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Amandeep Kalra
Associate Director
Barking, London · Associate Director in the Be First design team, the regeneration company owned by Barking and Dagenham Council.
At a glance
The short version.
- Current role
- Associate Director
- Practice
- Be First
- Location
- Barking, London
About
The story so far.
Amandeep Kalra is an architect and urban designer. At the time of this Architecture Social conversation he was an Associate Director in the design team at Be First, the regeneration company wholly owned by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, helping lead a small in-house team across strategic visions, brief writing, research, design and project management.
He works at the intersection of public and private practice and engages closely with residents, planners, policymakers, developers and politicians. On the podcast he shared practical advice on procurement, fees, pitching and how small practices can break into public sector work, drawing on his experience on both sides of the client relationship.
Watch or listen to the full conversation in the Architecture Social CPD: How to Win Architecture Work in the Public Sector.
Practice
Be First
Be First
Be First is the regeneration company wholly owned by Barking and Dagenham Council, delivering new homes, jobs and public spaces across the borough.
Barking, London
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