About

Our Impact

We recognise the world is accelerating and needs creative strategic responses to complex problems.

The world is rapidly changing, and we understand our responsibility as architects to take the long view, to create sustainable, viable, deliverable places that enhance communities and stand the test of time.

We co-align with our clients to ensure that every scheme meets the highest benchmark in setting, public realm, and quality of space, adding value now and long into the future.

Our Team

The built environment has an
urgent need for people like us

Cowen+Partners has a gifted and talented team who are ambitious and think intuitively and rationally. We consider that as architects we have the unique ability to positively impact beyond our own operations, within the buildings, developments, and places we create, considering them all in terms of the future.

Jo Cowen

CEO

Chris Wilkinson

Managing Director

Judith Topley

Practice Director - ESG Lead

Gregory Malek

Technical Director - BSA Lead - Sustainability Lead

Mark Gorton

Design Director

Carlota Tarragona

Director - Conservation Lead

Emily Lawrence

Associate Director - Urban Design Lead

Dan Stock

Associate Director - Head of Residential

Laira Piccinato

Senior Associate

Joanna Brown

Associate

Michael Jardine

Associate

Harriet Garbutt

Associate

Olesya Nalivayko

Associate

Nada Tayeb

Associate

Katie Dechow

Senior Architect

Devika Chowglue

Senior Architect

Jake Holmyard

Senior Architect

Roberto Benitez

Senior Architect

Luca Pizzamiglio

Architect

James Rubio

Architect

Beth Bird

Architect

Donald Cokara

Visualiser

Pippa Farmer

Architectural Assistant

Sarah Al Hasan

Architectural Assistant

Emma Stewart

Architectural Assistant

Andrea Fais

Architectural Assistant

Ioana Naghi

Architectural Assistant

Alexander Grice

Architectural Assistant

Philippe de Laroche

Architectural Assistant

Sebastian Castrillon

Architectural Assistant

Pedram Hajian Nejad

Architectural Assistant

Anna Cookman

Architectural Assistant

Jamie Heap

Architectural Assistant

George Gunn

Architectural Assistant

Florence Chong

Studio Manager

Pascal Pelosi-Campbell

Studio Assistant

Our Culture

Our industry-leading team is nurtured, valued and supported to achieve their full potential.

As well working on exciting and impactful projects we also offer opportunities for training and development, as well as annual reviews and more frequent career conversations. This is key to our culture and our success as a practice.

We also recognise everyone is an individual and experiencing different situations in life at any one time. Our culture and policies seek to support this by way of autonomy, trust, and flexibility.

Among our benefits we offer: Agile and hybrid working arrangements; enhanced maternity leave; enhanced paternity leave; life insurance and long-term sickness insurance; health insurance and cash back plan; Cycle to Work and Home & Tech scheme; regular social activities, friday drinks and Thursday talks.

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ESG

We integrate sustainability into all our business practices, promoting social responsibility and transparent governance, all while striving to create a positive impact on society and the environment.

We consider ESG as intrinsic to our approach.We also recognise the importance of ESG for our clients and stakeholders as it fosters sustainable development, enhances property value, and attracts socially conscious investors.

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Futures

United for the Future

Our extensive Futures programme is our commitment to helping shape society to give everyone a fair chance to succeed.

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