Welcome to Mae

Mæ want to play a part in educating the next generation of architects, so we have established a week-long work placement programme for Year 12 students. We connect with local schools within the communities we are working within, and multiple students join us for a hands-on week of learning, researching and creating.

This year we have had the pleasure of working with 8 young people from the Haverstock School in Camden and The Warren School in Barking and Dagenham. Working with our architectural team, they researched their own neighbourhoods and through sketching, photography and model-making they designed their own community pavilions for local residents. All the students presented their work to us, the wider design team and our clients, and their work was exceptional.

It is vitally important to change the face of the built environment industry, encouraging a new diverse generation of architects. We encourage our students to stay in touch with us through further work placements, project co-design events and mentoring.

A huge achievement for Mæ as we're awarded Public & Social Housing Architect of the Year 2022.

Hosted by Building Design, the evening saw the best of the architecture sector gather to celebrate the winners and we're delighted to be awarded the category in which Mæ's specialty lies - with affordable, social and public housing, with community and residents at the heart of the schemes.

Projects submitted to the award include Kentmere; part of the Regents Park Estate Infill Sites, White City; a new affordable housing scheme Mæ have been working on for Hammersmith & Fulham Council, as well as Agar Grove Estate, a Passivhaus affordable & social housing scheme for Camden Council and Knight's Walk, social housing for Lambeth Council.

A second talk of the series for Building Stories – The Awards Talks is coming up on Tuesday 4th October 2022, following the first talk of the series in London in September. The series of talks follow on from the 2022 RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist, of which includes Mæ's Sands End Arts & Community Centre.

Alex Ely will be joining the event, revealing the story behind the building, what's inspired the project, and what it would mean to win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize. 

The event will take place at the Everyman cinema in Leeds, tickets are available via the link below.