Etain is a Director who joined JRA in 2016 and has over 25 years’ international experience across sectors including office, residential; mixed use and education, as well as a track record for taking projects from inception to completion.
Prior to joining JRA, Etain worked at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Renzo Piano Building Workshop. She can organise and execute ambitious projects, as evidenced on a number of large and complex schemes covering mixed use office developments in constrained locations. Etain has worked on projects in both a design and delivery capacity, including The News Building at London Bridge, a new build office headquarters as part of the Shard Quarter, an area redevelopment covering public realm, mixed-use and integrated transport hubs.
Etain completed the refurbishment of the Grade II listed The Northcliffe in the City of London and was responsible for oversight and management of the project on a day to day basis. She recently completed 10 Park Drive and 8 Water Street, a residential delivery project comprising of two buildings and 520 apartments. The project was carried out to BIM Level 2 and Etain was responsible for overseeing all technical elements of the design and delivery. Etain is also coordinating JRA’s collaboration with UNS, as local architects, for the UCA Epsom Business School for the Creative Industries.
Etain takes an active role in the American Institute of Architects in the UK and has served on the Board for 15 years. As of May 2022, she also serves on the Board of Governors for Marymount International School on the Estates Committee. She is a member of City Architecture Forum, BCO and HEDQF.