Eion is a director in CZWG's core management team, focussing on BIM, technology and quality assurance. Eion leads the strategic implementation of BIM and Revit, advanced visualization and Virtual Reality technologies across the practice, a role that involves managing staff training as well as routinely assessing new technologies.

Eion brings a comprehensive knowledge of quality assurance and project delivery systems from his experience working on large scale schemes across a wide range of sectors. He has spearheaded several practice-wide initiatives to set standards and internal working processes. He also has an instrumental role in maintaining and improving our quality systems, managing project set-up and delivery, and ensuring consistency of technical content across the practice.

Eion has a broad range of experience, both in project size and type, and in the range and depth of project responsibility. Most recently, Eion led currently overseeing the feasibility, planning and detailed design packages for Free Wharf, a residential-led mixed-use waterfront scheme in Shoreham-by-Sea. The use of BIM technology early during the design process was key to communicating the vision for this project with planning officers, local councillors and the wider public.

Eion studied architecture at South Bank University and Greenwich University.

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Piers co-founded CZWG in 1975 with Nick Campbell, Rex Wilkinson and Roger Zogolovich. He is widely recognised as an acclaimed postmodern architect and writer and leader in the profession.

Piers’ principal buildings include Islington Square, the Canada Water Library, Maggie's Centre in Nottingham and four CZWG buildings given listed heritage status in 2018: China Wharf and The Circle in Bermondsey, the CDT Building at Bryanston School and Janet Street-Porter House in Clerkenwell. 

He has led the design of many of our buildings over the years and also exhibitions about Lutyens, Soane, Gilbert and National Art Fund.

Piers was involved with English Heritage for 12 years, as a member of the London Advisory Committee and the Urban Panel, then as a Commissioner. He was also a Review Panel Chair and Commissioner of CABE. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and a board member on the Planning Committee for the London Legacy Development Corporation. Piers was appointed a CBE for services to architecture in 1998. He was elected a Royal Academician in 2002 and Professor of Architecture of the Royal Academy Schools from 2013. Piers studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London.

Piers was recently interviewed by Pamela Buxton for a RIBA Journal Hindsight Profile.

Conor has worked on a variety of small-scale projects in the west of Ireland and gained valuable experience as a Part I and Part II Architectural Assistant with architectural practices in Melbourne, Australia and London.

Conor joined the practice as part of CZWG's delivery team of a major new build and heritage listed scheme comprised of 6 buildings (four retained and two listed) on the Jewellery Quarter development in Birmingham. His role includes the production of internal package drawings and project information management.

Conor is particularly interested in architecture’s inherent sociability, in how inventive pragmatism can result in generous, community-making spaces. He completed his bachelor of Architecture from Dublin Technology University.

Steffan has contributed to numerous masterplan, residential and commercial projects in the studio encompassing a range of work stages from planning to construction, as well as leading several open competition bids on behalf of the practice.

Steffan worked on the construction stages of the Hoola residential tower scheme at the Royal Victoria Docks and as an architectural assistant on CZWG's design team through the early planning stages of Crossharbour, a major mixed-use residential, retail and community project in Tower Hamlets, London.

Steffan is currently liaising with the project managers and sub-contractors on the commercial fit-out of Oaklands, the first major development to be approved by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) at Old Oak Common, a project he has been involved in since inception.

Steffan has been involved in projects using the latest VR software and understands the importance of engaging with clients, planners, collaborating disciplines and the public through new technologies. Steffan studied architecture at the University of Liverpool, completed his master’s at the University of Greenwich and studied for his Part 3 qualification at the Architectural Association.

Alexandra has worked on a variety of residential and public use projects in the studio, including Islington Square, the major mixed-use conversion and new build scheme on the site of the former London Postal Sorting Office in Angel, London and the design and planning submission for Canfield Place, a row of eight mews houses on a restricted site adjacent a railway in Camden. Alexandra was also a key member of the Free Wharf Shoreham-by-Sea project, a large mixed-use scheme located on the site of a disused wharf eat of Shoreham-by-Sea town centre. Alexandra is currently working on the delivery for Colindale Gardens on behalf of Redrow Homes.

