Born: 1971 (circa), Barbados (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: Barbados
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Women Architects Worldwide: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Canon by Aubree Tillett, edited by Aubree Tillett and Jess Ilias, an open-access Pressbook designed to uplift the names of women architects from almost every country and territory around the world. This entry is shared in line with the Creative Commons licensing.
Vicki Telford is the first and only woman to serve as president of the Barbados Institute of Architects (BIA, 2003–2005 and 2018–2019). She holds a bachelor’s of architecture from Howard University in Washington D.C., United States (c. 1989–1994), and a master’s degree in construction project management from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Telford is the founder, principal architect, project manager, and director of Vicki Telford Architects, Inc., an architectural firm located in Bridgetown, Barbados (2003). She was featured on the television show Bajan Renovation (2025), and in the book 100 Women Architects in Practice (2023). She also earned a BIA Certification of Appreciate (2009).
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Harriss, Harriet, Naomi House, Monika Parrinder, and Tom Ravenscroft. 100 Women: Architects in Practice. London: RIBA Publishing, 2023. doi:10.4324/9781032649580.
Home page. Vicki Telford Architects. Accessed March 8, 2024. https://vtabarbados.com/.
Pivot Productions. “Hard Ears Won’t Hear, Own Way Will Feel” Bajan Renovation Season 2 Episode 6. 2025. Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AByeEKqU3XI.
Terra Talks. “Architects & Design (The Sanzaru Series).” RED by Terra Caribbean. Episode 17. January 5, 2024. Accessed March 8, 2024. https://terrared.com/terra-talks-ep-17-architects-design-the-sanzaru-series/.
Vicki Marshall Telford Architects. LinkedIn. Accessed May 8, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-marshall-telford-architects-46a6296a/?originalSubdomain=bb.
Vicki Telford Architects (@vickitelfordarchitects). Instagram. Accessed May 8, 2025. https://www.instagram.com/vickitelfordarchitects/.