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The Directors and Operational Directors of Napper Architects are supported by a multi-talented professional workforce of fully qualified architects, interior designers, technicians, a landscape architect, CDMC and 3D visualisation team.


Mark Bowman : B.A. (Hons) B.Arch (Hons). ARB - Operational Director


Qualified in Newcastle. Architect for the £40 million Hanover Mill and Forth Banks mixed use schemes. He has experience in commercial, retail, health and all scales of residential developments. He was the project architect for 'Centralofts' into which Napper Architects relocated in December 2005.








Alan Rees : B.A. (Hons) DipArch, ARB - Operational Director


Qualified in Sheffield. Whilst at Napper he has been the architect for £24 million new community fire stations and headquarters building for Tyne and Wear Fire Service. Alan also has experience in the education, leisure and commercial sectors including extensive experience in swimming pools and sporting facilities.





Howard Thompson : B.A.(Hons) B.Arch, ARB, RMaPS - Operational Director


Qualified in Newcastle. Architect and CDM-Coordinator. Personally involved with projects that have won 15 awards. Wide based skills notably recently in the historic, leisure, civic, education and housing sectors.






Tim Rainford : B.A. (Hons) DipArch, ARB - Operational Director


Qualified in Sheffield. He is a Project architect with specific experience in education, commercial, retail, residential and office interior design. He was Project Architect for the award winning Venerable Bede Secondary School in Sunderland, described by Ofsted as “an excellent learning environment”




Graeme Dodd : B.A.(Hons). B.Arch (Hons). ARB, RIBA - Managing Director


Qualified in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Combines the role of a Practising Architect with the role of Managing Director of the Practice. An architect with specific skills in leisure, civic, education, transport, and housing based projects, he is a "creative" with the creative partnerships education programme.


Dean Thody : B.A. (Hons) DipArch, ARB - Operational Director


Qualified in Oxford. Project Architect and lead consultant for the £220 million Darlington Central mixed use redevelopment. Project architect for new office fit outs for Procter & Gamble, Project Design Architect for Dalton Park factory retail outlet in County Durham and Project architect for the Alnwick Treehouse.



Bruce Nichol : B.A. (Hons). B.Arch (Hons). ARB, RIBA - Finance Director


Qualified in Newcastle. Combines the role of Practising Architect and Finance Director. An architect with specific interest in housing, and restoration and conversion of listed and historic buildings.







John Curtis : B.A.(Hons). B.Arch (Hons). M.Phil. LD. ARB. AABC. MLI - Consultant


Qualified at Newcastle University as both an Architect and Landscape Architect, he has broad based skills in civic, ecclesiastical, leisure, education and heritage work and has been project architect for the remodelling of The Theatre Royal Newcastle Upon Tyne, Raich Carter Sports Centre, Newcastle Crown Courts, and the White Water Canoe Slalom Building at the Tees Barrage. John is a registered AABC accredited conservation architect.







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