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Laura Boffardi appointed as Sustainability Lead
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Boffardi as Sustainability Lead in our London office. Laura is a Certified Passivhaus Designer and PHPP Expert with more than 17 years of international architectural experience, and a deep commitment to sustainable design. Her career has been shaped by a strong focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, inspired in part by her humanitarian work with Architects Without Borders. Laura’s expertise spans energy modelling, thermal bridge…
Our Wyndford Shortlisted for Design Award
ECD Architects is delighted to announce that our Wyndford regeneration project has been shortlisted in the Regeneration and Masterplanning category at the 2026 Scottish Design Awards. Now in their twenty-ninth year, the Scottish Design Awards celebrate Scotland’s most inspiring architecture, creativity and the talented people behind it, recognising projects that respond meaningfully to the nation’s people, places and culture. The Wyndford Estate regeneration is a £100 million, community-led, landscape-driven masterplan delivering more than 400 homes…
Lizzy Westmacott, Director
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Lizzy Westmacott to Director at ECD Architects. Lizzy is a qualified Architect, certified Passive House Designer and ECD’s Head of Sustainability. Combining practical architectural expertise with deep knowledge of sustainability and decarbonisation, she has played a key role in strengthening our delivery of retrofit and Passivhaus projects and services. A passionate advocate for collaboration and knowledge sharing, Lizzy works closely with residents, supports colleagues across the practice…
ECD achieves AJ100
We are proud to share that ECD Architects has once again been recognised in the AJ100. Published annually by The Architects’ Journal, the AJ100 is the definitive survey of the UK’s largest architecture practices, ranked by the number of architects employed. It also celebrates practices leading the way across the industry, particularly in areas such as climate action, which remains central to our work. We’re honoured to be included among this year’s cohort and to…
James Traynor to speak at Isokon Gallery
We are delighted to share that James Traynor will be speaking at the Isokon Gallery this May. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: Passivhaus Retrofit in High-rise Housing: Wilmcote House & James Riley Point 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, 21 May 2026 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6:30 to 8:30 pm 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Isokon Gallery, Isokon Flats, Lawn Road, London, NW3 2XD At this event, James will explore the deep retrofit of two significant mid-century housing developments, demonstrating how Passivhaus EnerPHit principles can transform existing high-rise homes, improving…
