Interview: Alex Ely, Mæ

By Josephine Smit2019-04-15T05:00:00

The architect discusses his experiences working with councils and what makes good neighbourhoods

Talk to architect Alex Ely about London and the conversation centres on people and the kind of details that make neighbourhoods work, rather than the statement high-rises that proliferate in the city. The designs emerging from Ely’s practice, Mæ, have their feet firmly on the ground in every respect. The practice is known for its community-focused public housing and estate regeneration projects, like the Regent’s Park Estate, where – in collaboration with Matthew Lloyd Architects - it is working to provide new homes for residents who are losing their existing ones to make way for the High Speed 2 rail link.

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