Claire is our head of education and has been on the HLM board of directors since 2023, having started her journey at HLM in 2018 when she joined our London studio.
Her focus is in developing and delivering innovative design solutions through a collaborative process that meet a client’s vision and budget that are responsive to their site and context, such as the new London Institute for Healthcare Engineering for King’s College London. She also has extensive experience of designing for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), leading on our DfE portfolio and Addington School in Reading, winner of Education Project of the Year at the Offsite Awards.
Claire has led teams in providing outstanding designs in the education, leisure and cultural sectors, having worked with education trusts and the higher education sector, central government bodies, local authorities, developers and contractors.
Claire has specialised in the education sector since 2006 and is recognised as a sector expert having worked on a diverse portfolio of projects for all levels of education, from early years through to schools and higher education institutions.
With extensive experience of leading teams to deliver outstanding designs, Claire brings an open and creative approach to design, whether new buildings or transforming existing to provide enhanced facilities for all users. Claire’s strategic overview, particularly at the early stages of a project lead to adding value and optimising every project opportunity.
Claire was formerly the Arts Council England’s head of architecture, providing design management advise on their lottery funded projects to the arts organisations, their design teams and ACE committees.