Alexandra completed a BTEC National Diploma in 3D Design at North West Kent College before gaining her Bachelor in Architecture with Honours from Oxford Brookes University and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Westminster.

Jennie's area of expertise is working on large-scale and complex residential-led projects from design development through to on-site construction.

She fully understands the expectations of delivering to programme and the importance of the quality of the design and the information provided. Jennie worked on the delivery of the new-build element of Islington Square, the major mixed-use scheme in Angel, London and winner of a 2021 New London Architecture Award for it's successful integration of uses, and is currently working as a project architect on the delivery of 16 buildings (four retained and two listed) on the Jewellery Quarter development in Birmingham.

Jennie gained construction experience as an architectural assistant working as part of a team delivering 65 key worker homes for an NHS Trust, and on numerous leisure projects across the UK, including cinemas and gyms. Jennie's experience working on masterplans includes design development for a comprehensive public realm strategy for the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent; and concept and design development including a 3D physical model for the Chapel Street Masterplan regeneration scheme in Salford comprising of offices, commercial, retail and leisure, family housing and apartments linked by high-quality public realm and civic spaces.

Jennie studied architecture at the University of Liverpool and RIBA northwest and has completed the RIBA Future Leadership programme. She is a key member of CZWG's Team Carbon group with a particular interest in CZWG’s response to the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency.

Adam is committed to providing high calibre architecture and thrives on resolving the ambitions of the client with the complexities of a given site. Adam is a director in the core management team, focussing on design, with a particular interest in the environment and CZWG’s response to the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency.

Throughout his career at CZWG, Adam has been involved in the design and running of many of the studio’s major projects. He was in charge of the initial Arsenal Football Club developments Vizion7, Queensland Road and Drayton Park, together totalling over 1,600 residential units and 34,000m² of mixed-use commercial accommodation. As design team leader for the construction phase of VizioN7, he was responsible for the highly successful implementation of a large part of the Lough Road East Masterplan.

Adam designed and led CZWG’s delivery of Aurelia Rathbone Market, the pivotal second phase of a flagship mixed use development and the Studio 144 commercial, residential and arts complex at the heart of Southampton’s Cultural Quarter. Working for Redrow, Adam has gained planning permission for 200 homes at Barton Park, Oxford, a new garden city suburb and Healthy New Town created by Grosvenor and Oxford City Council. Adam is overseeing CZWG’s design and delivery of Oaklands, over 240 affordable and 360 PRS homes, and the first major development to be approved by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) at Old Oak Common.

Current projects include student housing and a residential/industrial co-location development in East London and affordable housing proposals in Cambridge.

Adam studied architecture at Bath University and gained further qualifications with Distinction at the University of Westminster. 

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Richard oversees all IT initiatives for the practice, at any one time working on a variety of projects across the studio on solutions that relate to BIM Management and Cloud Technology, as well as 3D visualizations as required to support project planning and consultation needs.

Most recently Richard led the successful transition of the office to our working from home model - enabling the vital communication tools, software and hardware required for the team to effectively and efficiently work from home.

Richard brings over 35 years' built industry experience and expertise to his role, having worked across a variety of disciplines, starting out as a junior architectural technician before transferring his skills to the then emerging field of Computer Aided Design.

CZWG has a proud record of being early adopters of new technology and Richard strives to ensure that we continue to invest heavily in both IT equipment and training.

Luigi has a passion for urban regeneration. He has considerable expertise in masterplanning and residential developments of all scales, including the regeneration of a large derelict canal-side area in Smethwick, Birmingham and design proposals for the 52,000m² Barnsley Market in Yorkshire. Luigi led CZWG’s revision of the strategic masterplan for a 7ha site for Berkeley Homes’ acclaimed Kidbrooke Village regeneration scheme in Greenwich, securing hybrid planning permission for 1,260 homes on the site known as the ‘Meridian Gate’ masterplan. Following the successful delivery of 375 homes, Luigi has led revised planning applications for 1,645 homes on the masterplan site and continues to work on behalf of Berkeley Homes to maintain the design and quality standards throughout the ongoing construction programme.

