We are a dedicated team of 100 professionals, passionate about the art of placemaking. Our team includes Architects, Technologists, Interior Designers, and Masterplanners, supported by specialists in BIM, Heritage, Planning, Retrofit, and Sustainability.

Alan predominantly works in the industrial sector and has extensive experience in masterplanning, distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, R&D and energy projects - leading a team of specialist architects and technicians through all stages. From day one, Alan is committed to exploring all potential constraints and opportunities to ensure successful planning and delivery with sustainable outcomes.

Alex is co-lead of, and specialises in, the industrial sector. His experience ranges from warehouses and distribution facilities to advanced manufacturing facilities and data centres. He has also overseen much of our portfolio with Ronald McDonald House nationwide and also has commercial office experience. Alex also oversees all aspects of AEW’s People Strategy, including leading the Social Value and EDI forums.

Andy oversees the strategic direction of the business working to ensure the delivery of AEW’s People, Projects and Performance Strategies. He works closely with the BIM, Sustainability and Central Resource functions to ensure the smooth running of the practice and innovation in our approach. He also provides guidance to project teams working across all sectors, having successfully delivered industrial, office, residential and retail and leisure projects throughout his career.

Colin specialises in the residential sector with a focus on the design of housing, sustainable refurbishment and the regeneration of communities. His work spans both the private and public sector for developers, contractors, registered providers and local authorities. Colin is a Fellow of the CIAT and is heavily involved in encouraging the next generation of Architectural Technologists into the industry. Colin also oversees all aspects of Commercial Management on behalf of the practice.

Danielle leads much of our work in the Retail & Leisure sector, heading a team of architects, interior designers and technicians to deliver a range of projects nationally. She works closely with our retail clients to understand their customers’ needs, develop the retail experience and then implement this via large-scale, often national roll-out programmes. As AEW’s interior design lead, Danielle also manages a team providing interior design services across all our key sectors - working independently or alongside architectural staff. Danielle is passionate about encouraging more women into the industry and is an active member of Women in Property North West.

Mark focuses on continual improvement, using BIM as a tool to advance the design process, production of information exchanges and all other industry workflows. Regardless of any mandate, he uses BIM to drive efficiencies and improvements in our projects for the benefit of the whole team and our clients. Mark leads an in-house team which provides BIM consultancy services direct to clients, contractors and external consultants. Mark and his team also provide continuous training and support for our team, along with coordination and technical support for our projects.

Phil works across all our sectors overseeing community, industrial, office, residential and retail and leisure projects for a range of clients in the public and private sector. Combing this varied sector experience, much of Phil’s recent work has focused on achieving funding for and delivering mixed-use, town centre regeneration projects. Phil enjoys leading a team through all stages of the design process, seeking to deliver well-considered, innovative design solutions. Phil is a member of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the British Council for Offices, bringing sector-specific insight to our team.

Ben leads a team working across a diverse range of sectors on behalf of the practice. Ben himself specialises in residential design with experience spanning from bespoke individual dwellings to large scale masterplanning. He has delivered several notable schemes during his career, including a RIBA Regional Award and Housing Design Award winning later living scheme. Ben also designed one of the first integrated hubs in the UK – a unique facility combining extra-care living with a primary care facility and a range of community services. Within the practice Ben helps drive best practice in design.

Chris has worked across a range of sectors including industrial, retail and leisure and residential and offers both architectural and masterplanning expertise. Chris enjoys working closely with clients, consultants and stakeholders to develop projects through all stages, focusing on intelligent, efficient design solutions.

Dan works with several of our key industrial clients to design and deliver strategic sites and high-profile developments nationwide. Dan is experienced in leading projects from concept to completion. He works diligently to understand client requirements and the complexities of a site in order to develop commercially successful, technically robust, masterplans and built solutions.

Dave’s experience is diverse but with extensive experience in the Industrial and Retail sectors. Dave has developed multiple out of town shopping centre schemes and employment parks covering typologies from trades counter to warehousing and distribution facilities. Dave constantly looks for pragmatic, simple design solutions to aid the smooth running and commercial success of our projects whilst maintaining the overall design ethos in the detail.

Eamon leads a team of architects, technicians and interior designers to deliver ambitious retail roll out programmes nationwide. Eamon keeps these fast-paced commissions on track by balancing an understanding of technical constraints and planning regulations with retail trends and client requirements. Eamon is also a RIBA examiner, helping AEW maintain its position with RIBA and industry priorities. It also informs our architectural student development programme which Eamon leads, providing mentoring and support to those working towards their professional qualifications.

Karey brings over 17 years’ experience to the team, having previously worked in a similar role in the creative industry. As a HR generalist, Karey has a wide variety of skills she can call upon when dealing with the many different aspects of human resources. This ranges from employee relations and engagement to the production of new policies to formalising training and development initiatives. Notably Karey has pioneered AEW’s innovative new Coaching Culture. Karey sits on both the Social Value and EDI Committees to help guide our approach in these areas. She is also a qualified Mental Health First Aider and helps to provide wellbeing support across the practice.

Peter has over 15 years of industry experience providing energy and sustainability consultancy services across a broad range of sectors. He has been at the forefront of whole life cycle assessment methods since 2018 and has specialist experience carrying out whole life cycle assessment, dynamic building modelling and advising and informing BREEAM and net zero strategies. In addition to leading the Sustainability Team, Peter oversees AEW’s “Sustainability Influencers”. Together they drive continuous improvement in minimising our corporate and project environmental impacts.

During his career Ross has worked with some of our longest standing clients. He has been leading our growing portfolio of refurbishment work in the residential sector including Retrofit and Building a Safer future commissions. His experience spans across multiple projects involving Higher Risk Buildings to around one thousand existing homes currently be improved as part of the Retrofit drive. Ross also oversees our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme - ensuring internal training is tailored to continually improve our teams’ skills and knowledge in an ever-evolving industry.