Land & Development

Lucas Hughes

Urban Designer, Landscape Architect

Qualifications

PhD CoDesigned + Participatory Urban Design, Extended Reality/Spatial Computing – University of Sheffield
Masters Urban Design – Birmingham City University
BA (Hons) & PgDip Landscape Architecture – Birmingham City University
HND Landscape Design and Management – Nottingham Trent University

Experience

Lucas leads on strategic land evaluation, masterplanning, and urban design, combining deep theoretical planning knowledge with spatial computing and practical construction pragmatism. At AM Workshop, Lucas directs the Land Diagnostic framework. He evaluates complex physical, topographical, and policy constraints, to give landowners, promoters, and SME developers clear, evidence of a site’s development capacity and residual land viability before committing capital.

With mixed disciplinary spatial design, practice research, and academic research and leadership, his background spans large-scale masterplanning, landscape infrastructure, and evidence-led site diagnostics. Lucas previously led commissions at Halcrow (now Jacobs) and ran an independent consultancy advising on landscape planning conditions, access geometry, and land appraisals.

For 13 years, Lucas served as a Senior Lecturer and Course Director at Birmingham City University, directing accredited curricula in landscape architecture and establishing the Master’s in Urban Design programme. His doctoral research at the University of Sheffield explored collaborative spatial computing and participatory urban systems.

Mary Gaskell

Partner

Qualifications

Architectural Practice (RIBA part III) PgDip, Commendation – Birmingham City University
BArch Architecture (RIBA part II) / BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA part I) – University of Liverpool

Experience

Mary has been a chartered architect since 2009 and has a broad range of experience in many different sectors ranging from small domestic projects to large commercial buildings with complex sequencing and phasing. She has worked in several design led practices in London and the West Midlands gaining a wealth of experience.

Completed projects include works to Listed Buildings, an International Ferry Terminal and an RIBA award winning arts faculty building at the University of Plymouth. More recently Mary has been involved in designing and overseeing the construction of design led one off homes in Warwickshire before joining Alex to form AM Workshop.

Alex Jackson

Partner

Qualifications

Architectural Practice RIBA Part 3 PgDip (ARB) – Birmingham City University
Bachelor of Architecture (Equiv. UK M Arch) – University of NSW, Sydney, Australia
Diploma in Law – University of Law, Birmingham.

Experience

Alex set up AM Workshop 7 years ago with the aim of encouraging a strong focus on design quality and bringing practical experience of construction to clients.

Over 19 years of experience in Architectural Practice in the UK. She was part of the project team for the One Terminal Project at Birmingham Airport and has delivered high end commercial fit outs for Birmingham City University and North-East Worcestershire College managing complex briefs with numerous stakeholders.

Critical roles include project lead on a brownfield development for social housing in Cheltenham using Lifetime Homes and Housing Quality Indicators to assess the future sustainability of each dwelling.

Architecture, Urban Design & Site Feasibility

Key Services

Land Diagnostic

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Urban Design & Strategy

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ARCHITECTURE

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Lucas Hughes

Mary Gaskell

Alex Jackson