Our family are a pretty impressive bunch. A perfect blend of experience and fresh talent. A team who trust, support and cheer each other on to be and do their best.

Peter Newman-Earp
Director

Peter Newman-Earp
Director
Pete joined Morrison Design in 1997 and worked his way up the ranks until the management buyout in 2019. Pete’s always had a passion for design and chose a career in architecture after a stint of work experience age 14.
Pete is a hugely experienced architect and heads up many of our major hotel projects. He’s also the Chair of Derby College Professional Construction Skills Academy – a first of its kind in the UK, offering an enhanced programme with additional input from local employers.
Pete’s superpower: his true passion for luxury hotel architecture

David Gardner
Director

David Gardner
Director
Dave fell into the world of architecture after a spell as a junior draughtsman and has never looked back. Dave joined Morrison Design in 2004 and worked his way up to the management buyout in 2019.
Dave oversees many super top-secret science and technology projects, including the Rolls-Royce Regeneration – a 13-year project which completed in 2019.
Dave’s superpower: being an undercover agent for our high-tech projects

Nik Clarke
Director

Nik Clarke
Director
Nik joined Morrison Design in 2002, progressing to Director in 2019 in the management buyout. He’s been designing hotels for over 20 years and has extensive project management experience.
He’s hands-on and client facing, priding himself on delivering excellent service. Nik leads many of our hotel and public sector projects.
Nik’s superpower: cool, calm and collected with an innovative style

Dale Roberts
Associate Director

Dale Roberts
Associate Director
Dale is a hugely experienced architect, bringing an impeccable eye for detail. His knowledge of healthcare architecture, as well as labs and high tech, is enviable and he heads up many of our projects in these sectors.
Dale’s like a magpie, always taking inspiration from other buildings that are great at solving a particular design problem.
Dale’s superpower: always being meticulously thorough

John Robson
Senior Architectural Technician

John Robson
Senior Architectural Technician
John developed a love for technical drawing at school and architecture was a natural next step.
John is a highly skilled and experienced member of our team. He has a quiet, confident and focused approach and particularly enjoys our science and technology projects.
John’s superpower: being a multi-talented team member, he can turn his hand to pretty much anything

Dean Wain
Senior Architectural Technologist

Dean Wain
Senior Architectural Technologist
Dean joined us in 2014 as a trainee technician and has been with us ever since. progressing to Senior Architectural Technologist.
He loves getting his teeth into challenging and complex hotel projects and seeing projects through from concept to delivery.
Dean’s superpower: his dynamic and focused approach

Les Witten
Associate Director

Les Witten
Associate Director
Les is a hugely experienced architect and has had a passion for architecture since he was young – reading about the Pompidou Centre in the papers as a teen and an article about the brand new city of Brasilia.
Les has too many favourite buildings to name and is an inspiring member of our team.
Les’ superpower: living and breathing his passion for architecture

James Parratt
Project Manager

James Parratt
Project Manager
James started his architectural journey as a Trainee Architectural Technician, subsequently gravitating towards project management. He’s a slick project manager with a knack for bringing people together to get stuff done.
James’ superpower: creating harmonious and motivated teams

Liam Feldman
Architectural Technologist

Liam Feldman
Architectural Technologist
Liam’s always had an interest in architecture (he watched a lot of Grand Designs on TV as a teen!).
He a brilliant team player and loves collaborating with the team on large and complex hotel projects. Liam is an astute Technologist with a calm and confident approach.
Liam’s superpower: bringing a thoughtful and detailed approach

Sunny Kochchat
Architectural Technologist

Sunny Kochchat
Architectural Technologist
Sunny has always been fascinated by architecture and interiors.
He has creativity in his genes – Sunny grew up helping his parents in their stained-glass studio; they sketched while he traced and rendered with their software.
Sunny’s superpower: a considerate and imaginative approach

Sophie Cantrill
Architectural Assistant

Josh Bolt
Trainee Architectural Technologist

Josh Bolt
Trainee Architectural Technologist
Josh is an energetic and creative member of our team. He found his passion for architecture in a graphics lesson at school and has a fascination with complex buildings such as skyscrapers.
Josh builds relationships easily and loves working in a team.
Josh’s superpower: he’s a whizz at creating 3D visuals

Jo Murtagh
Office Manager

Justin Richardson
Accounts Administrator

Michael Clarke
Senior Chartered Architect

Michael Clarke
Senior Chartered Architect
Michael is a natural leader who heads up project teams and is a mentor and role model for our junior team members. He’s a confident architect with a wealth of experience.
Michael enjoys leading a variety of projects across our key sectors and is skilled at managing projects through all work phases.
Michael’s superpower: he’s a people person who meets every challenge with a smile.

Nidhi Badrakia
Project Manager

Sef Lawrence
Senior Architectural Technologist

Sef Lawrence
Senior Architectural Technologist
Sef is an experienced technologist who is passionate about nurturing young talent. In addition to mentoring at Morrison Design, he also mentors final year students at Nottingham Trent University and is an NTU Fellow.
Sef is a highly skilled technologist with a passion for process and keen eye for detail.
Sef’s superpower: his passion for continuous improvement