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EDWARD NORMAN ARB / FRSA

Design Director | Architect | Studio & Design Leadership

07834 173322 | edwardjamesnorman@gmail.com | www.edwardnormancv.com | ARB 064672E

PROFILE

Architect with extensive UK and international experience across residential, hospitality, transport, mixed-use, commercial and cultural projects. Senior leadership experience at Alsop Architects, NORR and Corstorphine & Wright, combining design direction with client leadership, design governance, team development and delivery.

Experience includes award-winning built work, major international commissions, large-scale planning and regeneration, and practice-wide design quality systems. Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams from concept and competition through planning, technical development and delivery.

SUMMARY

EXPERIENCE

Extensive architectural and design leadership experience across the UK, Europe, Middle East, India and North America.

CORSTORPHINE & WRIGHT

Design Director, Corstorphine & Wright (2017-2025), with responsibility for design quality, client engagement and project performance across multiple UK studios.

NORR

Head of Design, London at NORR (2013-2017), leading international residential and mixed-use work including major projects in Mumbai and Noida.

ALSOP ARCHITECTS

Associate, Alsop Architects (1998–2013), contributing to award-winning residential, transport, cultural and regeneration projects in the UK and Canada.

EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

aLL Design | Design Director: Design leadership on selected commissions connected to the legacy practice established by Will Alsop

2020-Present

•Design lead for a competition-winning hospitality proposal for YOTEL in Saudi Arabia.

•Role spans early concept, client-facing design leadership and competition work.

C&W | Design Director:

Senior design leadership role spanning design quality, client engagement and project delivery across multiple UK studios.

2017-2025

•Authored the 2024 Corstorphine & Wright board level Design Review Policy.

•Led design reviews, mentoring and quality assurance, strengthening design governance and consistency across studios.

•Selected project work: The Store House, Leeds, Epping Forest Masterplan, London life sciences projects.

NORR | Head of Design, London

Led design and delivery of high-end international residential and mixed-use projects across India and the UK, managing multidisciplinary teams from concept through technical development.

2013-2017

•Jasden Altezza Tower, Mumbai — 40-storey residential project.

•TTC Eglinton Cross Town Station, Toronto — design and facade lead.

•Chembur and River City developments — high-density mixed-use work in Mumbai and Noida.

•Khalipur Township, Agra — urban masterplan.

Edward Norman ARB / FRSA | 07834 173322 | edwardjamesnorman@gmail.com | ARB 064672E

Alsop Architects | Associate

1998-2013

•Chips Building, Manchester — landmark mixed-use residential project; RIBA Regional Award 2010.

•Pioneer Village Station, Toronto — major transport and mixed-use project; Azure Magazine AZ Awards shortlisted.

•Headingley Carnegie Pavilion, Yorkshire County Cricket Club — hospitality, events and spectator facilities.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma in Architecture (Part 2), The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

1998 — Commendation

BA(Hons) Architecture (Part 1), Oxford Brookes University

1995 — First Class Honours

RIBA Part 3 Professional Practice, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

2000

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

ARB Registered Architect (064672E) | Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) | Member, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

TEACHING & ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT

•The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL — External Examiner and Guest Critic (2015-present).

•Visiting critic / academic engagement: University of Westminster, Oxford Brookes University, Leeds Beckett University, London South Bank University and Arts University Bournemouth.

Edward Norman ARB / FRSA | 07834 173322 | edwardjamesnorman@gmail.com | ARB 064672E