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Paul Chamberlain BA(Hons) BArch(Man) RIBA
Registered
architect 1976
Worked in private practices 1976-85
Appointed director of DYDavies 1985
Sassi Chamberlain Architects 1993 to present
Paul
Chamberlain has practised overseas and in Britain since 1976 and has expertise
in a large variety of projects. As the director of one of the largest
architectural practices in England he had first hand experience of management
of large-scale projects and interdisciplinary teams, as well as liaison
with some of Britain's foremost public organisations and companies.
Since moving on to form Sassi Chamberlain Architects in 1993 he has concentrated
on smaller hands-on projects where he could become more involved in detail
design and the integration of sustainable principles into his work.
He is a trustee of the Richmond upon Thames Environment Trust, which is
an environmental preservation and conservation trust. He also lectures
and teaches at Kingston and Cardiff Universities.
Paola Sassi Dipl. Ing. M.Sc. RIBA
Dipl.
Ing. (Munich, Germany) 1988
Registered in UK 1997
M.Sc. in Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies 1997
PGCHE Nottingham University 2001
Worked
in private practices 1986-98
Sassi
Chamberlain Architects 1998 to present
Before
setting up as Sassi Chamberlain Architects Paola Sassi worked in Germany
and the UK and was project architect on a variety of projects including
health care, education and commercial buildings. She has continuously
pursued her interest in sustainable buildings and has promoted environmental
design to clients and colleagues. She has also been involved in UK and
international research projects into sustainable materials and sustainable
design. In 2006 she published the book Strategies for Sustainable Architecture
which came second in the RIBA International Book Award.
Since 1998 Paola has lectured at Kingston, Nottingham and Cardiff University
and currently lectures at Oxford Brookes University in sustainable architectural
design and technology.
She is registered with the government funded Design Advice Scheme as an
environmental consultant and has advised on sustainable design strategies
for offices, schools, restaurants, community buildings and residential
developments and undertakes building environmental performance monitoring
and post occupation building surveys.
