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Hakan Agca
The Business of Architecture: Risks, Rewards, and Real Talk with Hakan Agca at Cross Works
Hakan Agca, founder of CrossWorks, on the business of architecture, masterplanning and technology. Hear his Architecture Social podcast episode.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- CrossWorks
- Location
- London, UK
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The thinking behind the work.
Episode 0235 · Architecture Social
The Business of Architecture: Risks, Rewards, and Real Talk with Hakan Agca at Cross Works
What does it take to build a thriving architecture business from scratch? Hakan Agca, founder of CrossWorks, joins the show to share his journey from working in top firms to running his own practice. We’re diving into the nuts and bolts of the business of architecture: taking risks, building networks, hiring as well as firing, scaling sustainably, our biggest mistakes and staying ahead with technology like AI and BIM. It’s real talk about the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship in the bui
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The person behind the work.
Hakan Agca is the founder of CrossWorks, a London-based architecture and masterplanning studio. He set up the practice around 2020 after roughly 15 years working in large, medium and small firms, specialising in large-scale urban design and city planning.
His work spans master plans, mixed-use buildings and new cities, with a strong interest in how technology and software can support the design process. Hakan featured on the Architecture Social podcast discussing the business of architecture, from taking risks and building a network to hiring, scaling sustainably and adopting new technology.
Watch or listen to the full conversation in the Architecture Social CPD: Exploring the Business of Architecture with Hakan Agca and CrossWorks.
The practice
CrossWorks
CrossWorks is a London architecture and masterplanning studio founded by Hakan Agca, delivering large mixed-use schemes and new cities internationally.
Architecture practice · Greater London
Expertise
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- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- CrossWorks
- Location
- London, UK
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2025
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