Luigi's principle buildings include Bankside Lofts, a seven storey building in Bankside adjacent the Tate Modern, the award-winning Alfred Court residential building on Fortune Green Road in Hampstead, Rose Joan Mews, comprising 10 courtyard houses in West Hampstead, ‘Randall Court’, a 5-storey development formed of 8 homes in Elephant & Castle, Southwark and The Stones private house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Greatstone on Sea, short-listed for the Manser Medal, AJ House of the Year Award.

Luigi is a director in CZWG's core management team with responsibilities overseeing the commercial management of the practice. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London.

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Kevin has contributed to several community-focused projects at CZWG of varying scales, from mixed-use multi-site masterplan at Southend, to a regenerative-design led community centre at Northstowe. He led the coordination of the hybrid-planning delivery for the 4.5ha Crossharbour District Centre at the Isle of Dogs, London, that has dedicated over a third of its site to public and community use. Working closely with the GLA and local planning officers, placemaking and community groups, the District Centre proposal accommodates a new school, nursery, council services, cultural and community spaces, and improved sustainable transport links with a variety of green and flexible public square. In addition to a mix of public and commercial spaces, the scheme is supported by circa 2,000 new homes. Kevin is committed to deliver projects that contribute to wider community benefits whilst promoting environments that celebrate unique individual experiences.

Prior to joining CZWG, Kevin acquired a range of architectural experiences in New Zealand, Taiwan, and the United States. Kevin’s projects in New York benefited from close working relationships with the intended occupants where varied perspectives contribute to the brief, from single-family homes, to immersion of student and staff routines in school projects. The development of interpersonal considerations to design exemplified the significance of continued engagements and communication to the success of architecture, and contributed to his appraisal of new projects as we seek to produce characterful environments.

Kevin is passionate about uncovering unexpected crossovers and communication between architecture and the wider public. Kevin is part of CZWG’s sustainability initiatives, public involvements, such as the LFA events, and student mentor programmes. He completed his architectural education at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), obtained a MArch with Distinction at Oxford Brookes University, and Part 3 professional practice with the Architectural Association.

Peter has extensive experience of running a wide range of mixed use projects from feasibility, planning to fruition on site. He recently completed the concept design and consultation to submit a planning application for a large mixed use scheme in Tower Hamlets featuring three new curved plan towers, a retained workshop building and a dramatic riverside walk. He has overseen the delivery of First Way, a new 678 room university campus and student accommodation in Wembley which utilises volumetric modular MMC. Peter's other notable buildings include Lyon Square, a 310 unit residential / mixed use scheme for Redrow Homes in Harrow; Embassy Court, an eight-storey residential building with 23 high-end apartments in St John’s Wood; Seacon Wharf, a riverside housing development on the Thames comprising 269 homes and a 21-storey striking red tower; and Queensland Terrace, 375 homes built as part of the Arsenal masterplan to deliver much needed regeneration to the area.

Peter manages the practice’s health and safety procedures and processes. He enjoys all aspects of his work from the inception and initial design, ensuring that client aspirations are fully explored and delivered, through to detailed design, construction and completion on site. He works tirelessly with clients to fully explore design options to deliver high quality, viable schemes. Peter studied architecture at Dundee University.

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Zinab has worked across a variety of projects in the studio. She gained valuable client-side experience on Islington Square, a major mixed-use development of the former London Postal Sorting Office. Her role included the development of commercial units and addressing bespoke client information requests.

Zinab has also worked on the revised 'Greening of the Masterplan' planning proposals for Kidbrooke Village as part of the £1 billion regeneration led by Berkeley Homes in partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the Mayor of London to transform the former Ferrier Estate into a new, exemplary housing community.

