Rebecca Wharry
Science + Education Director
Rebecca is a design professional and manager with 15 years experience in the construction industry. As a registered Architect and lead designer, she has a strong background in designing and delivering multi-million pound, award winning facilities for many of the leading University and Research Campuses in the UK. She recently joined BVN's growing London studio in the role of Science and Education Director.
She works closely with clients to develop briefs, manage stakeholder engagement, feasibility testing and develop original designs. She is a strong conceptual designer with a keen eye for detail, and excellent technical and construction knowledge.
In her previous role as a Partner at AJ100 Practice - Hawkins\Brown Architects, she led multi-disciplinary design teams on award winning projects within the Education, Workspace and Science and Technology (S+T) sectors. During this time a highlight of her career was leading their work at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire. This covered the development of their vision masterplan through to overseeing the design and delivery of The Quadrangle: 248,000 sqft of laboratory-enabled workspace and the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre.
Having worked in architectural practice as a senior manager for more than a decade, she has developed a broad skill set including project planning, financial oversight, and resource management, and as a collaborative and supportive leader, she encourages teamwork and open communication to enable everyone to contribute to shared goals.
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