EP 02172 July 2024 · 39 min
Regenerative Designs, Real Impact: Career Insights from Russ Edwards, Architect turned Developer
38:39Moving from architecture into development changes the scale of the decisions you make. It also changes the commercial, social and delivery pressures around every project.
About this conversation
Stephen Drew speaks with Russ Edwards, Project Director at Clarion Housing Group, about his route from architecture into development and his work on large-scale, affordable and regenerative housing projects.
The conversation covers:
How Russ moved from architectural practice into development
What developer-side project leadership looks like day to day
How architects can compete better for major projects
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- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
Hello everyone. It's that time again. I think it's pretty much lunch now, isn't it? Quarter to one? Grab the sandwich and off we go. Here we go. Architects who think and they want to go in development. This is going to be an interesting one for you too. Hello everyone and welcome to this live stream special. We've got an interesting show today because if you've been
- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
interested in working for a developer, perhaps you've been working with a client, a project director who's a visionary who's looking at all this stuff and you thought maybe one day I would like to do that or you just want to be a good architect and want to learn more about working efficiently.
Clarion Housing Group projects
The work behind the conversation.
Tendring and Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community
A submitted masterplan for 7,750 homes across three walkable neighbourhoods in north Essex.
View project →York, United Kingdom · 2024
The Cocoa Works
An £80m transformation of York's former Rowntree factory into 279 apartments and shared community space.
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