Director AdjoubeiScottWhitby Studio - Russia

Xenia is awarded Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship 2022 at the Inclusive Ecologies Incubator, Pratt Institute New York City, is founder and director of the education and research centre in the largest Art Park in Europe, the Nikola-Lenivets Classroom, established in 2017 with the support of Robert Mull and the Global Free Unit. She has 10 years teaching experience at universities in the UK, Europe and Russia and currently leads an MA Studio with Alejandro Haiek at Umeå School of Architecture, Sweden. Xenia played a central role in founding the Moscow School of Architecture, MARCH, in 2012, together with Robert Mull and Eugene Asse.

Xenia’s recently completed projects include Greening Cheapside, St Paul’s Public Realm London, a private school in Kaluga, finalist proposal for the New Almetyevsk masterplan, which proposed ecosystem services remediation and expansion for this post-oil capital and new restaurant and eco-tourism infrastructure for Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. Recent research and curatorial projects include Nature’s Ecolomies: micro-scale ecosystem services to improve life in cities and Art as Labour: how cultural labour economies future-proof communities.

Senior Architect

Neil studied architecture at the University of Plymouth and the University of Edinburgh and became a registered architect in 2008. Prior to working at Scott Whitby Studio, Neil worked for Stan Bolt Architect in Devon, Malcolm Fraser Architects in Edinburgh and Tim Ronalds Architects in London.

At ScottWhitbyStudio, Neil is leading on the Jubilee Pool project in Penzance as well as the upgrade and refurbishment of Westminster Chapel.

Neil was a project architect at Tim Ronalds Architects, an award winning practice specialising in arts, education and public projects. During his time at Tim Ronalds Architects Neil was the project architect on the refurbishment of the Regent Street Cinema and on a new building for The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, which will provide nine floors of teaching and performance space, including movement studio.

Architect, Studio Project Leader

Osman was part of the original team at ScottWhitbyStudio where he has a central role in the preparation of presentation materials. He is able to bring together all his talents as an architect as well as photographer and digital artist, and manages the graphic output of ScottWhitbyStudio’s London office, ensuring that the team works efficiently and effectively.

This eye for detail has also been key in all of Osman’s work from the creation of a luxury private villa in Saudi Arabia to the renovation of a family home in Oxfordshire. He enjoys working closely with the client to ensure that their needs are met practically as well as aesthetically. He has personally guided his Oxford client through the design process and works tirelessly to create a home that will serve the needs of this family both today and tomorrow.

Architect - AdjoubeiScottWhitbyStudio - Russia

Mary has a joint Master of Architecture diploma from The Cass School of Architecture and Design and Moscow Architecture School, with awards for her design portfolio which led to her exhibiting her student work in London. She is leading the Landscape Institute Stage E design team on Pyatnitskaya Quarter: Moscow Public Realm.

Mary has worked on both the Victoria Gardens public realm proposal and St Maurice’s Covert in UK, along with the Nikola-Lenivets Art Park Development Strategy in Russia, a Cultural Centre in Kaluga and the San Stefano historic house reconstruction project in Greece.

Design Delivery

Ronnie Murning is an award-winning architect and member of the Royal Society of Arts with over thirty years of experience in architecture and design.

His work is recognised globally with several multi-million pound projects under his belt. His most notable role was Design and Development Director of the Eden Project in Cornwall where Ronnie was responsible for the on-time and on-budget delivery of the world-famous bio-diversity centre.

At ScottWhitbyStudio, Ronnie leads on Design Delivery and Quality Control. His extensive experience ensures that every project produced is of the highest quality and meets relevant standards.

Management

With over thirty years of experience, Virginia has held senior positions at a number of prestigious practices, and is involved in the practice management at ScottWhitbyStudio alongside Alex.

She is particularly skilled at working on sensitive sites involving conservation areas, listed buildings and Ancient Monuments. Whilst she has worked on many private and commercial projects principally in Central London, her notable projects include the design and delivery of both 70 and 77 Grosvenor Street for Grosvenor, the former was taken by the renowned developer for their own international headquarters.

Virginia is actively involved in the architectural community. She sat on the RIBA Board, was their Ambassador for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and at present champions Mental Health in the profession.

She has also been a long–standing member of the St John’s Wood Society where she is the architect representative on the planning committee, reviewing all planning applications in the area as part of Westminster’s consultation process.