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Ed Parham

Architect
Director (Innovation & Design)

BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA

e.parham@spacesyntax.com
+44 20 7400 1320

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Ed Parham is an Architect and Director of Innovation and Design at Space Syntax.

His role combines the development of tools to analyse cities with their application to real-world projects. He has lead multi-disciplinary design teams to masterplan capital cities and shaped the development of digital tools to support evidence-informed decisions. The objective behind these activities is to create better cities for people by understanding how the built environment impacts on daily activities.

In his time at Space Syntax he has delivered projects across a wide range of domains which include:

– leading multi-disciplinary teams to produce award-winning masterplans for capital cities

– developing modelling methodologies to help better understand how urban systems support daily activities and enable long-term outcomes

– winning innovation grant funding to develop user interfaces that enable untrained users to apply advanced spatial analysis to decision-making

– publishing open datasets and research papers.

These activities aim to support the creation of resilient built environment that addresses the 21st-century challenges of climate change and health.

Ed is a member of Space Syntax’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors.


Appointments

2023  College of Experts, Department for Transport

2020  Co-Founder, IntegrAIted Digital

2019  Director General, Space Syntax KZ

2018  Co-chair, ULI Urban Tech Committee

2013  Member, DfL Design Review Panel.


Awards

2021  ISOCARP Grand Award for Excellence, Nur-Sultan 2030 Masterplan

2021  AR/MIPIM Future Projects Award, Nur-Sultan 2030 Masterplan

2006  Honorary Research Fellow, The Bartlett, University College London

2005  Member, RIBA

2005  Member, ARB.


Education

2005  Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Practice of Architecture (Commendation)

2003  Nominated: RIBA Silver Medal

2003  Winner: RIBA South East Excellence in Design Award

2003  PG Diploma in Architecture

2000  BA (Hons) Architecture.