EP 020326 March 2024 · 49 min
What on earth is an Executive Architect? Ft. Design Delivery Unit at Scott Brownrigg
49:06Executive architecture is often mentioned in practice, but not always explained clearly. It sits at the point where design intent, technical resolution and delivery have to meet.
About this conversation
Stephen Drew speaks with Neal Morgan-Collins and Albena Atanassova from Scott Brownrigg's Design Delivery Unit about what executive architecture involves, who is suited to it and how designers can build a career around technical delivery.
The conversation covers:
What executive architecture means in real project delivery
How design intent is protected through technical resolution
Why specialist delivery teams matter on complex projects
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Stephen Drew
Hello everyone. Oh my goodness. We're going live again. That's right. You can't keep me away. I'm coming for you. Put down that Revit model. We don't want any work. Just chill out. And I'll tell you what, if you're someone and you've just been working on a construction detail, my goodness, this episode's for you.
20 seconds. Oh, I'm getting excited. I'm excited. Bell at the ready. Let's go for it.
Scott Brownrigg projects
The work behind the conversation.
Southfields, London, United Kingdom
Cambium
A 110-home Southfields neighbourhood organised around new streets, shared landscape and a retained Capability Brown oak.
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Shinfield Studios
A one-million-square-foot film and television studio campus at the Thames Valley Science Park, completed in 2024.
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