Calling all sole practitioners and architects working in small practices. We’ve developed a series of interactive online events to provide a forum to discuss issues and problems that practices are facing as they navigate their way through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Whether it's recruitment, marketing or time management, growing your practice comes with a range of issues. In this session, our panellists will discuss these topics and share their experiences of how to grow.
Please note this event will be recorded.
Panellists
Adrian Manea - Director, Manea Kella
Manea Kella is a RIBA Chartered architecture and design studio founded by Adrian Manea and Elena Kella. Their projects are international and operate across residential, hospitality and service industries. They believe thoughtful architecture and design benefits society and is a force for social change. From the smallest intervention to a large scale development – regardless of scale, architecture has the potential to shape and transform society for the better.
Joe Player - Director, Player Roberts Bell
Joe is the practice lead for conservation, as an AABC and RIBA Conservation Accredited Architect, he is passionate about the care of historic sites across the UK, producing award-winning cultural heritage attractions, while taking joy to learn from every project and the people involved. Joe’s strength is in helping every client achieve their vision, using experience from small, medium and large architectural practice to bring a breadth of knowledge and an understanding that every project deserves the highest level of attention, applying the same design and technical rigour to all work, big and small.
At the beginning of 2017, Joe took the opportunity to set up a new local architectural practice with friends and colleagues who want to make a positive difference in the industry, finding new and better ways of working. Since starting almost five years ago, the practice has experienced rapid growth, with projects for public bodies, private and commercial developers, and across a range of sectors from housing to regeneration which demonstrates an ability to operate across a diverse portfolio.
Julia Nichols - Director, Julia Nicholls Communications
Julia Nicholls is a communications consultant with over 20 years of experience working with architects to creatively communicate with their clients, industry and wider community. As Director of Public Relations at award-winning practice Squire & Partners, Julia established and evolved a communications approach that underpinned the company as it grew from 30 to 200 people and gained an international reputation as a creative, innovative and respected design practice. Now working with emerging studios through to established practices, she develops bespoke strategies which support organisations to communicate authentically, creatively and with clear purpose.
