We are 50% Architects

50 % Developers

  • YADA Founder ・ Creative Director - U+I

    Martyn is Chair of the London Festival of Architecture’s Festival Board. He has been a jury member of the AJ's Small Projects, The Architect of the Year, the NLA and the Estates Gazette Awards, writes a regular column in BDOnline and contributes to the Estates Gazette.

  • YADA Founder ・ OBE ・ Jane Duncan Architects + Interiors

    Jane’s current advocacy, post Grenfell, is to influence government regulation, and improve competence, life and fire safety skills and accountability, in the architecture profession. Chair the RIBA’s Expert Panel on Fire Safety after Grenfell 2017 to present. Founding member of Equilibrium Network.

  • Project Director at Scott Brown Rigg / DDU

    Beni is a Project Director at Scott Brownrigg where she works on a number of high end residential schemes both client and contractors side, balancing the needs of a variety of stakeholders, while maintaining project goals and design vision. Her focus is on project efficiencies and multidisciplinary collaboration as to how we operate and deliver better designed, commercially successful developments.

    An energetic advocate for change within architectural education and better support for future generations of architects she has helped set up the Architecture Apprenticeship scheme and regularly sits on RIBA validation boards for schools of architecture. She joined the Yada board in 2016 and is passionate about championing stories of collaborative project teams, new working methodologies and drivers of business success within the construction industry.

  • Counterbalance XYZ Founder

    Gareth founded the Counterbalance studio in Greenwich, where he works on residential projects for domestic and commercial clients across the South East of England. In 2016 he helped create the Young Architects and Developers Alliance to help improve dialogue between the professions and find solutions to the problems we face together to create a better built environment for all.

  • Property Development and Design Lead at Landsec

  • Development Manager at Berkeley Group

The Board

  • Development Executive at British Land

    I’m excited to join the YADA Board and be part of an industry group creating space for young professionals to build connections in a supported and relaxed manner. As a board member, I seek to continue to facilitate strong networks in the rapidly changing property industry.

  • Senior Development Manager - U+I

  • Senior Architect at JTP

  • Architect at Studio Egret West

    Heidi has experience in a range of projects at various scales and stages - from developing masterplan visions to delivering buildings on site. Beyond bringing creativity and verve to projects, she seeks to push forward the sustainability agenda in placemaking at all scales. She is an advocate in the pivotal role we have in the built environment to drive change and face the challenges of the climate emergency.