Claire Wilson

Claire Wilson

Architecture Team Coordinator
London Office

Claire worked in marketing and events for many years before joining the Bespoke team in 2018, where her varied role includes supporting the architecture consultants with administration and candidate registration. Claire is also a trained yoga teacher and teaches classes in various London studios in her spare time.

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What makes @jtp_placemaking #London a great place to work?.In honour of the @architectsjournal #AJ100 awards last week, we’ve decided to dedicate this post to the winners of our sponsored ‘Employer of the Year’ award! .#Physicalstudioenvironment- The #JTP team have designed their new studio in Pennington Street Warehouse. The space offered a unique opportunity to design a creative, healthy & sustainable studio shaped around the teams collaborative working methodologies & was designed through an extensive employee engagement process..#Peoplediversity – Supporting diversity, 47% of their employees are female – 60% of which are associates! Also, 28% of the team are from overseas. .#Projectdiversity – The practice employs a mix of architects, masterplanners & placemakers working across ‘Collaborative Placemaking’ projects in both private & public sectors across the world..#Learninganddevelopment – The team have a robust career development & training programme, including personal development plans for 1,3 & 5 years ahead. An average of £1,400 is invested into training per person each year & 10% of the team are currently in further studies..#Companyculture – They are a hugely social bunch, enjoying Friday office drinks, charity bake-offs & weekly yoga sessions. The team also have an annual office study trip – recent destinations included Amsterdam, Copenhagen & Berlin! Finally, they love a bit of sports – with football, softball & netball teams..#Benefits – JTP offer a great range of benefits including; enhanced maternity, a housing loan, 28 days holiday plus an additional 5 days a year for those with more than 10 years’ service! .#Hours – The practice has worked to reduce overtime hours by a whopping 35% over the last 5 years!.#Industryrecognition – They have an incredible 200 design awards under their belt & most recently have been recognised as ‘Employer of the Year’ by both the #AJ and #BDonline – you can’t get better than that! .#Charitiesandcommunities – #JTP donate a percentage of their profit to charitable causes @smallstepscharity & @skaterhamskatepark. They also are active advisory board members of the @s_lawrencetrust

What makes @sdgarc in #LosAngeles a great place to work?..#Physicalstudioenvironment – In 2000 Joey Shimoda and Susan Chang founded #ShimodaDesignGroup at a live/work warehouse in the burgeoning Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. #SDG continues to work out of this industrial loft and the neighborhood is now filled with other designers, trendy restaurants and shops, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture...#Projectdiversity – SDG has gained a reputation for innovative workplace interiors, history-conscious building renovations, and bold, forward-looking creative campuses. The firm has worked with companies such as @steelcase, @TOMS, @official_mikimoto, @Rolex, @museumofneonart, and @MTV. SDG is know for the quality and breadth of their design work...#CompanyCulture – The SDG team’s love of creative collaboration infuses and informs the firm’s work. On each project, their eclectic sensibilities merge with a unique client culture for engaging, transformative design. The company emulates an atelier work style under the motto “extra superfino,” to seize every opportunity to innovate. About ten people work out of the downtown L.A. office. This small team of talented architects and designers makes sure to take time to have fun and get together outside of work for field trips, events, and celebrations. ..#Charitiesandcommunities – Whether it’s visiting with architecture students to pass along advice and knowledge, or participating in fundraisers, SDG finds ways to support LA and the design community. In 2018, the firm teamed up with @lala_magazine and designed a one-of-a-kind @knollinc #Bertoia shell chair that was auctioned off. Proceeds went to support @safeplaceforyouth. The SDG team also seeks to implement sustainability into their work, seeking out greener materials and practices...#IndustryRecognition – SDG’s most recent project with @steelcase won multiple awards from @interiordesignmag, including Interior Design Best of the Year. SDG has also won other awards from @interiordesignmag , @gooddesignawards , and @labcarchawards . In 2013, @contractmagmagazine named @joeyshimoda its 2013 Designer of the Year..📷: @sdgarc

