Patel Taylor

Pedro graduated with a Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Coimbra in Portugal in 2011, having subsequently spent a year working with PLARQ, an architecture and urban design practice also based in Coimbra.

Pedro joined Patel Taylor in summer 2012 as a member of the London Dock team, developing proposals for the former News International site in Wapping. Since then he has been a part of the teams working on serval masterplan competitions, including, a residential development in Agadir, a student housing scheme in Essex and the facade design for White City, a masterplan which will provide more than 1500 homes and 2ha of public realm.

He is currently working on Stephenson Street, a landscape led masterplan scheme in east London which encompasses both residential and mixed use proposals.

Sean joined Patel Taylor in 2013 as a part two architectural assistant, gaining his Part III from the University of Westminster in 2014.

Sean previously worked at Ryder Architecture, one of the UK’s leaders in the use of BIM software, where he built up his proficiency in Revit. Sean has also worked for Bere Architects and Shepheard Epstein Hunter where he gained a broad range of experience on different types of projects.

Since joining Patel Taylor he has been involved with producing tender packages for two high-end residential towers in London, using his Revit expertise to produce BIM models for these schemes. Sean is currently part of the Shell Centre team and is also involved in the design of a new student housing scheme for Essex University as well as an iconic riverside tower for Barratt London.

Having spent a year at Patel Taylor in 2008 as a Part 1 assistant, Philip re-joined the practice in 2011 upon graduation from the University of Nottingham.

Philip has worked on a number of masterplanning and residential projects, including the Athletes Village, Earls Court and London Dock. He was also involved in the Library and Student Centre for the University of Essex, which is currently on site.   

A qualified architect since 2013, Philip is part of the team working on the 30-storey residential tower on the Shell Centre site on London’s Southbank.

Ted joined Patel Taylor in 2005 and has worked on numerous projects encompassing masterplans such as Woolston and St Paul’s school, landscape design on Eastside City Park Birmingham and listed building works for Orleans House Gallery Twickenham. He also worked on a £100m+ residential scheme in Greenwich and also the conversion of the Grade I listed Stanley Mills in Stroud into a residential scheme comprising of a mixture of apartments and housing. Between 2011 and 2014 Ted worked for a small architecture firm in Dorset, where he was involved in several private residential jobs.

Ted returned to Patel Taylor as a Senior Architect in 2014 and has since worked on the Battersea Power Station Phase 4a site, the RAD scheme at York Place in Wandsworth and the integration of London Underground for Southbank Place. Moreover during this time he has been a part of the London Dock team.

Born in South Korea and raised in New Zealand, Jennifer joined Patel Taylor in 2013. With expertise in Revit, she also has extensive experience in residential, library and educational projects at all stages.

Previous projects she has worked on include the Wellsford War Memorial, where she was involved from concept to completion, and which features several sustainable attributes not seen in such a building before. Jennifer was also part of the Ormiston College project, a £16m school for 1600 students that involved architectural, landscape and masterplanning design.

Since joining Patel Taylor, Jennifer has been part of the Shell Centre team, a 30 storey tower part of the Squires masterplan on London’s Southbank, and Lombard Road, a 28-storey tower for Barrat Homes. She is currently working on new student residential scheme for Essex University.

Inigo graduated in 2014 with a MArch Urban Design obtained at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London in addition to a previously obtained MArch in Architecture at ETSALS Barcelona, Spain. Whilst studying he was also part of a Non-Governmental project to study enhancement of the architectural heritage in Equatorial Guinea.

Since joining Patel Taylor in 2014 Inigo has been part of the teams working on several large scale competitions and feasibility studies including Stephenson Street for the Berkeley Group and the Beam Park Development for Countryside Properties.

Roger studied at the Universities of Nottingham and Westminster, joining a small firm of London architects to gain experience across all work stages. He led on a number of projects and was involved in over 30 schemes ranging from private residential, art galleries, student housing and large scale urban redevelopments.

Joining Patel Taylor in 2007, Roger has been heavily involved in the development of several significant residential schemes in London, including the Greenwich Peninsula, the Athletes' Village, Courtyard Housing, Battersea Power Station and White City. He has worked from planning to completion with particular responsibility for external envelope and detailed coordination. As an Associate, Roger is developing his interest in landscape and continues to apply his experience at all scales on residential-led masterplans.

Outside of the Residential sector, Roger has also worked on several Education and Higher Education projects including three schools in London, and the multiple award winning Library and Student Centre at the University of Essex, Colchester.

Emily graduated top of her year at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Here, she was awarded the prestigious Ross Jamieson Prize alongside a Commendation. This followed Part I and Part II degrees from the University of Sheffield and Newcastle University respectively. After attending Central St Martins, she developed an interest in portraiture, resulting in exhibitions and commissions from independent businesses in her hometown of Stratford Upon Avon.

Emily previously worked at Bennetts Associates, gaining experience in office, education and cultural projects. This included the award-winning weathered steel fly-tower extension to the Grade II Listed Shaftesbury Theatre and refurbishment of a 1980’s building to provide working space for 1250 council staff at Bexley Civic Offices.

