Pride Road is the UK's Architectural Practice Franchise. We are leading the flexible working movement for Architects. Here on this podcast, we talk about the business of Architecture, the RIBA, marketing, sales, running your own practice, start-up, flexible working, women in architecture, career development, and more! We help architects get the architecture business they're dreaming of, with the added support from a trusted and experienced brand.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Architecture in the Den: with Planning Lawyer Simon Ricketts
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Simon Ricketts is one of the founding partners of specialist planning law firm Town Legal LLP. Prior to co-founding Town Legal in December 2016, he was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons (previously SJ Berwin) for 17 years.
Simon specialises in planning, compulsory purchase and local government law, particularly in relation to major mixed-use development schemes and infrastructure projects across England, including many in London. He writes the popular simonicity blog.
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Architecture in the Den: with Andrea Smiljanić
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Andrea Smiljanić is a motivated and creative architect & urban designer with experience in architecture, urbanism, landscaping, interior & industrial design. But she is also a passionate dancer, photographer, and traveler.
Born in Sarajevo and studied architecture and urbanism in Prague & Oporto, it all have proved her desire to understand different cultures and locations.
In 2009, Andrea started her work experience in the field by working on site as a full-time assistant to a site manager. Since University graduation in 2012, she had gained over 3 years of experience as an Architect across Europe, working in the Czech Republic, Belgium and The Netherlands. Delivered various projects from winning competitions, and worked on other from feasibility, planning, technical documentation, and construction with significant knowledge across a wide range of sectors and various scales.
Following steps led her to The United Kingdom. With a short departure from architectural profession, she gained experience in apprenticeship scheme in 2015, where she was supporting engineering, carpentry, brickwork, and other departments, while rethinking her career.
Once realized that she missed architectural field, she applied for architectural position and since January 2016 she has been working for Project 3 Architects in Altrincham on multi-scale projects, where she has grown as a professional. She also completed her Part III at RIBA North West by winning Haydn Smith Award for the best worldwide candidate & submission in 2018.
Andrea believes that a successful architectural project requires a team-working process by bringing wide range of professionals and experience from inception till completion, including project’s lifetime later on.
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Architecture in the Den: with Landscape Architect Nicola Phillips
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Tuesday Aug 17, 2021
Architecture in the Den: with Landscape Architect Nicola Phillips
https://youtu.be/rUSACFseF6c
NICOLA JAYNE LANDSCAPE DESIGN LTD is an independent landscape design consultancy based in Stockport, Cheshire. Specialising in residential landscape design from inception, planning submission to detailed design.
We have extensive experience in the residential sector from one dwelling up to designing the green infrastructure for hundreds of homes. We also have experience in the education, commercial and retail sectors.
Nicola Jayne Landscape Design Ltd is managed by Nicola Phillips BA(Hons) BLA CMLI, a Chartered Landscape Architect with over 12 years experience in creating engaging spaces for people, their families and their communities to enjoy.
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Architecture in the Den-Gregory Cowan the Architects’ coach
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Gregory Cowan works as a freelance academic, and is currently developing programmes for The Architects Coach, based on more than thirty years of international experience in practice, undergraduate and postgraduate education, and continuing professional development education for architects. He supervises doctoral research and teaches at the University of Wales Trinity St David, Institute of Inner City Learning. An Australian Londoner, he lives in a small Kennington flat, and sometimes on his canal narrowboat, and performs carnival music. He has worked in architecture practice and office space analysis in Germany and UK, and has completed specialist courses on subjects including Italian stone in Verona, Swiss ceramics in Laufen and Austrian building electronics in Graz. During the recent pandemic, he completed a six month Diploma in Transformational Life Coaching and a 50 day course on positive intelligence. His PhD research investigated the roles of diverse street occupations in inner city station areas in London and Frankfurt. His thesis at the University of Westminster in London is “Occupying Streets: Street Design in Railway Station Areas in London and Frankfurt” (2015). In short, his research analyses diverse placemaking aspects of streets, balancing motorised transport uses with pedestrian conviviality interests in design and planning, distinctiveness and the urban noir.
https://about.me/gregorycowan
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Architecture in the Den RIBA Europe with Tim Clark
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Tim Clark DipArch (Bartlett UCL); RIBA; MA (York); M.ASCE; MCIArb; FRAS; Hon.FICWCI; FCIEA; GSAS CGP (Sustainability All Sectors).
Tim is a licensed Architect in New York and California, registered with ARB London and in Bavaria, where he now lives. His pioneering work at the University of York to enable health-sector Architects to become CEOs, led to Professorships at Queens University Belfast and at the University of Yaounde in West Africa, where his off-grid Rainforest Research and Conference facilities were nominated for the Agha Kahn Prize. He co-founded Clark+Kanner in Los Angeles (1995-2007), started RIBA-USA in 1996 and was elected its first President. He wrote the first Continuing Education accord between AIA and RIBA and guidelines for the mutual recognition of US and UK architects. In 2018, after a decade as Director of Architecture on the Dubai Metro, in Doha and in KSA he was elected RIBA Councillor for Europe representing 1500 members for whom he hosts a variety of online events and webinars. His current work focuses on promoting inclusion in the architectural profession and advocating for affordable housing, rail transportation and sustainable communities.
