Douglas Craven Associate

Douglas is an experienced Architect with a passion for, and proven track record of, delivering education projects that benefit students, staff and the wider community.

He joined the practice in 2019, having completed his RIBA Part II qualification alongside working in a London based multi-disciplinary design practice and became a fully qualified Architect in 2020.

Having previously studied Architectural Technology, Douglas’ ability to communicate clearly with end users, the client team and technical advisory team and lead the design team throughout the early concept, design engagement and developed design stages is complemented by his valuable technical knowledge and construction experience, making him a highly valued member of any design team. This approach means the design team, led by Doug, Is able to readily identify opportunities to demonstrate high quality design in education settings.

His fluency with the DfE output specifications frequently supports a consistent, timely and considered response to a design brief, enabling the team to effectively develop our design data and exchange geometry and non-geometric data in Industry Foundation Class (IFC) to ensure a seamless delivery of Cobie data meticulously checked using data driven drawings and QA processes.

Douglas was promoted to the position of Associate in 2025.