Alex is an architect with experience of working at design-led practices, alongside collaboration with wider industry on issues relating to the built environment and climate change.

Since joining Architype in 2022, Alex has worked across a range of projects with a focus on collections storage and preservation of historic context. These buildings include retrofit of two Grade II listed buildings at site and concept stage, pioneering projects looking to reduce energy use and replace heating systems whilst retaining the value and character of the existing buildings. Alex has also worked on the Mulberry London Docks Secondary School in central London, a Passivhaus school on a constrained urban site.

Before joining Architype, Alex worked at Haworth Tompkins and Cullinan Studio on a range of residential and industrial buildings, leading projects across the RIBA workstages.

Education

After Completing his Part 1 and 2 architectural studies at the University of Sheffield, Alex went on to complete his Diploma in Professional Practice at the University of Cambridge. He qualified as an Architect in 2019 and became a Certified Passivhaus Designer in 2020. He is currently studying British Sign Language.

Lectures and talks

Alex is a Steering Group Member for the Low Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI), a voluntary network of built environment professionals collaborating on design guidance for buildings in the context of climate change. Alex has represented LETI at a range of talks, webinars and roundtables. More recently, Alex has begun contributing to The Edge, a built-environment think tank that has led on a multi-disciplinary approach to collective action to improve the built environment.

Alongside collaboration with wider industry, Alex has also guest tutored at the University of Sheffield.