Michelle McDowell

Michelle is a main board member and leads our civil and structural engineering group across the practice.

Her approach is based on the conviction that architects and engineers thinking together from the start of a project will produce better building design.

She has worked on the Academy and BSF programmes, bringing schools to deprived areas across the UK. Other projects include Royal Albert Hall and award-winning offices for the BBC and Roche.

In 2009, Michelle became Vice Chair of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).

What is the most exciting current innovation in your profession?
“Technology as the tool that releases our imagination and gives us the edge in concept forming, analysis, design, production and facilities management.”