A project designed to share private-sector architectural talent with local authority planning departments and other public sector bodies has quadrupled in scale over the course of its first two years, organisers said.

The Public Practice scheme was launched in 2017 with a cohort of 17 architects and planners taking up 12-month placements at local authorities. Its just-confirmed third cohort will bring the total number of participants up to 84, the social enterprise said.

Among the 30-strong latest intake is former Foster & Partners director Rafe Bertram, who is joining Enfield council as the sustainability lead for the authority’s Meridian Water regeneration project, and former Marks Barfield director Magali Thomson.

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