two decades with CJFA - including Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Limerick; SVP McGwire House Conservation, Waterford; and Teagasc Oakpark, Carlow.
From 2012, led CJFA’s first project delivered entirely in BIM: the Teagsac Paddy O’Keeffe Research & Innovation Centre. His additional experience includes a number of FDI & IDA Clients: Sun Life, Tech-Mahindra, SE2/Delaware Life, Enterprise Ireland, MSD, & Kia. Colin has also contributed to publications, including Architecture Ireland & the Oxford Brookes University Yearbook.

David Falconer
MRIAI, Prof. Dip. (Arch), B Arch (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons), RIAI PSDP
Associate & Architect
David Falconer’s particular experience includes Education, Science, Cultural, and Religious sectors. He has recently completed Stanhope Street Primary School new School building situated on a difficult site within inner-city Dublin, and is currently delivering the new St. Martins Special School, Waterford, a 16 Classroom School for children with severe disabilities to autism. His current Scientific portfolio includes an extension to Teagasc Moorepark Technology Ltd. (MTL) Building at Moorepark, Fermoy.

John Lennon
MRIAI, Dip. Arch., B. (Arch.) Sc.
Associate & Architect
John's particular experience, includes overseeing the Residential Project Sector within the Practice from 2006 onwards - including St. Josephs Convent & Care Home at Ferrybank for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and recently completed Sheltered Housing Development for Focus Ireland at Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6. These are in addition to acting as the Project Architect for a number of additional projects, including the multi-storey Waterfront Centre office development in Carlow; the 1,000 pupil Ardscoil na Mara Community College, Tramore as Part of Schools Bundle 3 PPP, and new 500 pupil (plus SNU) Comeragh College, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary as Part of Schools Bundle 4 PPP.

Monica Falconer
Office Manager / Human Resources Manager

Chris Falconer
M.A.(MaCAH), B.A.(HA, Eng), MAAI, MIAAH
Marketing & Business Development Manager
With a Masters in Art & Architectural History - prior to joining the Practice of C.J. Falconer & Associates (CJFA) as Marketing & Business Development Manager - Chris Falconer worked as part of a number of international art institutes, and festivals. These included the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (Venice, Italy), Lismore Castle Arts (Lismore, Waterford), and the University College Cork Lewis Glucksman Gallery (Cork, Ireland).
In his position as Marketing & Business Development Manager at CJFA, Chris is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of tendering; marketing-collateral; marketing insights; client and consultant liaison; public-relations; internal-marketing; practice/architecture award-submissions preparation; proof-reading; brand-management; presentations; art and architectural history consultation; digital & social media; preparation of select Practice Policies; and further.
Chris was awarded the 2012 Culture Ireland Travel Bursary for his work at the Irish Pavilion - which funded independent research on Modernist, and contemporary architecture in Berlin, and New York. His particular fields of research include Modernist architecture, architectonics in art, and exclusionary historiography - and he has presented at conferences, including University College Cork Art History Symposium 'Doubt & Visual Representation' - presenting an original paper of research on Irish Architect & Furniture Designer, Eileen Gray.

Emma Hickey
RIAI Arch. Tech., BSc. Arch. Tech. SEAI BER Assessor, RIAI PSDP
Energy Consultant / Senior Architectural Technician / Technologist, & Domestic BER Assessor

Ian O'Gorman
BSc Arch, BSc. Arch Tech.
Senior Architectural Technician / Technologist

Thomas Moran
ACIAT, Bsc.(Hons) Arch. & BIM. Tech , Bsc. Arch. Tech.
BIM Manager, BIM Technician; Architectural Technician / Technologist

Jason Barry
BSc. Arch. Tech., RIAI DAC
Architectural Technician / Technologist / DAC

Kevin Guinan
ACIAT, Dip. Arch. Tech, Dip. I.D., RIAI PSDP
Senior Architectural Technician / Technologist

William Walsh
MCIAT
Senior Architectural Technician / Technologist

Eilish Coady
Financial Manager

Antonia Delicato
IMI CBM
Administration Manager

Damien O'Reilly
BSc. Arch. Tech., NCEA Cert Bus. Mgmt.
Architectural Technician / Technologist

PJ Doyle
BSc. Arch. Tech.
BIM Technician; Architectural Technician/ Technologist

Anne Cantwell
MRIAI, Prof. Dip. (Arch), B.Arch (Hons), B.Sc.(Arch)
Architect
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Waterford Office:
C.J. Falconer & Associates Architects,
St. Patrick's House, Newtown, Waterford,
X91 RR76, Ireland.
t: +353 (0)51 878888
e: mail@cjfa.ie
With Offices in:
- Waterford
- Dublin
- Cork
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