New division to be led by specialist from Veretec reporting to buildings and places boss Jo Streeten
Aecom has set up an executive architect business which will be led by former Veretec board director James Atha.
Veretec is part of the country’s only listed architect Aukett Swanke, which is now called Built Cybernetics.
In a statement, Aecom said: “The company has appointed James Atha to establish and lead the function, with responsibility for overseeing its strategic direction, driving growth and technical excellence.”
The business will sit in the buldings and places team at Aecom which is led by Jo Streeten.
She said: “Establishing an executive architecture function enables Aecom to better support clients in turning conceptual designs into buildable realities.
“By strengthening our technical architectural capabilities and embedding a deeper understanding of construction stages, we can help ensure major schemes are both viable and deliverable, even in an increasingly challenging economic environment.”
Atha, who spent 13 years at Veretec and before that a dozen years at Chapman Taylor, added: “Executive architecture helps clients make informed decisions around cost, quality, risk and, ultimately, buildability.”
Earlier this month, Aecom said it had rejigged its cost and project management business in London with the firm merging the two arms into a new unit under the stewardship of Brian Smith.
Streeten said: “By bringing together our cost and project management capabilities under Brian’s experienced leadership, we can better provide the capital’s clients with our multidisciplinary, whole life-cycle approach.”
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