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Architecture in the Den from the UK to Hong Kong with Roger Wu
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Roger Wu is currently the Executive Director, Project Development, of Haw Par Music Foundation Limited (HPMF), a not-for-profit organisation set up to oversee the operations of Haw Par Music - a centre for cross-culture exchange through music, heritage and the arts based in the revitalised Haw Par Mansion in Tai Hang, Hong Kong. Roger was also the Chief Curator or the 2019/2020 Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture.
Prior to taking up his position in HPMF in February 2014, Roger has worked in a number of architectural practices in the UK and Hong Kong, including a 17 year stint between 1994 and 2010 at John McAslan + Partners in London where Roger has worked on many projects of different scales (ranging from the design of the new King’s Cross Station Concourse in London to a private residence in Seborga, Italy) and different uses (ranging from British Embassy in Algiers, Algeria to Peter Jones department store in London). In particular, Roger has developed exceptional expertise leading major projects, leading international projects and working with historic buildings.
Roger has lectured at architectural schools in universities across the UK, including Bath, Nottingham, Central England, (Birmingham) and Plymouth. Roger also taught design studios at the School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong, as an Adjunct Associate Professor, and is currently an external examiner for the University of Central Lancaster/IVY BSc architectural degree. Roger is also actively involved with both the Royal Institute of British Architect (RIBA), where he served as the Council Member representing the Asia and Australasian region and founding member of the Hong Kong Chapter, as well as the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), where he served as a member of the Heritage & Conservation and Education Development & Accreditation Committees.
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Architecture in the Den from the Macro to the Micro with Ming Cheng
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Ming Cheng is an architect, town planner, urban designer and educator with over 20 years of professional experience practicing as an architect and urbanist. He worked on a diverse range of projects both in the UK, the US and overseas, from one-off urban infill housing project on behalf of Islington Council, school and cultural projects in England, regeneration of the dockyards in Cardiff, Town Hall campus regeneration masterplan for Waltham Forest Council to a 20-year university campus masterplan in New Zealand.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Ming moved to the UK to study town planning, urban design and architecture, receiving his qualifications from University College London, University of Westminster and London Metropolitan University. He is a Director of Urban Architecture and a co-founder of Place Profile, a data-driven architecture and urban design consultancy that use empirical data to analyse cities and to design sustainable masterplans.
Outside of private practice, Ming remains in contact with his universities to carry out research and academic teaching. He is a visiting lecturer/dissertation tutor at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, a design tutor at The London School of Architecture and the University of Suffolk.
Twitter: @architectming
Instagram: @architectming
Web: www.urbanarch.co.uk
Web: www.placeprofile.co
Instagram: @placeprofile
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Architecture in the Den with RIBA rising star Dmitrij O Burakevic
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
About Dimitrij
Registered & chartered architect. I research, imagine, design, invent, construct, tinker, consult, explore & solve puzzles!!
Sometimes I sketch, film, build physical & digital models.
Ultimately designing experiences through tangible environments of landscape & infrastructure.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7rC__5YTIzimGV7EXIcAAQ
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/architect_t.i.q/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrij-burakevic-b22a5332/
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Architecture in the Den: Conservation with Louise Priestman
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Louise is a conservation accredited architect at Arup. Louise began her career as an office junior at Purcell architects in York in 2006 where she quickly realised she wanted to be an architect. The next decade saw her choose universities which supported her interest in built heritage, following completion of her Part II, Louise joined the AABC apprenticeship programme to become an accredited conservation architect.
Louise has worked on buildings including The Elizabeth Tower (known as Big Ben), Canterbury Cathedral and railway stations throughout the country often preparing, advising and specifying new design and the conservation of historic fabric. Louise is also church architect to six churches.
Louise Priestman
Conservation Architect | Heritage
BA(Hons) MArch MA IHBC AABC RIBA
The Pride Road Franchise grew out of Founder Lisa Raynes’ refusal to accept that there was only one way for a woman to have an architecture career and a family life. She built her practice in the domestic sector, and then invested to turn her business into one that other ambitious architects wanting work/life balance can buy into. She’s had a seat on the RIBA Council (2015-18), been Chair of Women in Property NW and founded Manchester Curious, an urban architecture outreach festival. A key focus of the Pride Road Franchise business in a box is the fully-automated customer relation management system, this system helps lead a flow of new clients to our franchisees.
https://www.prideroadfranchise.co.uk
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Architecture in the Den: CAD, BIM and hand drawing with John Warburton
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
About John Warburton
I am an ARB registered architect with strong skills in 2D and 3D CAD and BIM applications. I've worked in architecture in the private sector for my whole 43-year career and have experience with practices of all sizes. I've designed and managed projects in the UK and the Middle East. In my time I have had major roles in everything from a small single room domestic extension right through to an Olympic sized sporting complex. My project experience is broad in both type and scale.
Drawing was central in guiding me towards a career in architecture and I believe that it has always been an essential skill for architects, even in these days of computer-based information production. When I first entered the profession it was in a pre-computing age, although as a student I was given a brief introduction to some of the early attempts to what was coming.
Along with my interest in architecture and drawing, I developed an interest in the blooming computing world, learning to code and even building my own computers from kits. That interest did not go unnoticed and I was put in charge of looking at this new-fangled CAD thing. CAD, and now BIM, have been a major part of my skill set ever since.
Drawing by hand has always been important to me, although mostly confined to use in work rather than as a hobby, which I now recognise is a shame. I've rekindled my interest, though and for a little over a year now I've been drawing away daily. Well, almost. I've amassed over 400 drawings and sketches and plan to keep going with this into retirement. Which is now only a few weeks away...
Instagram account - @jdwartist
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