Strategic ambassador Chithra recently joined AJ100 studio of Buttress as part of its senior management team, and has 25 years’ experience in practice.
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.
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,
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
Mahishini’s interests lie in socially engaged and place based architecture. Co-design, civic participation, exploring practices of space and place, theories of place based solidarity and practicing architecture that goes beyond its physical limitations have been
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,
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.
Douglas is a civil engineer at ARUP, working on projects across the UK. His previous experience has included designing drainage, highways and utility networks and most recently has been supporting nuclear decommissioning. Douglas is enthusiastic
Danito works at Jon Matthews Architects and believes that architecture is more than just the building, it’s about place. Most importantly, architecture is about the people. It should concern itself with the people and communities