James Ford Email & Phone Number

East Molesey, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Richmond Upon Thames

Working as Project Architect on a variety of schemes, including refurbishments and new build developments that span residential, community, commercial and education sectors. I have experience managing both pre and post contract work, delivering projects through concept design, production and construction stages.I am able to use my design skills and in-depth technical understanding and experience to deliver coordinated information through BIM to a high standard, maintaining positive relationships with clients, contractors and colleagues.

London

Project Architect on a variety of schemes, including refurbishments and new build developments that span residential, community, commercial and education sectors.I have experience managing both pre and post contract work, delivering projects through concept design, production and construction stages.Projects require design skills aligned to in-depth technical understanding and experience delivering coordinated information through BIM. I use Revit as my main design tool and assist with training new staff members in the software.Awards:Garden Avenue and Furzen Crescent, social housing projects for Welwyn Borough Council, Hatfield won the Design Excellence awards 2018 through Places for People charity.Holy Trinity Primary School, Dalston won the GLA Housing Design Award 2016 and AJ Architecture Awards – School Project of the Year 2017Bridgewater Gardens development, Hoddesdon: finalist at the RICS East Awards, First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards and Inside Housing Awards 2016.

Clapham

Education project designing a new Academy School near Brighton. Analysis of Brief, site and context studies with close consideration to the existing listed buildings. Development of building proposal through concept, massing and detailed phases. Working as part of a small team with close collaboration with FF&E, Structural, Lighting, Fire and M&E Engineers. Production of 2D and 3D information.

London Bridge

Town Centre redevelopment and wider masterplan in Macclesfield. Roles included GA masterplan scheme layouts, 3D Sketchup visualisations, elevations treatments, cladding systems and ventilation strategies.Using Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office.

London, United Kingdom

Worked on three competition projects for Marks Barfield. Taiwan: Exhibition/Tower competition project.St Johns Primary School: Developed the concept and design of a primary school for a competition commissioned by Essex County Council.Roles included early site investigation and analysis, initial scheme layouts through to detailed plans, 3D sketchup models and visualisations, communicating with building contractors, environmental design consultants and landscape architects culminating in a 19 page document submitted to the client.Qatar: Monumental tower competition project to coincide with the 2022 Football World Cup.

Assisting with design and development of the new Business School commissioned by Yale University, New Haven, U.S. Roles included schematic brief layouts, design sketches, model making, detailed plans, sections and elevation drawings in Microstation as well as refining 3D renders with Photoshop.

Professional Practice In Architecture, Architecture

Architecture Pt2 Arb/Riba Graduate Diploma, Architecture

Architecture Pt1 Ba, Architecture

Activities and Societies: Member of the Swimming team representing the university at competitions across the UK.