Alexandra Jane Wyatt MacLaren

Alex is an RIBA/RIAS Chartered Architect and fellow of the RSA and the HEA, based in Edinburgh. She is Senior Director of Studies (SDOS) for Multi-campus Architectural Engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

She splits her time between professional practice at Wyatt MacLaren LLP and Associate Professor in Architecture at Heriot-Watt University. Her research interests are in built-environment cross-disciplinary collaboration, and training the future industry. The position between practice and academia means Alex is ideally placed to trial pedagogic initiatives which aim to bridge the recognised gap between construction education and training, and industry practice.

Outside Heriot-Watt, Alex is Director of Education at the construction training charity ‘TEAMBUILD’. As part of this role she is pioneering programmes for higher education syllabi across the UK, working between construction subjects and with professionals outside of the university. She believes that smart education and training for students, honing trans-disciplinary communication and social skills, is essential to effectively implement the technical evolution of the construction industry, and inspire future generations.

Collaborative Pedagogy, links between Industry and Academia, student-led curricula, live projects, community engagement, interdisciplinary practice in the construction industry.

(ex Heriot-Watt)

Director of Education for Teambuild UK
dotBuiltEnvironment Communications Officer and Education Lead
(ex CIC BIM2050 Group Member)
Built Environment Expert at the Design Council
Practising Architect: Partner in Wyatt MacLaren LLP and engineroom LLP
Design Studio Lead at University of Edinburgh, External Examiner at University of Greenwich
Examiner for the ARB (Architects Registration Board)