Peter Holden Architects was formed in 1990, and was incorporated in 1995. The practice changed its trading name to Acanthus Holden Architects in 1998.

Peter Holden, Managing Director, qualified from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 1980. Since then he has practised in and around West Wales specialising in Conservation, the creative re-use of old buildings and the design of new in sensitive settings. He is a board member of the AABC (Architects Accredited in Building Conservation) and since 2003 has been accepted as a member of the Association of Project Managers.

Linda Jones, Director, qualified from the Welsh School of Architecture in 1989. She is Welsh speaking and is responsible for the planning and community development elements of the practice?s workload. Besides being a chartered architect she also has a MA in Town & Country Planning and a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

The Practice maintains an architectural and planning staff of between 9 and 10 and uses Apple-Mac and P.C. hardware and software packages. Acanthus Holden is well known throughout West Wales as Regional Architects in general practice with a commitment to the conservation and creative reuse of redundant buildings and the environment they depend on. The Practice also enjoys a good reputation for the sensitive design of new buildings, paying high regard to the context and environment in which they sit.

The practice is the Welsh representative member of Acanthus Associated Architectural Practices Ltd., a national group of firms committed to excellence in Architecture and the conservation of the environment.

Mae'r practis yn falch o'i wreiddiau Cymreig ac yn hybu'r defnydd io'r iaith ar bob cyfle.

In February 1992, the practice moved into new premises converted from redundant workshops on the Mill Pond in Pembroke. The two storey offices were runners-up in the Green Building of the Year Award 1993.