BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA
BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA
Mike completed his degree in architecture at the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Canterbury in 1992, before moving to Berlin for two years of practical experience. On his return in 1994, he began his Part II diploma at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London, and completed his Part III at London Metropolitan University in 2000.
Mike’s portfolio not only covers a broad spectrum of building typologies, but also a wide range of working environments – from large, high-profile corporate studios such as Foster & Partners and Aedas, to smaller collaborative offices like Ushida Findlay. As a result he is fluent in all stages of the architectural process – development, design, detailing and delivery.
Career highlights range from the installation “It’s not who you are, it’s how you are” at the BALTIC gallery in Gateshead to the Stirling Prize-shortlisted McLaren Formula One HQ, and the £300 million Al Bahar office towers in Abu Dhabi, which won the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH) inaugural innovation award in 2012.
Mike is a member of the Hackney Design Review Panel and is a regular contributor to Article 25’s annual 10×10 Drawing the City charity initiative. He has been a visiting critic at several universities in the UK and Germany, and has spoken at a number of debates on urban design and regeneration issues. In 2012 Mike delivered a talk on the architecture of Astana for a TEDxAstana.