Glenn Howells

Position:
Director, Glenn Howells Architects Limited

About Me:
Glenn Howells is the founding director of Glenn Howells Architects and established the practice in 1990. Glenn has led the practice to win numerous major design competitions and awards for a diverse range of building types including residential, commercial, urban regeneration, education and arts projects.

Glenn is on CABE's LOCOG Design Review Panel (The London Organising Committee of Olympic Games). He is Chair of MADE (Midlands Architecture and the Designed Environment) and also Chair of the IKON Gallery in Birmingham. Glenn advises Birmingham City Council and is an ambassador for the West Midlands. He is also a member of the Building Committee Board for Warwick University.

In the academic field, Glenn is a visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University, an external examiner at Sheffield Hallam University and a lecturer at the Centre of Alternative Technology in Wales. He was previously an external examiner at the University of Nottingham and Queen's University, Belfast.

What am I looking for from BYPY candidates:
I will be looking for the complex chemistry that makes someone stand out. You are never sure what this chemistry is until you see it, because this quality is the never the same in 2 people. The winner will undoubtedly be brilliant at their work but this is only part of the equation, on top of this you need imagination, daring, charm and wit.....a tall order.

Category Specialist: Property & Construction