Alexis Piponides

Alexis completed his Part 1 studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture. His final project investigates the sensitivity of Balloch’s true beauty of repeated journeys and its regular movements to and around Loch Lomond. He highlights sustainable and social attitudes towards designing a residential retreat and performance centre that sits poetically along the banks of the loch, creating pockets of nostalgia through zoning and journeys within its built environment.  

Alexis has gained two years of professional experience from RIBA stages 0-5 in a small residential practice in London. He has gained considerable knowledge on projects within a conservation area and new builds, as well as proficiency in coordinating and preparing planning, tender and construction packages. He has collaborated with his team on design competitions and feasibility studies on the regeneration of urban infill sites, as well as tackling issues of homelessness.   

At the London School of Architecture, he hopes to further explore the relationships between ‘meanwhile’ urban spaces and broaden his knowledge of social and commercial developments. He aims to develop innovative design through sustainable constructions methods and solutions of co-operative living within the built environment.

Throughout the Inter-practice year he will complete his placement at NBBJ, an ideas-driven design firm focusing on numerous hospitals and healthcare facilities nationally. Outside of architecture, Alexis enjoys gallery and exhibition visits, sketching and physical health.