People · Podcast guest
Russ Edwards
Director · Clarion Housing Group
Project Director at Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Clarion Housing Group
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2024
The story so far
The path behind Russ's work.
Russ Edwards is Project Director at Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, where he leads the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community, a proposed new settlement of more than 7,500 homes in Essex.
He trained as an architect and holds a BA in Architecture from the University of Portsmouth. He spent around a decade in practice, much of it at Stirling Prize-winning practice dRMM, where he led residential projects and contributed to schemes including the London 2012 Athletes' Village, Battersea Power Station and Elephant and Castle.
Episode 0217 · Architecture Social · 38:39
Regenerative Designs, Real Impact: Career Insights from Russ Edwards, Architect turned Developer
Moving from architecture into development changes the scale of the decisions you make. It also changes the commercial, social and delivery pressures around every project.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction and welcome
- 02
01:47 · Meet Russ Edwards
- 03
02:31 · Russ's career journey
- 04
03:26 · Moving from architecture into development
- 05
06:13 · Day-to-day work in development
- 06
11:17 · Tips for architects competing for projects
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Russ's conversation.
- Current role
- Director
- Practice
- Clarion Housing Group
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
Clarion Housing Group is England's largest housing association, delivering affordable, sustainable homes and new communities via its Latimer development arm.
- Greater London
- Residential
- Masterplanning
- Residential (Affordable Housing)
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
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Meet Russ Edwards
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Russ's career journey
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Moving from architecture into development
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Day-to-day work in development
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Tips for architects competing for projects
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Sustainability and personal mission
Selected work from Clarion Housing Group
Two projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community
A submitted masterplan for 7,750 homes across three walkable neighbourhoods in north Essex.
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An £80m transformation of York's former Rowntree factory into 279 apartments and shared community space.
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