People

Siddhant Jain

Siddhant’s organised and composed way of working ensures that all projects are efficiently managed, and that clients, end users and consultants are consistently happy with our deliverables. He brings stability and trust to the organisation, always leading by example. This has resulted in a congenial working environment, and has steadily grown our Delhi studio’s reputation. Siddhant also brings a clear understanding of design and project management to the practice.

Siddhant would love to travel to nearby lands on a magic broom to explore the culture, people and their cinema – but for now, he enjoys exploring on four wheels.

Wayne Dobbins

As a director, Wayne is primarily responsible for managing the Oxford studio. He is also involved in the continuous development of the practice BIM strategy and our integrated design joint venture, Corde, as well as being a lead support for our India studio. Wayne’s key strengths are in the education and community sectors, and his expertise ranges from developing school briefs through to managing higher education frameworks.

Outside of work, Wayne is a school governor, captains a squash team, and occasionally shows glimpses of his former county-standard golfing. He juggles these with being a father of two amazing daughters while building a new house with SIPs.

Siobhan Davitt

Siobhan is a highly experienced director, with over 20 years of wide-ranging experience. During this time, she has led a range of highly complex projects from inception to completion within the public sector.

Siobhan has expertise in designing clinical environments and major healthcare refurbishments. She has managed contracts for both traditional and NHS frameworks.

She has a particular interest in sustainable design, and brings these principles to all of her projects.

Stephen Miles

Stephen is ADP’s chief executive. He leads the global business plan and operational management of the practice on behalf of the board. His practice-wide role involves supporting public sector and commercial projects, as well as business development and client liaison. He has significant experience in a range of sectors – particularly the education and residential sectors.

Stephen is a Fellow of the RIAS, and a nationally elected trustee of the incorporation. He is also one of the 25 accredited sustainable design architects in Scotland recognised by the RIAS.

Stephen enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and keeping fit. He can often be found on the tennis courts or golf course.

Claire Mantle

As ADP’s school sector lead, Claire leads the practice’s school strategy. She shares lessons learned, best practice and specialist knowledge across our studios and the sector more widely.

Claire believes that the only way to create responsive, inspiring learning environments is to put pupils at the centre of the design process, consulting closely with user working groups to understand staff requirements.

This year, she has been working to incorporate ‘design for wellbeing’ into all of our school briefs and designs, using an evidence-based approach. She is also leading post occupancy evaluations of our schools to appraise their performance and gain feedback from pupils and staff.

Natalie Stylianou

As one of our directors, Natalie is responsible for the business development of our new Cyprus studio. She has particular experience within the education sector and masterplanning.

Natalie’s greatest strengths are her philosophy of uncompromised quality and passion for what she does, which gain clients’ trust from the very first meeting.

She is an RIBA, ARB and Cyprus ETEK member, and is keen to promote ADP’s experience in Cyprus and the EU.

Travelling, exploring, hiking, exercising, socialising – everything that doesn’t involve standing still is what Natalie enjoys in life.

Liz Jarrett

Liz is a director who co-leads our London studio. She has extensive experience in the education, research and healthcare sectors, with particular expertise in leisure and community projects.

With a dual master’s degree in Architecture and Town and Regional Planning, Liz has eased projects through the planning stage in sensitive and difficult locations, often working with complex stakeholder groups. She is especially adept at working on masterplans, and taking forward early-stage feasibilities and design briefs.

Liz’s award-winning schemes include Augustine House at Canterbury Christ Church University, and the Forum in Southend.

Craig Cullimore

As our chair, Craig’s role focuses on the strategic direction and management of the practice. Alongside this, he continues his involvement in projects through leading design reviews and his role as an accredited RIBA Client Adviser.

Craig is particularly interested in the outcomes a project can achieve. By measuring key sustainability, belonging and engagement factors, he makes sure that we deliver aspirational projects which provide clients and communities with real value.

Outside of ADP, Craig is a member of the Construction Excellence Committee, coaches children’s rugby, and (when time permits) is also refurbishing his family home.

Eishan Jain

Eishan is a confident and pragmatic deputy director with commendable leadership skills. He takes a simple approach to design, making it easy for his colleagues and clients to understand the complexities of the various design processes.

Eishan takes pride in ensuring that our design solutions are innovative, functional and aesthetically pleasing. His key works include projects in the education, commercial, residential and hospitality sectors. Eishan’s thoughts and views are well respected by his colleagues and clients.

A competitive sportsman at heart, Eishan is always game to try new things – be it a new book, alternative cinema, or adventure sport.

Ranjan Ray

Ranjan doesn’t take anything for granted – he researches every element of a project down to the last detail. Sustainability and “doing the right thing in the right way” are of utmost importance, and he believes that there is no greater motivation than a commitment made. As director, Ranjan runs our Delhi studio with zeal and determination. These qualities are recognised and appreciated by his colleagues, clients and consultants, helping him to develop strong professional relationships.

Ranjan likes to unwind by cooking, and he enjoys putting his amateur chef skills to test by experimenting with unconventional food.

Alison McKerracher

Alison is a fellow of ADP in recognition of her contribution and influence on the practise. Despite not carrying commitment or responsibility, this allows her to continue to offer the value of substantial experience to the practice. Before retiring, Alison played a key role, with responsibilities as company secretary and leading on HR for the practise.

With 30 years’ experience since qualifying, Alison has a wealth of expertise, particularly in the education, research and commercial sectors. She was also a director of our collaborative company Corde and a trustee of the Marudyan foundation.

Outside of ADP, Alison was Vice Chair of Governors at King Edward VI Handsworth School, and a Trustee on the board of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham.