{"id":774536,"date":"2025-02-26T09:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=774536"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:57:21","slug":"who-are-the-architects-working-in-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/who-are-the-architects-working-in-government","title":{"rendered":"Who are the architects working in government?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Private sector practices know the importance of media coverage, competing fiercely to snatch their share of the limelight. For public sector architects, drastically reduced in numbers since their mid-20th-century heyday, this battle is even trickier.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not sure that many in the architecture sector know about us,\u2019 says architect Crawford Wright, head of architecture and design for schools and colleges in the Department for Education (DfE). If it were in the private sector, he says, his 30-strong design team \u2018would probably be in the AJ100\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wright is also part of a cross-departmental Government Architect\u2019s Network which now boasts 80 members across 13 departments.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the numbers are not insignificant, there\u2019s no denying that the UK public sector is not the architectural powerhouse it once was. In 1976, its workforce included almost half (49 per cent) of all UK architects. By 2017, this figure had plummeted to around 1 per cent in England, according to Public Practice\u2019s then-chief executive Finn Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018We get involved in all aspects of construction and not just bureaucracy\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yet many government departments retain an ambitious core of architects who, like Wright, spend their days grafting to improve the built environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The opportunity to make a real difference across society is something that doesn\u2019t come about working on just a handful of buildings in a career,\u2019 says Wright, who has been involved in school design for the DfE for 18 years, spearheading it for the past\u00a0eight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wright\u2019s \u2018challenging\u2019 role involves leading the team responsible for design and construction standards in schools and colleges in England, assisting design on the DfE\u2019s new school programmes, and leading sustainability policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The team has collaborated on exciting projects, including the world\u2019s first biophilic primary school<\/a> with Hawkins\\Brown and prototypes for low-carbon educational environments with Waugh Thistleton Architects.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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St Mary\u2019s Voluntary Catholic Academy, Derby, \u2018the world\u2019s first biophilic school\u2019<\/p>\n\t

Source:Matthew Ling<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u2018key aspect\u2019 of his job, he says, is to \u2018manage the day-to-day pressures with a long-term view of how things change and\u00a0develop\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He notes how dramatically the DfE design team has changed since its inception in the 1940s, when civil servant architects such as David and Mary Medd led post-war school\u00a0design.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wright says that while headcount in the last 10 years has remained thankfully \u2018pretty static\u2019 at around 30 architects, a major change has been the shift from local government as \u2018the main builder of many new schools\u2019 to the DfE itself, amid a more \u2018complex landscape\u2019. The work, insists Wright, is far more than \u2018just bureaucracy\u2019. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fellow civil servant and architect Mark Sykes is equally keen to dispel this myth. \u2018The biggest misconception about working in the civil service is that we\u2019re mainly administrators,\u2019 he says. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Less than two years after joining the public sector, he is far from paper pushing, as head of UK operations for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan \u2013 a role overseeing the UK Pavilion, including designing, building, operating, maintaining and decommissioning the structure \u2013 for the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).<\/span><\/p>\n

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WOO architects\u2019 2025 World Expo pavilion for the UK<\/p>\n\t

Source:Woo Architects<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018It\u2019s an exciting job,\u2019 enthuses Sykes, who, as far as he is aware, is the DBT\u2019s sole architect. A\u00a0single day\u2019s tasks can range from dealing with major design decisions, and logistics affecting the pace of construction on-site in Osaka, to coordinating what food and drink will be on offer at the pavilion \u2013 all \u2018whilst collaborating with multiple suppliers working across time\u00a0zones\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sykes had been in private practice for more than a decade, including at HTA Design and Pollard Thomas Edwards, when he joined the civil service in 2021, initially in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He says adapting to the more rigid structure within government was a \u2018culture change\u2019 but ultimately a rewarding one.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The range of experiences I\u2019ve had in my short civil service career has been a real eye opener,\u2019 he says. These have ranged from collaborating with industry experts on construction policy and \u2018sitting around heated negotiation tables\u2019 to Union Jack-bearing at international conferences \u2018right at the centre of world events\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Right now, the scope of the job makes it a no-brainer for Sykes \u2013 although he would \u2018definitely\u2019 consider a return to private practice one\u00a0day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Skills architects often take for granted \u2013 problem-solving, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement \u2013 make them very sought-after in government\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Conversely, Andrew McKay, a space planning manager for DWP Estates in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), says the scope for learning and development in government \u2018would make it difficult for me to return to private practice\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018There are a lot of opportunities for architects with a variety of design, property, technical and even policy roles,\u2019 says McKay. He is one of five architects in the DWP and says the skills architects \u2018often take for granted\u2019 \u2013 problem-solving, strategic thinking and effective stakeholder engagement \u2013 make them \u2018very sought-after\u2019 in government.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The former Levitt Bernstein and Hawkins\\Brown architect leads a \u2018talented\u2019 design team working across the DWP\u2019s huge estate, spanning 800 buildings in England, Scotland and Wales. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

McKay says tasks can range from producing initial feasibility and concept designs for new Jobcentres and office refurbishments, to being \u2018out and about\u2019 surveying the estate, \u2018understanding how colleagues use the space they work in [and] how the department could use space more efficiently\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He says the biggest difference is that in private practice \u2018I was used to making many design decisions myself and taking the lead on a project from start to finish. [Whereas] in government there is wider team engagement, including with stakeholders, and important governance to follow, before a project can even begin.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

And change is a constant. In the past three years there have been four different work and pensions secretaries, he says, adding: \u2018Regardless of the change, we continue to serve the government of the day without fear or favour, in line with the core value of impartiality as set out in the civil service code.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

For the MHCLG\u2019s head of architecture and urban design, Sarah Allan, sometimes known as the government\u2019s chief architect,<\/span> the draw of the public sector lies in the range and scale of the work, with \u2018significantly larger and more complex\u2019 challenges compared with private practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Allan leads a team of planners, urban designers, researchers and architects supporting the planning system to ensure that new placemaking policy and guidance \u2018not only reflects the government\u2019s priorities but also considers how policies and guidance will be implemented\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018In my role, I have delivered change that affects every building project in England\u2019<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She says that engaging with stakeholders, particularly to \u2018understand how things work in practice\u2019, is vital to public sector\u00a0work. Her team\u2019s current mission is to improve the speed and consistency with which planning applications are determined, by updating national design guidance and developing digital tools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allan, whose impressive CV includes several small practices (FAT, Koetter Kim, Satellite Architects), as well as design leadership roles with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and East Hampshire District Council, says she has always enjoyed \u2018zooming out and seeing the whole of something rather than focusing on the parts\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Sykes, she says the shift was an adjustment. \u2018It took me some time to understand the boundaries and opportunities of my role in relation to the wider work of the department and the role of ministers,\u2019 she says.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These days, she adds, she has \u2018greater autonomy\u2019 to push a design-led approach to the government\u2019s ambitions. \u2018Government departments are large and part of the art of working here is navigating your way around to find the right people to help make things happen,\u2019 she explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Civil service veteran Luke Turner left behind a run of private practice roles, including Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (now Aukett Swanke) and Haverstock Associates, to join the Foreign Office 19 years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The call to public service appealed and I chose not to work for the ambitions of private business owners but to serve the government elected by the people of our country,\u2019 he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Turner progressed to become the department\u2019s head of architecture and design before moving into planning and housing policy for the MHCLG. Since the Building Safety Act was introduced in 2022, his role has evolved into technical adviser within the new Building Safety Regulator\u00a0 <\/span>where he develops statutory guidance to support English building\u00a0regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turner says public sector work is \u2018the antithesis of being a sole practitioner\u2019. Unlike individual projects, he explains, policy change can \u2018move the dial of many aspects of all buildings\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, he adds, \u2018In my role, I have delivered change that affects every building project in\u00a0England.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

But while experiences vary, there is one thing all the architects can agree on. \u2018I have a great work-life balance,\u2019 says McKay, mentioning flexible hours, hybrid working, and a nine-day fortnight \u2013 while Turner mentions \u2018flexible and reasonable hours\u2019 and \u2018good pay\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018My memories of working in practice were bouts of long hours,\u2019 adds Allan. She still works long hours in the MHCLG but mostly to enjoy quiet problem-solving \u2018outside the day-to-day to and fro\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So, would the civil servants encourage private practitioners to make the leap?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018I would encourage any architect with a willingness to serve to work for public service,\u2019 enthuses Turner, who insists the sector offers \u2018amazing and varied opportunity\u2019 for anyone willing to try different roles\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sykes has \u2018witnessed\u2019 first-hand the impact architects can make to \u2018so many areas of focus for government\u2019, be it housing and planning policy, schools and hospitals, or even \u2018solving the challenges presented by climate\u00a0change\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One architect who seized this opportunity was the late Beech Williamson<\/a>, whose 40-year tenure in the DfE design team \u2018positively influenced schools across the country for generations of young people\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for making the leap, the civil servants praise initiatives like Public Practice, the growing non-profit organisation that provides a route into the public sector for architects and designers, and has placed 172 UK architects in public sector roles since 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allan describes it as an \u2018excellent innovation\u2019, helping to build skills and capacity in local authorities \u2018crying out for built environment expertise\u2019. And Wright even suggests its \u2018great\u2019 work expanding the public sector talent pool could \u2018move beyond local authorities to central government\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Equally, says McKay, architects in the private sector \u2018bring tremendous value to public projects \u2026 Without having them as part of our professional services team, it would be impossible for the government to refurbish existing buildings and to deliver new, sustainable, inclusive and high-quality\u00a0buildings.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Life as a civil servant architect might be more graft and grind than glitz and glamour but it has a work-life balance to make most architects turn green, opportunities in abundance and the chance to effect change at a much greater scale. Architects in the private sector could be forgiven for having their heads\u00a0turned.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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