People

Mik Widdup
Architect

Mik's environmental conscience is a reaction to a penchant for cars and the realization of the effects that manufacturing processes have on the planet. planetarchitecture was founded on the 'cradle to cradle' notion that consumerism must be waste-free.

Joanne Starr
Company Secretary and Researcher

Joanne ensures planetarchitecture knows everything about emerging technologies and the latest ideas in ecological thinking - and tells us what we should be doing and where we all should be.

Chris Wiper
Mechanical Engineer

Nicknamed 'The Tzar' for obvious reasons Chris is our consultant mechanical engineer borrowed from Brian Mellor Associates to advise on the heating and ventilation strategy of each design from the earliest stages.

Gordon T Knott
Project Manager

With what must be more project management experience than the rest of the team put together, Gordon ensures we are all pulling our weight and giving 100%. He applies the same rigorous organizational skills on site - delivering projects on time and on budget time after time.

Jack Peers
Structural Engineer

Jack is a consultant structural engineer with a rare sympathy to architectural design. Jack will often imagine a more delicate and elegant solution than most engineers dare dream possible.

Liz Webster
Construction, Design, Management Co-ordinator

Liz is the hub of Craven Safety Services and advises planetarchitecture and our clients of their duties and responsibilities under the CDM regulations, and on Health & Safety policy.

Nick Gregory
Senior Quantity Surveyor

Nick keeps the lid on the project budgets and costs. Throughout the whole design process Nick will advise on the impact of each decision, in terms of budget and programme. Nothing gets past Nick and once on site his attention to every detail helps ensure the project is delivered on time and within budget.

Simon Ward
Graphic / Interior Designer

If you had to put money on which guy would be able to retire before the rest of us Simon would be the safe bet. He conjures up more ideas and schemes in a day than most people envisage in a lifetime.

Day to day Simon runs his own graphics company but kindly helps us out when we need a superhero.