She completed her undergraduate and masters' studies at the University of Greenwich, where she explored 'queues' as a cultural phenomenon and social space.

Zinab is currently working on the construction phases of a residential scheme in Ilford.

As Finance Manager for the practice, Mousey assists the Finance Director to ensure the business targets, deadlines and work in progress are met on time. Mousey also supports the team in all matters affiliated with the payroll and pension and other finance matters. She has a passion for accounting and figures, and her aim and key is to always work as a team.

Sophie gained valuable pre-planning experience working on the successful LB Tower Hamlets planning application for East Riverside, Poplar, a residential-led mixed use waterside development formed of three curved plan towers adjacent five retained arches of the old Tram Depot and workshop. The proposals include a new south-facing public square on Leven Road and a dramatic riverside walk along Bow Creek. Sophie's responsibilities included extensive modelling of the existing fabric and new proposal scheme and the production of information for stakeholder review and the planning submission.

Sophie has a keen interest in urban planning and development, the design of contemporary architecture within historic cities and reusing building materials as a means to transfer cultural and heritage value. She recently worked on the mass and layouts of the planning proposals for Hornsey Road, a student accommodation scheme in Islington which will restore the historic rail arches and introduce new uses that are compatible with the area's regeneration vision.

Sophie completed her undergraduate studies with Honours and her Masters qualifications from the University of Kent.

David is a director in CZWG's management team, focusing on quality management and technical delivery. He has worked on numerous working drawing packages for residential, commercial and mixed-used developments and understands the importance of programme and package delivery as well as having technical expertise in construction methods, specification and detailing.

He is currently managing a number of projects on site, including Colindale Gardens on behalf of Redrow Homes, 130 home in Tottenham Hale for United Living and Argent, and 16 buildings (four retained and two listed) on the Jewellery Quarter development in Birmingham for Galliard.

David led the construction of Islington Square, the £370m mixed-use development that sits behind the retained façade of the former Edwardian North London Royal Mail Sorting Office, Islington and Queensland Terrace and QN7, a residential-led regeneration development and the latest piece of the Arsenal ‘On the Move’ residential masterplan. CZWG were subsequently invited by the client to deliver Wembley Park Gate, 211 new homes adjacent the stadium in the London Borough of Brent. David was also Project Architect for the Miller Building, a £7 million 5,100m² office building in Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth Square, a £12 million housing development in Glasgow, and the striking ‘Bling Bling’ office and retail building in Liverpool City Centre.

David's strengths lie in his technical knowledge, detailed design and delivery experience, and the ­open and reliable approach to communicating with clients and contractors. He also takes a leading role in the practice’s approach to our internal knowledge transfer on projects post-completion. David studied architecture at South Bank University and the University of Westminster.

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Sanjiv is passionate about ‘getting under the skin’ of our clients - to truly understand what added value means for their aspirations and business models, and in doing so creating the kind of trusted relationships that last beyond the life of any single building and, in some cases, decades.

He has led several major projects from the early stages of feasibility studies and the planning process through to completion and has built up particular expertise in high density residential-led developments. His principal schemes include Cascades (Grade II listed in 2018); Millennium Harbour on the Isle of Dogs; and the Cornell and Dryden buildings of the landmark ‘Aldgate Triangle’ in Whitechapel. Sanjiv has also led a series of refurbishments and new buildings in Clerkenwell and Soho, Fulham Island and Southwark and has overseen the multi-phased, ten-year delivery of the 4-hectare Brewery Square regeneration masterplan in Dorchester.

Sanjiv has recently led several large scale residential-led mixed schemes to successful planning outcomes: Crossharbour District Centre, the comprehensive mixed-use commercial and residential development (circa 2,000 homes) and new ‘Town Centre’ of the Isle of Dogs; 1,491 new homes as part of the Southend United Football Club stadium relocation to Fossetts Farm, and 502 new homes for rent at Roots Hall, Southend United F.C.’s existing but outdated stadium.

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