Alan is the founding director of Nex.  He leads the strategic direction of the studio, project design and client relationships.  His experience includes the design of cultural, educational, workplace, hospitality and residential buildings often in sensitive locations or historic contexts.  Alan’s design and research interests lie in projects that closely integrate architecture, urban spaces and nature through the creative design of public realm.  Alan’s professional work has received awards and commendation from the Architecture Foundation, BD Architect of the Year Awards,  Civic Trust,  D&AD,  Architect’s Journal, World Architecture Network, and New London Architecture, and UK Technology Strategy Board.

His studies have taken him from Technical University Dublin to the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, and onto the Architectural Association in London, where he completed a Masters degree in Architecture and Urban Design.  Alan taught at the AA from 2005-2014 in multiple roles, including Unit Tutor, Co-Director of the FAB Research Cluster, and Director of the Independents Research Group.  He has been an external examiner at multiple universities, and has spoken internationally about the studios research and work at the DIT, NAI, ETH, TU Delft, MIT, and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing.

Alongside his role at Nex, Alan is a Board Trustee and Non-Executive Director of the Chelsea Physic Garden.  The garden in central london is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain with a mission to demonstrate the medicinal, economic, cultural and environmental importance of plants to the survival and well-being of humankind.

Joe is skilled in the delivery of large, technically complex public-facing projects.  At Nex, he is responsible for the architectural and technical design of projects and day-to-day project leadership.  Joe’s expertise and experience includes the design of complex refurbishment projects within listed buildings and heritage contexts.  Joe also maintains Nex’s technical standards and certifications.

Prior to joining Nex, Joe worked at award-winning conservation architects Fielden & Mawsen and IBLA, where he gained particular experience of designing mixed-use residential buildings and single-family homes.

Joe graduated from Newcastle University with 1st Class Honours and was the recipient of the Douglas Wise Memorial Prize for the highest final mark in his year.

Adam is an architectural designer with experience and expertise of designing higher education, cultural, mixed use, and science buildings in the US and UK.

Adam is passionate about the creative use of computation in architecture, digital fabrication, and off-site manufacturing using modern methods of construction.  He is comfortable working with large consultant teams and on complex projects with multiple stakeholders, which require a strong ethos of collaboration and attention to detail. 

At Nex, Adam leads the studio’s computational expertise, championing digital innovation and maintaining BIM standards across all projects. He is a confident programmer in Python and Grasshopper to automate work-flow, and manage complex modelling and simulation. 

Adam received his MArch degree from the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, where he was awarded the Willeke Portfolio prize, and graduated cum laude from his undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Cincinnati.

Wilson is an architectural assistant with experience of designing public community and housing buildings in Brazil and the UK.  He is a talented designer with advanced skills in BIM, 3D modelling and image making. At Nex, Wilson assists with the design and detailing of education and workplace buildings, and residential interiors.

Wilson was educated at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and the Politecnico di Milano in Italy.

Lawrence is an experienced architectural assistant with expertise in public, community and cultural projects in the UK. 

He is an accomplished designer with a particular interest in biophilia, the integration of nature and urban design the experiential qualities in architecture. Lawrence is passionate about the creative use of computation in architecture, digital fabrication, and off-site manufacturing using modern methods of construction. 

Lawrence completed his Dip. Arch and BSc. Arch at the Welsh School of Architecture, where his thesis project was chosen by Blueprint Magazine in their pick of the best work from the graduate shows across the UK.