Alice is an Urban Designer at Mott Macdonald, with experience in Transport Planning and an academic background in Architecture and Planning. Her job is to provide inclusive and innovative designs for human-centred streets and spaces,
Our team
We're a team of educators, regeneration practitioners and built environment professionals with a rich and varied set of skills. We’ve become a trusted conduit for conversations between client and community, old and young and novice and expert, bringing together residents, businesses, schools and decision makers.
Lancaster-based heritage consultant Nilgun is one of our Ambassadors, and holds a PhD in cultural heritage conservation.
Sam is an associate director at Jon Matthews Architects. At JMA, they bring together a love of buildings, cities and making. The creative culture of the studio is one of a learning office where the
Maria is a skills coach who helps young employees with work and personal issues, assigning them to suitable health and wellbeing and career upskilling courses. She has experience as a CV screener and recruitment focal
Thomas is a research-led spatial designer with expertise in (re)generating places that centre around creating community and lasting experiences. With 12 years of international experience, he has led the development of award-winning museums, galleries, public
Chris has worked in construction for 40 years, being involved in many projects from all parts of the sector such as housing, commercial, education, healthcare, leisure, civils and industrial. It has allowed Chris to work
Laura is a Part II Architectural Assistant at Jon Matthews Architects, where she works on a variety of masterplan and urban regeneration projects. Laura graduated from the University of Limerick in 2022. While at University,
Esme studied Sociology and French in undergraduate studies and from this developed a strong interest in urban sociology, French social infrastructure and urban planning. She also enjoys “the city” as a subject, place, “the right
Ali is an Architect from Sedbergh, and was educated in Edinburgh and London. Ali is a Co-Founder and Director of Hyrd Architects, based in Kendal. The practice prides itself on being an approachable architectural studio,
Hayden gained his BArch and MArch at Manchester School of Architecture where he developed a keen interest in contextual architecture. He now works in Manchester as a Part II Architectural Assistant at Jon Matthews Architects.
Luke is an Urban Designer at BDP, based in their Manchester studio. He graduated from Manchester School of Architecture in 2021 and became more interested in designing the bigger picture. He is involved in designing
Alex is an architect and founder of Willma Works, a Liverpool based architecture and multi-disciplinary design studio. Her specialisms include the adaptive re-use and retrofit of existing buildings, environmentally conscious new buildings, community engagement and