What makes @studiogang in #NewYork a great place to work?..#ProjectDiversity - The woman-owned firm reaches far beyond the US with their work. They are creating the University of Chicago Center in Paris, constructing residences in thriving regions such as Downtown Brooklyn, designing terminals for Chicago’s O’Hare airport, and are currently designing a new section for the famous Natural History Museum in New York City...#Benefits - The firm offers a generous PTO policy, offer healthcare packages, 8 paid holidays, and summer hours. In addition, they give potential bonuses to their employees and make bonus contributions to an employee’s 401k plan...#CompanyCulture - @studiogang focuses on building true camaraderie within and especially outside their office. Every year they go on a camping trip to Wisconsin with all the staff to learn skills like foraging, drum-making, and star gazing. They also encourage physical activity with their annual canoeing trips, and Bike to Work Weeks. Anyone at this firm is definitely going to be able to add some unique special skills to their resume...#People Diversity - The firm makes an active effort to encourage workplace diversity. They often acknowledge the need/lack of diversity in the field and have implemented policies to ensure diversity is fostered. For instance, they often hire interns who are in high school, don’t have a design background, or are just beginning to have an interest in design. They hope to be a catalyst for other establishments to take action for diversity!..#PhysicalStudioEnvironment - The firm offers a space with character! They have an internal model shop that allows employees to create with their hands and opens up the atmosphere for collaboration and creativity.

What makes @nharchitecture in #Melbourne a great place to work?.#Physicalstudioenvironment – Located in Melbourne’s creative district, atop an eight-storey building. The office is full of natural light and its open-plan design creates a sense of openness within NH – reflective of their non-hierarchical and contemporary principles. The flexible and integrated environment also means people can move around based on their project, and a communal area hosts all sorts of office events and talks...#Learningandevelopment- There is a strong emphasis on teaching. The practice teach a number of design studios at the University of Melbourne and RMIT as well as in-house design groups investigating design ideas; from sustainability to materials and new technologies..#Companyculture- the NH cohort is diverse, with an equal gender balance and over 34 nationalities: NH care about being diverse as it keeps them constantly engaged in different cultures and ways of thinking. NH is passionate about instilling a collaborative, holistic office vibe. This is well represented by the flat structure of the practice; with students and directors alike sharing responsibility and an understanding that everyone can learn from anyone..#Benefits- Staff benefit from a flexible work arrangement, many work part-time to enable further study or more time spent with family. The studio believes in active life-work balance and also believes that its more productive for this. All staff head into the communal area of the studio for an epic Wednesday morning tea, (see more on their insta) and Friday drinks..#Industryrecognition- NH has been recognised at the world stage, winning Future Project of the Year in 2017 in the World Architecture Festival Awards. It also received an abundance of AIA National and Victorian Awards since its founding in 2004, ranging from Public Architecture to Interiors.

What makes @hapticarchitects London a great place to work?..#physicalstudioenvironment – Celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, #Haptic have offices in both #London and #Oslo. The practice’s teamwork in a studio just off of Angel station, with breathtaking panoramic views of London. All of the studio furniture was designed by the practice itself and has a slightly ‘rough and ready’ air to it, but still takes cues from its Scandinavian roots..#Projectdiversity - They might be a smaller practice, but they are definitely mighty, working on some huge large scale projects from airports to government buildings. The team have recently won various new commissions and are currently working on Istanbul Airport, a new community centre for Kings Cross and the television centre. .#Learninganddevelopment – They are part of a research collaboration @londonon_ , led 6 London-based #architecture studios: @studio_cta, @coffeyarchitects, @moco_arch, @gortscott and @maearchitects. They pool resources, question, collaborate, make and experience – to broaden their minds, expand their reach and widen their world view. .#Companyculture – #Haptic aim to take the culture of the #Scandi lifestyle and bring it into the practice by encouraging a strong ‘team spirit’ and they are regularly hosting social events. They’re often found in the local pub, celebrating wins, having meetings or drowning their sorrows if they lose a competition. The team love a sci-fi movie! They have also just released ‘The Haptic Way: A Handbook for Practice’ reviewing the inspirations that they have cultivated and stored to stimulate further thinking. .#Benefits – They offer some amazing benefits, including 5 weeks annual leave, with bank holidays and xmas & New year on top of that! They also arrange time in leu if the team have to work late on a project – result! .#Industryrecognition – Their Oslo aquarium project for Selvaag recently received the ‘Cultural Regeneration’ Award at the @thearchitecturalreview #Futureprojectawards 2019 and have been shortlisted at the BD architect of the year awards under the ‘interior architect of the year’ category!