Since joining Patel Taylor in 2016, Emily has predominantly worked on Phases 1 and 2 of Beam Park. Her experience has ranged from large scale mixed-use regeneration projects such as London Dock and White City, to landscape and office projects as well as smaller scale bids and feasibility studies.

Kieren joined Patel Taylor in Autumn 2013 to lead the company’s implementation of BIM. With over eight years of experience working across a wide range of sectors on multi-disciplinary projects employing BIM; Kieren supports and liaises with practice management and project teams to develop solutions, protocols, workflows and training programmes that complement and enable Patel Taylor's “architectural approach” within the context of modern collaborative working environments.

Born in Chongqing, China, Qian graduated with a dual degree in Architecture and Landscape from the University of Sheffield before gaining her Part II from the University of Bath. She gained work experience at Priestman Architects in Chongqing and Aedas in Bristol.

Since joining Patel Taylor in 2016 Qian has been working on several large mixed-use regeneration projects including London Dock and Stephenson Street. She has also worked on a range of feasibility studies and projects of varying scales such as St George's Bristol. She qualified as an Architect in 2018.

Stuart graduated from Lincoln School of Architecture with first class honours before gaining his Diploma in Architecture at the University of Westminster, where he was awarded a distinction. He gained experience working for practices including Atkins and John McAslan + Partners, where he worked on high profile UK and international projects.

Stuart joined Patel Taylor in 2011 and has worked on notable projects including masterplanning, residential and education schemes. These include Athletes’ Village, London Dock masterplan in Wapping, the award winning Library and Student Centre for the University of Essex, Beam Park masterplan and residential development.

Stuart became project architect in 2014, and has led a number of key projects, including the Courtyard Housing developments located within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. He is the project Architect for Battersea Phase 4a residential and mixed use development which forms part of the Battersea Power Station Masterplan. 

Tom is a landscape architect with over 12 years UK experience in a wide variety of landscape related projects. Tom has a Bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture [Hons] from Ball State University, Indiana and moved to the UK in 2003. Tom joined Patel Taylor in 2015, where he leads the landscape design team providing a unique multifunctional service. In the past, Tom worked at Martha Schwartz Partners and Studio Egret West with creative design teams to implement imaginative landscapes worldwide. He works to ensure that the same placemaking strategy continues for Patel Taylor.

Since joining the practice Tom has worked on a wide range of different scale projects from 3,000 home masterplans to detailed planning applications for extensions. These include Ponton Road where vast brownfield sites are now being transformed to form a brand new residential and business quarter right in the heart of London, White City a 4.2 hectare site located opposite the former BBC Television Centre and Stephenson Street where a new green tapestry with a transformational linear park will help to reconnect the Lea Valley as a new city quarter.

Ignacio studied at Granada University in his native Spain. After moving to Ireland in 2012, he joined Urban Agency in Dublin. During the eight months he spent there, he worked on various projects of different scales: house extensions and renovations, refurbishment of a listed Georgian building, a social housing scheme and a temporary pavilion for the Fringe Festival. He also collaborated on several competitions and bids

Ignacio joined Patel Taylor in March 2013 and has worked on several competitions and bid submissions for residential schemes. He worked as a team member on the Lombard Road project from competition to planning stage. On this project, Ignacio has been able to apply his keen sense of innovation in working on the design of an iconic 28 storey mixed use tower by the river front in Battersea as well as creating a new public realm. 

Ignacio qualified and joined the ARB in December 2013. Currently he is in charge of several feasibility studies for new projects in London including another riverside tower and new mixed-use schemes in Wandsworth.

Vajramitra studied at Auckland University, New Zealand, gaining industry experience at a number of practices on domestic projects. He moved to London in 1987 to work for Sheppard Robson amongst other firms where projects included offices, student, residential and education buildings.

Vajramitra joined Patel Taylor in 1994 and worked on the Ayr Citadel project. He then worked for Nicholas Hare Architects from 1995 to 2003 on office developments for developers Rouse Kent and MEPC, various educational and healthcare projects as well as Guernsey’s new law courts.

Returning to Patel Taylor as senior architect in 2004, he has worked on a masterplan for St Paul’s School, infrastructure proposals for Silvertown Quays, mixed-use proposals in Battersea and the Greenwich Peninsula development. Vajramitra has led the Earls Court and Wembley masterplans, and is currently heading up the Shell Centre team. 

Thorsten graduated from the Technical University in Munich before working on a variety of public and education projects. He took a two-year post-graduate course on architecture and urban design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

He came to London in 2006, registering with the Architects Registration Board in 2007 while working for Keith Williams Architects. He was involved with the County Library in Clones and the Festival Opera in Wexford, Republic of Ireland.

Since joining Patel Taylor in 2008 Thorsten has been working on large residential schemes in Greenwich and the Athletes Village, Stratford. Following these projects he joined the teams for the Eastside City Park, Birmingham, Phoenix SEN School in Bow, East London, and more recently, London Dock.