We help firms align purpose with performance creating resilient studios where great design and great culture are inseperable.
Because people make practice
Based in London, UK
We help firms align purpose with performance creating resilient studios where great design and great culture are inseperable.
Because people make practice
Based in London, UK
We help firms align purpose with performance creating resilient studios where great design and great culture are inseperable.
Because people make practice
Based in London, UK
About
Architecture is a knowledge business. Its success depends not only on creative ideas but on the conditions that allow people to do their best work: clarity, trust, autonomy, feedback, and belonging. Therefore, in architecture, your people are your practice.
Yet under the pressure of projects, deadlines, and cashflow, the people side is often the first to be overlooked. I know this first-hand. With over 20 years’ experience as an architect, Practice Director, and coach, I’ve seen how hard it is to balance leadership, operations, and culture - and how powerful it can be when you get it right.
That’s why I founded People + Practice: to help firms build resilient businesses where people thrive, leaders lead with clarity, and culture is more than just words on a website. I bring lived practice experience, proven leadership frameworks, and coaching insight to help studios build the conditions where great work and great people thrive together.
I focus on:
• Aligning systems and culture: strategic and human, embedding behaviours, not slogans
• Leadership as service: enabling others to excel
• Structure as support: designing processes that empower, not constrain
• Scalable impact: from founder clarity to team performance to social reach
Because people make practice — and the best practices are built around their people.
About
Architecture is a knowledge business. Its success depends not only on creative ideas but on the conditions that allow people to do their best work: clarity, trust, autonomy, feedback, and belonging. Therefore, in architecture, your people are your practice.
Yet under the pressure of projects, deadlines, and cashflow, the people side is often the first to be overlooked. I know this first-hand. With over 20 years’ experience as an architect, Practice Director, and coach, I’ve seen how hard it is to balance leadership, operations, and culture - and how powerful it can be when you get it right.
That’s why I founded People + Practice: to help firms build resilient businesses where people thrive, leaders lead with clarity, and culture is more than just words on a website. I bring lived practice experience, proven leadership frameworks, and coaching insight to help studios build the conditions where great work and great people thrive together.
I focus on:
• Aligning systems and culture: strategic and human, embedding behaviours, not slogans
• Leadership as service: enabling others to excel
• Structure as support: designing processes that empower, not constrain
• Scalable impact: from founder clarity to team performance to social reach
Because people make practice — and the best practices are built around their people.
About
Architecture is a knowledge business. Its success depends not only on creative ideas but on the conditions that allow people to do their best work: clarity, trust, autonomy, feedback, and belonging. Therefore, in architecture, your people are your practice.
Yet under the pressure of projects, deadlines, and cashflow, the people side is often the first to be overlooked. I know this first-hand. With over 20 years’ experience as an architect, Practice Director, and coach, I’ve seen how hard it is to balance leadership, operations, and culture - and how powerful it can be when you get it right.
That’s why I founded People + Practice: to help firms build resilient businesses where people thrive, leaders lead with clarity, and culture is more than just words on a website. I bring lived practice experience, proven leadership frameworks, and coaching insight to help studios build the conditions where great work and great people thrive together.
I focus on:
• Aligning systems and culture: strategic and human, embedding behaviours, not slogans
• Leadership as service: enabling others to excel
• Structure as support: designing processes that empower, not constrain
• Scalable impact: from founder clarity to team performance to social reach
Because people make practice — and the best practices are built around their people.
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Judith Topley
I have had a long and very varied career in the built environment sector, starting as a qualified architect in London then moving to the US and New York City where my roles moved into more management-based activities, from construction to client project management.
I then took a break to raise our twins and returned into practice management within architectural practices, rising to the position of Practice Director in several leading practices including Morris+Company and Cowen+Partners.
From my experience in the workplace and people management studies I recognise the business importance of people strategies in employee engagement, motivation and business performance and how this is inextricably linked to a business' strategic objectives and purpose.
People build capability - Plus builds purpose - Practice builds structure
Judith Topley
I have had a long and very varied career in the built environment sector, starting as a qualified architect in London then moving to the US and New York City where my roles moved into more management-based activities, from construction to client project management.
I then took a break to raise our twins and returned into practice management within architectural practices, rising to the position of Practice Director in several leading practices including Morris+Company and Cowen+Partners.
From my experience in the workplace and people management studies I recognise the business importance of people strategies in employee engagement, motivation and business performance and how this is inextricably linked to a business' strategic objectives and purpose.
People build capability - Plus builds purpose - Practice builds structure
Judith Topley
I have had a long and very varied career in the built environment sector, starting as a qualified architect in London then moving to the US and New York City where my roles moved into more management-based activities, from construction to client project management.
I then took a break to raise our twins and returned into practice management within architectural practices, rising to the position of Practice Director in several leading practices including Morris+Company and Cowen+Partners.
From my experience in the workplace and people management studies I recognise the business importance of people strategies in employee engagement, motivation and business performance and how this is inextricably linked to a business' strategic objectives and purpose.
People build capability - Plus builds purpose - Practice builds structure
