Four Visions for the Future of Housing

Mæ is a London based Architecture and Urban Design practice founded by Alex Ely. They work at all scales from the city scale to the scale of a building developing strategies and designs. Their aim is to create exceptional buildings and great places underpinned by conceptual rigour and attention to detail.

Founded in 2009, Dallas Pierce Quintero is an art and architecture studio working at a broad range of scales: furniture, public art, architecture and public realm. Their design practice is site-specific and collaborative with the people for whom the space is designed. Making and materials are also at the heart of the studio’s projects, which results in beautiful and unexpected results.

Dr Tom Holbrook co-founded 5th Studio in 1997 as a spatial design agency, working across the fields of architecture, urban design, infrastructure and landscape. Tom’s design research has developed an approach to strategic thinking that explores the dynamic between architecture and the scale of infrastructure and landscape, offering a fresh attitude towards conservation, environmental sustainability and complex regeneration projects.

Tom is a regular visiting critic and lecturer at various universities. He holds a EU-funded research fellowship at RMIT University, Barcelona.

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects is a London-based practice interested in working with clients and users to create beautiful, meaningful, sustainable places for everyday activities. Sarah is Professor of Architecture at The University of Sheffield where she heads the DWELL (Designing for Wellbeing in Environments for Later Life) research project that aims to design exemplary places for ageing well.