Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Computational design architect
at FaulknerBrowns Architects
FaulknerBrowns Architects is hiring a computational design architect to join its team in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
FaulknerBrowns is recognised for our work in architectural design and
placemaking. Our live portfolio is diverse in scale, complex in use, and firmly rooted in context – buildings and places that inspire those who encounter them to live well and do better. We have an exciting and growing programme of work across sportand leisure, health, education, residential, and commercial sectors.
This is an opportunity for an architect with a genuine passion for computational and parametric design to embed digital innovation directly into live project workflows, working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary design teams.
Your duties would include, but are not limited to:
- ability to work closely with the team members to develop a clear conceptual and delivery-focused design agenda for one or more core projects at all phases of development
- developing and maintaining parametric and computational design workflows using Rhino and Grasshopper
- collaborating with design teams to integrate generative and data-driven
design processes into active project workflows - contributing to the development and documentation of in-house scripts, tools, and digital assets
- working across Revit and BIM workflows to ensure interoperability between computational and production environments
- assisting in the preparation of design drawings, visualisations, and
presentations across all RIBA stages - sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues in developing computational skills across the practice
You will have:
- demonstrable proficiency in Rhino and Grasshopper
- scripting ability in Python and/or C#
- working knowledge of Revit and BIM workflows, including interoperability tools such as Speckle
- experience or experimentation with connecting LLMs and AI tools to design workflows
- a strong portfolio demonstrating design quality alongside computational and technical skills