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
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.
Dr Rob Rowlands is a well-respected researcher with over 20 years experience of helping organisations find the answers they need to make their difference. Rob is friendly, open and honest. His passions include helping others
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
Eleanor is an Urban Designer at Pegasus Group, currently supporting the delivery of residential masterplans, urban extensions, and mixed-use developments in the North West. She graduated from Manchester University with a Masters in Urban Design
Liam is a Chartered Architectural Technologist who has worked at Buttress Architects Limited for almost 5 years. He currently supports the delivery of residential projects, including both apartment buildings and housing developments across the Manchester
Sarah is a RIBA Chartered Architect at John Coward Architects LTD in Cumbria. Sarah has a degree in Interior Architecture, graduating in 2007 after she spent four years working in Architectural Lighting Design before returning
Róisín works both as an architect at Austin-Smith:Lord, as well as an architecture design tutor at University of Liverpool. Her work in practice has had a strong focus on educational spaces – universities, colleges and
James is a consultant at RealWorth, focusing on social value and placemaking in the built environment. He is interested in bettering the built environment to improve social outcomes for the people that live, work, and
Jan is a Part II Architectural Assistant working at Jon Matthews Architects, Manchester. The firm specialises in larger-scale projects within urban environments; such as civic masterplans, offices, and residential/PBSA schemes. The firms design philosophy follows
Peter is a Part II Architectural Assistant at Jon Matthews Architects, where has has been involved in delivering a new office building in the centre of Manchester. Peter has experience in the healthcare sector, working
Anuja is a Part II Architectural Assistant at Jon Matthews Architects. She is originally from India, where she achieved her Bachelors degree. In 2018, she completed her MArch RIBA II at Nottingham Trent University and
As a RIBA graduate, Dafini recognises that architecture is a complex discipline that touches upon multiple subjects. Dafini enjoys investigating the science behind materials and technologies, engineering structure and human’s psychology, cultural identity and social