Collective Action!: The Power of Collaboration and Co-Design in Architecture: 2023

Rob Fiehn is a London-based freelance communications consultant, dedicated to professional and cultural activities within the architectural community. He works alongside architects, designers and institutions, with a career spanning books, exhibitions, concepts, thought-leadership, profiling and events. Rob is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Museum of Architecture, a Committee Member of the London Society, a Board Director for the Blackhorse Workshop in Walthamstow and a trustee of the DKUK gallery in Peckham. Kyle Buchanan is a Director at Archio and a passionate and skilled architect, who was named RIBA South West Project Architect of the Year 2018. He is an RIBA Conservation Registrant with experience of working on Listed Buildings and in heritage contexts. His expertise in housing design has resulted in his appointment as a member of the RIBA Expert Advisory Group for Housing and as a Design Council Expert. Mellis Haward is a Director at Archio and has led many of Archio's housing and community projects. With her expertise in Urban Design, Listed Buildings and Planning Policy, she is a member of the Harrow, Hounslow and Tower Hamlets Design Panels, and the Hackney Regeneration Design Advisory Group, advising the councils on current applications and policy in the borough. She is also an AJ Architects Award Judge, Civic Trust Awards Assessor, a member of the Urban Design London Environmental Design Review Panel and a Design Council Specialist Expert.

Strategies for Collaborative Research in Architectural Practice By Dhruv Sookhoo Co-Design Tools: Regenerating Communities By Kyle Buchanan and Sarah Ahmed, Archio, Getting to Grips with Embodied Carbon By Dr Joe Jack Williams, Feilden Clegg Bradley Community and Collaborative By Abigail Coover, Bryony Roberts, Elsa Ponce, Lindsay Harkema, Ryan Brooke Thomas, Sera Ghadaki and Sonya Gimon, WIP In-sourcing