becca@new-practice.co.uk
Becca Thomas
Creative Director & Architect
BSc (Hons) MArch ARB
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Becca is our Creative Director. She is also an Architect. She is a founding Director along with Marc.
Becca manages the creative direction of the practice. She takes an overview on all design projects and provides input at key stages. Becca works closely with the Associates and design team to develop thoughtful designs and to shape clever responses to briefs for our clients.
A skilled and thoughtful Architect, Becca delivers complex built projects at a wide range of scales - from pavilions and public realm works, to renovations, creative workspaces, cultural and community buildings and arts hubs.
Becca is particularly experienced at developing robust briefs for clients, and building their knowledge of, and ambition for, design and construction processes.
In 2019, Becca was appointed to the Glasgow Urban Design Panel where she provides constructive advice to development, design teams and planners, as part of the pre-application consultation process. In 2021, Becca was made a Trustee of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), and a Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) Council Member.
““I am committed to truly collaborative work processes with clients, communities and individuals - designing beautiful, but ultimately practical spaces, which deliver sustainability within the city.
Much of my work professionally links back to my earlier research into temporary use of vacant land...using architecture as activism in urban centres... greenspace within cities and its link to healthier, happier people... and how social housing models can support sustainable communities and strengthen beneficial structures for individuals.””