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Dieter Bentley-Gockmann
Director · EPR Architects
Board Director for legal and technical services at EPR Architects, and chair of the RIBA Regulations and Standards advisory group.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- EPR Architects
- Location
- London, UK
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2024
The story so far
The path behind Dieter's work.
Dieter Bentley-Gockmann is a Board Director at EPR Architects, where he leads the practice's legal and technical services. He oversees the in-house Technical Services team that supports the studio's designers on technical design, construction best practice, quality and risk management, and professional and legal matters.
A qualified architect, Dieter studied at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, before completing a master's degree in Construction Law and Arbitration at King's College London. He spent his early career running projects in small and medium-sized practices, worked for a period as an expert witness on professional negligence cases, and joined EPR in 2006, becoming a director the following year.
Episode 0207 · Architecture Social · 37:51
Elevating Designs & Empowering Architects with Technical Guidance, ft. Dieter Bentley-Gockmann at EPR Architects
Good technical guidance is not just about making drawings compliant. It protects design quality, safety, ethics, sustainability and the people who eventually use the building.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to technical guidance in architecture
- 02
05:00 · Moving from project running into technical leadership
- 03
10:00 · EPR Architects, standards and collaborative design quality
- 04
15:00 · Keeping up with regulations and industry knowledge
- 05
20:00 · Ethics, safety and the fundamentals of professional practice
- 06
25:00 · Learning from technical mistakes and mentoring Part III candidates
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Dieter's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- EPR Architects
- Location
- London, UK
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Meet the practice behind the work.
Founded 1945. More than 200 designers across four studios.
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Moving from project running into technical leadership
- 10:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 10:00 in the full episode.
EPR Architects, standards and collaborative design quality
- 15:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Keeping up with regulations and industry knowledge
- 20:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Ethics, safety and the fundamentals of professional practice
- 25:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
Learning from technical mistakes and mentoring Part III candidates
- 30:00Dieter Bentley-Gockmann · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Quality, technology and not letting speed overtake judgement
Selected work from EPR Architects
Three projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
OSMO
A Battersea workplace in the Nine Elms linear park that combines flexible offices with extensive planting, wellbeing amenities and biodiversity.
View project →The OWO
A Grade II* listed Old War Office transformed into a London hospitality and residential destination.
View project →220 Blackfriars
A mixed-use Southwark scheme pairing a 22-storey workspace with affordable almshouses and community facilities.
View project →