Hanif is co -founder and design -director of the interdisciplinary engineering practice AKT II in London, where he leads the firm’s 350 designers and technicians – who collectively offer 50 cultural…
Alison Brooks is one of the UK’s leading architects. Born and educated in Canada, she moved to London in 1988 and founded Alison Brooks Architects in 1996. Her design philosophy fuses history,…
Andrew is an engineer with a background in transport, architectural engineering and urban design. He is passionate about how we can plan for low-carbon movement whilst at the same time creating…
Angela is an architect director of award winning Brady Mallalieu Architects, set up with Robin Mallalieu and based in London, specialising in contemporary sustainable design. They work on projects…
Annie is a landscape architect, a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and has a master’s degree in planning. Annie is co-chair of the Northwest’s design review panel, panel member of the HS2…
Laura joined enthusiastically in March 2022 to lead the Marketing & Communications team, tasked with raising the profile of the Design Council brand and its wide range of inspirational…
Cat Drew is the Chief Design Officer at the Design Council where she champions Design for Planet, bringing together practitioners from across the design economy to develop new regenerative practice…
Ishbel is our Head of People who is leading and driving the people agenda at Design Council. With over 10 years' experience in HR from various industries, Ishbel brings a fresh…
Kim is Head of Governance & Exec Office. She ensures that the Chief Executive and the executive team can focus on key priorities by making internal governance and decision-making arrangements run…
Eleven Lessons Eleven lessons: managing design in eleven global brands A study of the design process How do leading companies manage design in their businesses? Our in-depth study of the design…